The arbitration clause contained in the articles of association of a company is capable of founding arbitral competence also for claims between the company and persons who were its members but are no longer so, for example by reason of withdrawal or exclusion, provided that the disputes concern the existence, validity, extinction, termination or performance of the corporate contract.
A reference in the arbitration clause to an arbitral body whose name does not exactly correspond to that of the institution actually responsible for administering the arbitration constitutes a mere inaccuracy which does not invalidate the clause, where the body is in any event sufficiently identifiable by way of interpretation, including by application of the principle of preservation of the contract under art. 1367 cod. civ.