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by Marco Sposini
Laywer, Milan Bar Association
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The Italian Supreme Court on Italian Law No 218 of 1995 on recognition of foreign judgments in Italy
25 April 2026
The Italian Supreme Court, by order No 10479/26, published on 21 April 2026, in the matter of recognition of foreign judgments in Italy (in this case, a judgment handed down by a court of the Principality of Liechtenstein), under Italian Law No 218 of 1995, confirmed that the defects that – if promptly deducted before the foreign court – would have affected the judgment cannot be relied, for the first time, before the Italian court. This applies also with regard to the alleged lack of jurisdiction, according to the principles proper to the Italian legal system, pursuant to Article 64, first paragraph, lett. a) (since it is a matter that may be subject to derogation, even implicitly, pursuant to Article 4), and also with regard the alleged defect in the service of the document instituting proceedings and in the period of appearance for the defendant.
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