sentenza
Court of Appeal of Bari, judgment of 5 June 2026, No. 770
Corte di Appello of Bari
Legal principle
An arbitration clause in a construction contract providing for the referral of disputes to an arbitral commission "prior to" their judicial determination is not exclusive of ordinary jurisdiction, but merely grants the parties the option of referring the matter to arbitrators as a preliminary step.
Methodological notes
standard
How to cite
Corte di Appello of Bari, 5 June 2026, No. 770, «Court of Appeal of Bari, judgment of 5 June 2026, No. 770», in Arbitration in Italy, https://www.arbitratoinitalia.it/en/decisione/court-of-appeal-of-bari-judgment-of-5-june-2026-no-770/