Trials and allegations involving Silvio Berlusconi previously accused in the case. At its outset, the trial SME-Ariosto involved both Cesare Previti and Silvio Berlusconi. Subsequently, a bill was approved by the Italian parliament, the so-called "Lodo Maccanico" act (also known as "Lodo Schifani", after the name of Renato Schifani, the lawyer of Berlusconi and now speaker of the Italian Senate who was also a member of parliament working on the law). This law guaranteed immunity to the five highest officers of the state (premier, president of the Republic, Senate's speaker, Deputy Chamber's speaker, Constitutional Court's president) during their period in office. To avoid complete suspension of
Lord of the manor compiled a few years later). The title cannot nowadays be subdivided. This has been prohibited since 1290 in the Statute of "Quia Emptores" that prevents tenants from alienating their lands to others by subinfeudation, instead requiring all tenants wishing to alienate their land to do so by substitution. Lord Denning, in "Corpus Christi College Oxford v Gloucestershire County Council" [1983] QB 360, described the manor thus: The owner of a lordship of the manor can be described as ["Personal Name"], Lord/Lady of the Manor of ["Placename"], sometimes shortened to Lord or Lady of ["Placename"]. In modern times any person may