Assignment of credit and arbitration clause
The Italian Supreme Court has recently upheld its doctrine on the circulation of the arbitration clause in case of credit assignment (Italian Supreme Court,…
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Corporate arbitration: the doctrine is (finally) right, its application is wrong
Corporate arbitration is a major topic for Italian arbitration practitioners. The Italian Supreme Court developed a doctrine and laid down principles not entirely right. …
Wording of the arbitration clause and setting aside of the award
The wording of the arbitration clause is of utmost importance: this is a subject I have already dealt with (for instance in this post).…
Pledge for greener arbitrations
Lucy Greenwood, a collegue from the UK, is promoting the idea of a Pledge for Greener Arbitrations. I think that this is a good…
New arbitration rules of Milan Chamber of Arbitration
The Milan Chamber of Arbitration published its new arbitration rules. These new rules apply to arbitration proceedings commenced after 1st March 2019 unless the…
Scope of corporate arbitration clauses
A recent decision issued by the Court of Cosenza (no. 1171 of 4 June 2019, Italian text available here) addresses the topic of the…
Prague Rules: minimal notes from an Italian perspective
In the last months, the international arbitration community has discussed on a new topic: the Rules on the efficient conduct of proceedings in international…
Corporate arbitration and insolvency proceedings
After a year-long pause, a new article is available on Arbitration in Italy! It concerns a matter already analysed in the past: the relationship…
Setting aside of arbitral awards
A recent decision delivered by the Court of Appeal of Brescia (decision no. 71 of 19 January 2017, Italian text available here) lets us briefly…
Arbitration and order for payment
A recent decision issued by the Court of first instance of Rome (no. 24195 of 28 December 2016, Italian text available here) gives us the chance to…
Setting aside of a partial award
If the Arbitral Tribunal issued a partial award on jurisdiction, should the parties immediately request its setting aside or may they await the issuance…
Arbitration and tort claims
Italian Arbitration Law, as amended in 2006, expressly provides for the parties to enter into an arbitration clause concerning their possible tort disputes. Indeed,…