ITALY: NO COUNTRY FOR ARBITRATORS?

• Autor(a) principal: Silvestri, Elisabetta
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual
• Texto Completo: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/redp/article/view/67858
• topic: Arbitration; institutional arbitration; Code of Civil Procedure; simplified arbitration; duty of disclosure; interim measures; arbitragem; Arbitragem; arbitragem institucional; código de processo civil; arbitragem simplificada; dever de divulgação; medidas interinas

This essay offers a few remarks on arbitration in Italy where arbitration is still a niche alternative to traditional litigation before the courts. The initiatives taken by arbitral institutions in the face of the challenges to the proper functioning of the courts brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have kindled new interest in arbitration, and further reforms of the Code of Civil Procedure (expected by the end of 2022) could increase the appeal of arbitration in Italy. The research methodology applied to this essay is the traditional doctrinal methodology aimed at identifying the relevant legal rules, discussing their meanings and the principles supporting them, without overlooking their ambiguities and flaws. Special attention is paid to a few new trends emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as to a set of forthcoming reforms that should improve the quality of Italian civil justice.In conclusion, some proposals are presented to make arbitration more attractive in Italy. Firstly, the time has come to get rid of the distinction that is only known in Italy and that causes a lot of confusion, between true arbitration (arbitrato rituale), governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, and so-called "free arbitration" (arbitrato irrituale). Then, it is suggested the adoption of a fast-track arbitration, especially for the resolution of disputes in which the value at stake is modest and the legal issues in dispute are not highly complex.