International corporate arbitration
International corporate arbitration under Italian law is a very interesting topic that nonetheless is virtually neglected by Italian scholars. Besides, to date there are…
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Impartiality of a sole arbitrator v. nationality in ICC Rules of Arbitration – A Turkish law take on the issue
This brief study addresses the Turkish Law take on the impartiality (for the purposes of this study, impartiality includes the term neutrality as well)…
CAM simplified arbitration
The Arbitration Rules of Milan Arbitration Chamber, which came into force a year ago (as discussed here), has recently been integrated. The new provisions,…
Arbitration in the time of CoViD-19
CoViD-19 pandemic also has an impact on arbitration proceedings. The relevant issues were addressed by Italian lawmaker, that enacted provisions which require careful thought…
Arbitration and tort claims
A recent decision issued by the Court of Milan (No. 1684 of 24 February 2020, Italian text available here) concerns a very interesting topic,…
Liquidated damages, termination and arbitration
Arbitrability of disputes arising out of the termination of a contract: in my opinion, this is a very interesting topic, both for its theoretical…
Pre-contractual liability and arbitration
Pre-contractual liability, under Italian law, is a form of tort liability. In a nutshell (and with some degree of approximation), it concerns cases similar…
Arbitration in a nutshell
This blog is inter alia aimed at spreading and improving the knowledge of arbitration in Italy, hoping that this increased knowledge would also increase…
Counterclaims and objection to Court’s jurisdiction
The Court of first instance of Milan issued an interesting decision addressing the relationship between counterclaims and objection to the Court’s jurisdiction raised by…
Joinder and arbitration
In certain cases, Italian law requires the joinder of certain parties to the proceedings. For instance, as a general rule, the action aimed at…
“Irrituale” arbitration in corporate matters
The Court of first instance of Salerno recently heard a complex corporate case and its decision (No. 3296 of 21 October 2019, Italian text…
Separability of the arbitration clause
The arbitration clause, in Italian jurisdiction as well as in a number of other jurisdictions, does not constitute an ancillary clause of the underlying…