Court of Cosenza, judgment of 8 July 2026, No. 1000

An arbitration clause describing the members of the arbitral tribunal as amiables compositeurs leaves no doubt as to the contractual, rather than quasi-judicial, nature of the arbitration, which must be characterised as contractual arbitration (arbitrato irrituale).
An arbitration clause providing for contractual arbitration (arbitrato irrituale) contained in an agreement entered into by a public administration is null, since public administrations may not resort to contractual arbitration.