Italian Arbitration Case Law

sentenza 10/06/2026

Court of Genoa, judgment of 10 June 2026, No. 2717

no. 2717 · Tribunale — Genova

The existence of an arbitration clause does not preclude a party from applying for and obtaining a payment order from the ordinary court in respect of a claim arising out…

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sentenza 10/06/2026

Court of L’Aquila, judgment of 10 June 2026, No. 1179

no. 1179 · Tribunale — L'aquila

The plea of arbitration, based on a clause providing for arbitration, has a procedural nature and constitutes a question of jurisdiction that must be raised by the interested party, on…

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sentenza 10/06/2026

Court of Reggio Calabria, judgment of 10 June 2026, No. 1038

no. 1038 · Tribunale — Reggio calabria

A contractual arbitration award (lodo irrituale) has a contractual nature and judicial review is limited to the grounds of annulment provided for in art. 808 ter, paragraph 2, of the…

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sentenza 09/06/2026

Court of Trento, judgment of 9 June 2026, No. 696

no. 696 · Tribunale — Trento

An arbitration clause contained in the statute of an association referring to contractual arbitrators (arbitrato irrituale) all disputes between members and the association concerning disposable rights relating to the associative…

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decreto 09/06/2026

Court of Venice, decree of 9 June 2026 (R.G. 00001719/2026)

Tribunale — Venezia

An arbitration clause referring the resolution of the dispute to the judgment of an arbitrator acting as amiable compositeur must be construed as referring the dispute to a sole arbitrator…

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sentenza 09/06/2026

Court of Appeal of Milan, judgment of 9 June 2026, No. 1827

no. 1827 · Corte di Appello — Milano

An application to set aside an award for nullity under art. 829 of the Code of Civil Procedure constitutes a challenge of limited scope, admissible solely for errores in iudicando…

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sentenza 09/06/2026

Court of Appeal of Rome, judgment of 9 June 2026, No. 4795

no. 4795 · Corte di Appello — Roma

In the context of an application to set aside an arbitral award for nullity, where the arbitration agreement was concluded prior to the 2006 reform, the former regime of art.…

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sentenza 09/06/2026

Court of Bologna, judgment of 9 June 2026, No. 4800

no. 4800 · Tribunale — Bologna

An arbitration clause contained in the articles of association of a partnership that confers the power to appoint the arbitrators on persons who are not external to the company is…

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sentenza 08/06/2026

Court of Appeal of Genoa, judgment of 8 June 2026, No. 593

no. 593 · Corte di Appello — Genova

Where a party to a contract containing an arbitration clause is declared bankrupt, and the receiver has not expressed the intention to assume the contract, the arbitration proceedings may not…

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sentenza 08/06/2026

Court of Asti, judgment of 8 June 2026, No. 247

no. 247 · Tribunale — Asti

An arbitration clause contained in a contract drafted unilaterally is ineffective where it has not been specifically referred to, nor supported by an autonomous signature or separate written approval pursuant…

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ordinanza 08/06/2026

Court of Bari, order of 8 June 2026 (R.G. 00003391/2026)

Tribunale — Bari

Following the reform introduced by legislative decree No. 149/2022, the mere existence of an arbitration clause, however broad, is not in itself sufficient to vest the arbitrators with jurisdiction over…

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sentenza 08/06/2026

Court of Bolzano, judgment of 8 June 2026, No. 511

no. 511 · Tribunale — Bolzano

The plea of arbitration, based on a clause providing for arbitration, has a procedural nature and constitutes a question of jurisdiction that must be raised, on pain of preclusion, in…

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