FOLLOW-UP: ADR 'CHAMBER' IS HELD BACK AS ITALY DELAYS ITS CLASS ACTION LAW

摘要

The Italian government has blinked, and as a result, an unusual court-based dispute resolution facility may never see the light of day.rnItaly's comprehensive "ADR Chamber of Conciliation," a post-trial facility that would reconcile defendants' and plaintiffs' views on award distributions, fell victim to elections a year ago.rnThe new government changed a sixth-month enactment period to one year, moving the effectiveness date to Jan. 1. But two days before the official enactment, the Italian Legislature, via budget legislation, moved the date to July 1.