art. 818 It. code civ. proc. 15/01/2025

Interim measures and arbitration in Italy after the 2022 reform: initial considerations in light of Article 818 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure

by Roberto Oliva

The civil procedure reform introduced by Legislative Decree No. 149 of 10 October 2022, in force since 28 February 2023,...

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Court of MilanMilan chamber of arbitration

art. 806 It. code civ. proc. 24/03/2026

Sign twice to arbitrate abroad? The separate approval requirement for international arbitration clauses between the New York Convention, procedural reforms and recent case law

by Roberto Oliva

In two near-simultaneous judgments handed down just two days apart, the Rome Court of Appeal (full text available here) and...

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Court of Perugia, 5 March 2026, No. 421

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⚖️ Court: Tribunale di Perugia

📅 Date: 05/03/2026

📄 Number: 421

An arbitration clause is to be classified as providing for arbitration, and not contractual arbitration (arbitrato irrituale), where it lacks elements univocally indicative of the latter and contains expressions such...

Court of Venice, order of 4 March 2026

ordinanza

⚖️ Court: Tribunale di Venezia

📅 Date: 04/03/2026

Arbitration, being jurisdictional in nature and substituting for the function of the ordinary courts, means that the objection of an arbitration agreement gives rise to a question of jurisdiction; contractual...

Court of Vicenza, 4 March 2026, No. 344

sentenza

⚖️ Court: Tribunale di Vicenza

📅 Date: 04/03/2026

📄 Number: 344

An arbitration clause contained in a validly concluded contract entails the lack of jurisdiction of the state court in respect of disputes relating to the performance of that contract, conferring...

Court of Milan, 3 March 2026, No. 1846

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⚖️ Court: Tribunale di Milano

📅 Date: 03/03/2026

📄 Number: 1846

The objection of arbitration constitutes a question of lack of jurisdiction of the state court which must be examined as a matter of law pursuant to Article 819 ter of...

Court of Naples, order of 3 March 2026

ordinanza

⚖️ Court: Tribunale di Napoli

📅 Date: 03/03/2026

Where a company must be a defendant or must be joined as a necessary party in arbitral proceedings concerning the challenge of shareholders' meeting resolutions appointing its governing body vested...

Court of Milan, 2 March 2026, No. 1785

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⚖️ Court: Tribunale di Milano

📅 Date: 02/03/2026

📄 Number: 1785

The objection of lack of jurisdiction of the ordinary court based on the existence of an arbitration agreement constitutes an objection that cannot be raised by the court of its...

Court of Appeal of Naples, 2 March 2026, No. 1652

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⚖️ Court: Corte di Appello

📅 Date: 02/03/2026

📄 Number: 1652

Where an arbitration clause exists, a party which commences proceedings before the ordinary court in the knowledge that it should have availed itself of the arbitral procedure and which does...

Court of Nola, 2 March 2026, No. 854

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⚖️ Court: Tribunale di Nola

📅 Date: 02/03/2026

📄 Number: 854

An arbitration clause does not preclude the issue of an order for payment by the ordinary court, given that proceedings for an order for payment are conducted without a hearing...