Italian Arbitration Case Law

sentenza 10/09/2026

Court of Napoli, judgment of 10 September 2026, No. 12182

no. 12182 · Tribunale — Napoli

Under art. 808-ter, co. 2, n. 1 cod. proc. civ., a contractual award may be annulled where the arbitrators have ruled upon submissions exceeding the limits of the arbitration agreement,…

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sentenza 09/09/2026

Court of Appeal of Catania, judgment of 9 September 2026, No. 1216

no. 1216 · Corte di Appello — Catania

A party acquiescing in a judgment which, in proceedings challenging the award, has denied the arbitrators' potestas iudicandi and affirmed the competence of the ordinary court may effect the translatio…

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sentenza 09/09/2026

Court of Appeal of Firenze, judgment of 9 September 2026, No. 2738

no. 2738 · Corte di Appello — Firenze

Proceedings challenging an arbitral award for nullity are proceedings of restricted scope, which may be brought only on the grounds of the errores in procedendo specifically provided for by art.…

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sentenza 09/09/2026

Court of Roma, judgment of 9 September 2026, No. 12699

no. 12699 · Tribunale — Roma

A clause referring to arbitration disputes relating to the construction, performance and termination of the contract must, in the absence of an express contrary intention, be construed as assigning to…

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ordinanza 09/09/2026

Court of Venezia, order of 9 September 2026 (R.G. 00006051/2026)

Tribunale — Venezia

The ordinary court remains competent to grant interim measures, under art. 818, co. 2 cod. proc. civ., until the arbitral tribunal has been constituted, notwithstanding the arbitration clause contained in…

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ordinanza 08/09/2026

Court of Ancona, order of 8 September 2026 (R.G. 00001093/2026)

Tribunale — Ancona

An arbitration clause which refers to arbitrators the resolution of disputes concerning rights capable of being disposed of is valid where it provides for arbitration and excludes any power to…

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ordinanza 08/09/2026

Court of Foggia, order of 8 September 2026 (R.G. 00001372/2019)

Tribunale — Foggia

An arbitration clause referring to arbitrators disputes arising out of or dependent upon the consortium agreement does not extend to claims which do not derive their title from the consortium…

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decreto 08/09/2026

Court of Appeal of Torino, decree of 8 September 2026 (R.G. 00000380/2026)

Corte di Appello — Torino

Competence to declare a foreign arbitral award effective in the Italian Republic belongs, under art. 839, co. 1 cod. proc. civ., to the court of appeal in whose district the…

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sentenza 08/09/2026

Court of Lecco, judgment of 8 September 2026, No. 383

no. 383 · Tribunale — Lecco

The wording of the clause, the reference to the code of civil procedure, the provision for a tribunal of three arbitrators and the identification of the president of the court…

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decreto 08/09/2026

Court of Nola, decree of 8 September 2026 (R.G. 00003576/2026)

Tribunale — Nola

In application of the principle in dubio pro arbitration, the arbitration is to be characterised as arbitration proper where the documents do not disclose a specific written declaration by the…

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decreto 07/09/2026

Court of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, decree of 7 September 2026 (R.G. 00001000/2026)

Tribunale — Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

The referral of the merits of the dispute to an arbitration seated abroad does not exclude Italian jurisdiction in matters of interim relief, where the measure sought is to be…

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sentenza 07/09/2026

Court of Bari, judgment of 7 September 2026, No. 4618

no. 4618 · Tribunale — Bari

Since the referral of the dispute to arbitrators amounts to a waiver of recourse to judicial action and of the jurisdiction of the State, the plea of the arbitration agreement…

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