Italian Arbitration Case Law

decreto 20/04/2026

Court of Florence, decree of 20 April 2026

Tribunale — Firenze

A contractual clause providing for an optional technical appraisal procedure for the ascertainment and quantification of damage, with a majority decision by a panel of experts appointed by the parties,…

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sentenza 20/04/2026

Court of Genoa, judgment of 20 April 2026, No. 1968

no. 1968 · Tribunale — Genova

An arbitration clause contained in the articles of association of a limited company, referring to arbitrators disputes between shareholders and the company concerning available rights relating to the corporate relationship,…

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sentenza 20/04/2026

Court of Lecce, judgment of 20 April 2026, No. 1490

no. 1490 · Tribunale — Lecce

In the field of corporate arbitration, the arbitration clause contained in the founding act of a partnership, referring to arbitrators disputes between the partners and the company concerning the performance…

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sentenza 18/04/2026

Court of Catania, judgment of 18 April 2026, No. 1888

no. 1888 · Tribunale — Catania

The objection based on the existence of a statutory arbitration clause referring the dispute to arbitration is not capable of being raised of the court's own motion by the ordinary…

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sentenza 17/04/2026

Court of Florence, judgment of 17 April 2026, No. 2082

no. 2082 · Tribunale — Firenze

An arbitration clause appended to a contract is not apt to confer on the arbitrators jurisdiction over disputes arising from a settlement agreement, even a non-novative one, relating to disputes…

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sentenza 17/04/2026

Court of Vercelli, judgment of 17 April 2026, No. 1046

no. 1046 · Tribunale — Vercelli

Contractual arbitration (arbitrato irrituale) takes the form of a joint mandate conferred by the parties on one or more arbitrators for the resolution of the dispute by means of a…

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sentenza 17/04/2026

Court of Appeal of Bologna, judgment of 17 April 2026, No. 1032

no. 1032 · Corte di Appello — Bologna

Proceedings for the challenge of an arbitral award are composed of two phases: the first, rescinding phase, aimed at ascertaining any nullity of the award, and the second, rescissory phase,…

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ordinanza 17/04/2026

Supreme Court, order of 17 April 2026, N. 9991

no. 9991 · Cassazione

In the matter of the termination of a works contract for breach by the employer, where restitution in kind to the contractor of the partially completed works is not feasible,…

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sentenza 17/04/2026

Court of Appeal of Milan, judgment of 17 April 2026, No. 1118

no. 1118 · Corte di Appello — Milano

Under art. 819-ter(1) cod. proc. civ., the competence of the arbitrators is not excluded by the connection between the dispute referred to them and a case pending before the ordinary…

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ordinanza 16/04/2026

Supreme Court, order of 16 April 2026, N. 9895

no. 9895 · Cassazione

In the matter of the challenge of the arbitral award, where the parties, in the arbitration clause, did not provide for the challenge of the arbitral award for breach of…

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sentenza 16/04/2026

Court of Rovigo, judgment of 16 April 2026, No. 241

no. 241 · Tribunale — Rovigo

An arbitration clause contained in a contract specifically negotiated between the parties is not subject to the requirement of double signature under art. 1341 cod. civ., since that provision applies…

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sentenza 16/04/2026

Court of Velletri, judgment of 16 April 2026, No. 965

no. 965 · Tribunale — Velletri

Where an arbitration clause for arbitration is provided in the contract relied on in summary proceedings, once the objection of incompetence of the ordinary court has been upheld, the payment…

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