Arbitration and interim relief
It is the first time I comment on a non-Italian decision: it is a decision delivered by the High Court of England and Wales (Gerald…
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Arbitrability of corporate disputes
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Catanzaro (no. 1478 of 22 September 2016, Italian text available here) sums up the current doctrine of…
Corporate disputes
Corporate disputes are capable of arbitration, under Italian law, if they concern negotiable rights (Art. 34(1) of Legislative Decree no. 5 of 17 January…
Making of the award
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Venice (decision no. 1855 of 17 August 2016, Italian text available here) deals with the topic…
Corporate arbitration and interim measures
A recent decision of the Court of first instance of Catania (decision no. 4041 of 19 July 2016, Italian text available here) focused on…
Assignment of the arbitration agreement
Italian Courts set forth peculiar rules concerning the assignment of the arbitration agreement in case of assignment of credit. In this respect, a recent decision issued by…
Once again, on arbitration and statute of limitations
The Supreme Court sitting en banc (decision no. 13722 of 6 July 2016, Italian text available here) resolved the question of law (previously discussed…
Corporate arbitration and transfer of shares
If the Articles of Association of a company contain an arbitration clause, does that clause apply to disputes concerning the transfer of shares? This…
Review on the merits
The Supreme Court sitting en banc unified the case law on the issue of the review on the merits of an award, rendered pursuant…
The return of the twin-track approach
A recent decision of the Court of first instance Naples (decision no. 4874 of 19 April 2016, Italian text available here) follows the (outdated)…
The objection of arbitration
A recent ruling of the Court of first instance of Genoa (decision no. 1325 of 14 April 2016, Italian text available here) deals with…
Corporate arbitration: and yet it moves!
A recent decision by the Court of first instance of Florence (decision no. 1129 of 21 March 2016 of III Civil Chamber of the Court of…