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Published on 19 September 2022

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Application no. 32590/07 Donatella DE STASIO and Others against Italy and 13 other applications (see list appended) communicated on 29 August 2022

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The applications concern an alleged legislative interference, through the enactment of section 1 paragraph 55 of Law no. 243/04 . A detailed description of the factual background of the case is set out in Arras and Others v. Italy (no. 17972/07 , §§ 7-25, 14 February 2012).

In particular, the applicants are either pensioners or heirs of pensioners (retired prior to 31 December 1990) of the Banco di Napoli. Following its privatisation, the more favourable equalisation mechanism ( meccanismo perequativo ) was suppressed by Law 218/1990. According to a settled judicial interpretation, the suppression was considered inapplicable to persons who were already retired at the date of 31 December 1990. Nevertheless, the Banco di Napoli paid reduced amounts to the applicants, in application of the less favourable equalisation mechanism. Therefore, relying on the settled interpretation, the applicants entered into litigation with the Banco di Napoli and initially obtained favourable decisions.

With the enactment of the contested legislation (section 1 paragraph 55 of Law no. 243/04), the less favourable equalisation mechanism was considered applicable also to persons retired before 31 December 1990, such as the applicants, notwithstanding pending judicial proceedings. Their claims were therefore dismissed on appeal and by the Court of Cassation.

The applicants complain that section 1 paragraph 55 of Law no. 243/04 constituted a legislative interference with their pending proceedings, in breach of Article 6 of the Convention.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

Did the applicants listed in the appended table have a fair hearing in the determination of their civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?

In particular, was there interference by the legislature with the administration of justice designed to influence the judicial determination of a dispute?

If so, was the interference based on compelling grounds of general interest?

Lastly, was the interference compatible with the principles of legal certainty (see Arras and Others v. Italy , no. 17972/07, 14 February 2012; Natale and Others v. Italy , no. 19264/07, 15 October 2013; and Casacchia and Others v. Italy , nos. 23658/07 and 2 others, 15 October 2013)?

APPENDIX

No.

Application no.

Case name

Lodged on

Applicant Year of Birth

Represented by

1.

32590/07

De Stasio and Others v. Italy

26/07/2007

Donatella DE STASIO 1975

Giuseppe PETROSILLO 1937 Massimo RUSSO 1934

Household

Fernanda DE GREGORIO 1931

Luisella MASCIOLI 1957

Davide MASCIOLI 1982

Marta MASCIOLI 1985

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

2.

12769/10

De Divitiis and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Gaetano DE DIVITIIS 1936

Household

Maria Antonietta IMPERIO Born in 1933

Deceased in 2013

Francesco DE MATTIA 1959

Antonio DE MATTIA 1961

Alfonso Maria DE MATTIA 1965

Giuseppina RIOTTA 1927

Adriana MAGGIA 1934

Marino BALZERANO 1950

Vittorio VEGLIANTE 1937

Piero GUERRINI 1949

Alberto DE MARCO 1913

Vito Vittorio CARIGNANI

1943 Michele ANGELILLIS 1929

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

3.

12770/10

Damiano and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Liliana DAMIANO

1951Household

Maria Ludovica D’ANCHINO 1948 Donatella D’ANCHINO 1957 Annalisa D’ANCHINO 1955

Franco BENAZZO Born in 1931

Deceased in 2015

Heirs

Nella PRIANO

1935Michela BENAZZO

1969Alessandro DI SALVIA Born in 1940

Deceased in 2011

Heirs

Grazia ZAMBELLI

1938Antonio Pio Giovanni DI SALVIA

1969Angelo DI SALVIA 1979

Anna DE GIORGIO 1920 Maria Antonietta CAPACCHIONE 1950

Mario DEL PIZZO 1937

Franco DE BORTOLI 1942

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

4.

12771/10

Acquisgrana and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Domenico ACQUISGRANA 1932 Oscar GIULIANI 1925 Carmela Silvana ANCORA 1944 Umberto GARZONIO 1923 Giovanni TRITAPEPE 1924 Elisabetta CELENTANO Born in 1920

Deceased in 2010

Heirs

Annamaria CUOMO

1947Gilberto CUOMO

1952Donatella CUOMO

1956Lanfranco CUOMO

1962 Umberto PORPORA 1930 Carla VITAGLIANO STENDARDO 1950 Domenico GABRIELE Born in 1933

Deceased in 2018

Heirs

Vincenza FALCONE

1946Tommaso GABRIELE

1965Corrado GABRIELE

1966Alessandra GABRIELE

1974Household Maria AVERSA 1927

Antonio TALEVI 1952 Francesco TALEVI 1958 Egidio VERGINE 1930 Mauro BALDI 1940 Vito DE NITTO 1947 Angiola Maria TOSANOTTI 1925 Checchina Santa SCARDINO 1923 Lidia MACCHIA Born in 1925

Deceased in 2011

Heir

Rocco Roberto BRAY

1952Household

Aida DE SOCIO Born in 1919

Deceased in 2013 Silvia DI STEFANO 1953 Annamaria DI STEFANO 1960 Mario GAMBARDELLA 1924

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

5.

12772/10

D’Alessandro and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Lidya D’ALESSANDRO

1922Lucia MARCOLLA 1955

Iole CATEMARIO 1949

Household

Sara SIGILLI 1933

Silvia SIGILLI 1943 Sergio SIGILLI 1948

Household

Geido VANNINI 1929 Vania VANNINI 1958 Virna VANNINI 1962

Giuliano TONIATTI 1940 Emilio TRONCI 1942

Giuseppe MAIDA Born in 1940

Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Pietro MAIDA

1969Paola MAIDA

1980Mariateresa MATACERA

1969Matteo MAIDA

1996Martina MAIDA

2000Carla BUONERBA 1949

Felice AMBROSINO Born in 1928

Deceased in 2016

Heirs

Maria Luisa AMBROSINO

1961Giuseppe AMBROSINO

1962Piera AMBROSINO

1965Assunta ARCASI 1939

Antonella MAFFETTONE 1936 Gian Domenico CARBONE 1936 Angelo BALESTRIERI 1948

Laura ZAGARELLA Born in 1924

Deceased in 2014

Heirs

Riccardo D’AMATO

1948Annalisa D’AMATO

1954Giuliana CAPPUCCIO Born in 1920

Deceased in 2011

Heirs

Raffaella MASTROPAOLO

1959Michaela MASTROPAOLO

1963Fulvia PENNACCHIA 1922 Maria MICCOLIS Born in 1910

Deceased in 2013

Heirs

Francesco ETTORRE

1938Mario ETTORRE

1942Paola ETTORRE

1948Laura TORTOLI CAROTI 1928 Mariarosaria NIGRO 1941 Vittorio CAPPABIANCA 1943 Angelo CALO’ 1931

Carolina ATTANASIO 1938 Rosa REA 1932

Household Claudio DE BIASI 1949 Sergio DE BIASI 1953 Andrea VATO 1924

Household

Maria NICOLETTI 1959

Filomena NICOLETTI Born in 1944

Deceased in 2016

Heirs

Mario FLAGIELLO

1943Giovanni FLAGIELLO

1971Vanessa FLAGIELLO

1975Simonetta FALCIANI 1955 Claudio GRIZIOTTI 1952

Salvatore BELLISARIO Born in 1932

Deceased in 2011

Heirs

Rosa BARBERIO

1936Gloria BELLISARIO

1960Patrizia BELLISARIO 1961

Sondra BELLISARIO

1963Household

Giovanna D’ANGELO 1938

Marco MAISANO 1964

Marina MAISANO 1966

Adriano BIZZO 1933

Lina Maria D’ONOFRIO 1927

Raffaele MASTRANTUONO 1943 Genesia MARCANTONIO 1938 Household

Pasqualina RUBINO 1927

Giovanni LEONE 1943

Mercedes LEONE 1946

Maria Stella LEONE 1948

Claudio LEONE 1952 Silvana LEONE 1955 Maria Adriana CANDELORO 1946 Giovanni NACCARI 1939 Maria Antonietta GIOVENE DI GIRASOLE 1950

Household Serafino GALLO 1942 Rosanna GALLO 1946 Vally Gabriella Liliana GALLO 1948 Toro Riccardo GALLO 1953

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

6.

12773/10

Mosca and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Giulio MOSCA 1936 Liliana SCARAIA 1941 Domenico SIMONELLI 1936 Silvano DUGGENTO 1943 Vito MODUGNO 1939

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

7.

12774/10

Tiso and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Umberto TISO 1940 Miranda PAOLETTI 1923

Household Antonio VOLLARO 1950 Gaetano VOLLARO 1951

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

8.

12775/10

Zeccardo and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Quirino ZECCARDO Born 1923

Deceased in 2015

Heir

Michele ZECCARDO

1955 Ugo REPETTO 1948 Francesco Saverio RENDINA 1941

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

9.

12776/10

Filantropo and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Anna FILANTROPO 1912 Teresa Maria NICOLO 1943

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

10.

12777/10

Bacca and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Aldo BACCA 1927 Vincenzo CRISCUOLO GAITO 1937

Assunta D’ORIO 1943 Adriana D’AGOSTINO 1936

Ciro DI DESIDERO Born in 1933

Deceased in 2019

Heirs

Anna MONTE

1936Lucia DI DESIDERO

1960Luigi DI DESIDERO

1961Mario DI DESIDERO

1964Marianna DI DESIDERO

1967Alberto SANTOLI

1934Household Vitaliano ROCCA 1954 Agnese ROCCA 1955 Sergio ROCCA 1956 Maurizio ROCCA 1963 Antonello ROCCA 1964 Annarita ROCCA 1959

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

11.

12778/10

Picarelli and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Maria Elisa PICARELLI 1925 Manlio PISTOLESI 1933 Antonio RUSSO 1935

Household Italo RUSSO 1951 Ludovico RUSSO 1948

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

12.

12779/10

Saporito and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Gianfranco SAPORITO 1935 Mario Michele SOAVE Born in 1931

Deceased in 2013

Heirs

Teresa ZANNO

1933Ermanno Matteo SOAVE

1961Massimiliano SOAVE

1966Matteo SOAVE

1972 Emilio GRASSO 1947

Alfonso PONZIO 1922 Luigi GRIECO 1942 Giovanni PISANI 1941

Household

Norma BRIVIO Born in 1923

Deceased in 2014 Maria Raffaella LEO 1956 Massimo LEO 1953 Edda CECCHINI 1940

Household Sergio Luigi SENNI 1990 Daria Luisa SENNI 1988

Household Daniela MORI 1944 Antonella MORI 1957 Ernesto LEO Born in 1935

Deceased in 2013

Heirs

Gabriella LEO

1961Francesco LEO

1963Giampiero LEO

1965Gian Marco PAGLIAI 1940

Luigi PELLEGRINI 1931 Giuseppe TROIANO Born in 1920

Deceased in 2012

Heirs

Mariassunta TROIANO

1948Angela TROIANO

1950Luigi TROIANO

1954Household

Antonio D’ANNUNZIO 1941

Maria Andrea D’ANNUNZIO 1982 Household

Liliana PAONE 1940 Alessandra NOTARICOLA 1964 Lorenzo NOTARICOLA 1966 Roberta NOTARICOLA 1967 Domenico SANTOLERI 1934

Household Crocifissa GABRIELE 1926 Isa PANTANELLA 1952 Bruna PANTANELLA 1955

Antonina SERRA 1927

Household Maria Grazia STAFFA 1942 Eugenio STAFFA Born in 1944

Deceased in 2013

Heirs

Pasqualina STELLA

1946Manuela STAFFA

1975Camillo STAFFA

1979 Giuseppe IZZO 1945 Anna BUCCI 1944 Vezio PALMIERI 1950 Daniele MARRI 1938

Household Giuseppe MORABITO 1956

Mario Claudio MORABITO 1968 Anna Rosa SANTANGELO 1950 Giuseppe TARANI 1943 Vincenzo PULETTO 1940

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

13.

12780/10

Pisano and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Pier Luigi PISANO 1943 Maria SANTONI 1948 Aldo PUGNO 1938 Gina CARDILLI 1929 Girolamo PULINO Born in 1925

Deceased in 2011

Heirs

Rita SPINELLI

1935Adele PULINO

1960Alessandra PULINO

1964Vincenzo PULINO

1970Vincenza MAFFIONE 1922 Erasmo NOCELLA 1940 Aldo GUIDA 1937

Carlo MARTUCCI 1939 Rosaria DONATI 1940 Lucia DI PAOLANTONIO 1950 Roberto CARUSO 1938 Clelia BELLONE 1953 Gennaro SPEZZAFERRO 1939 Vittorio LUPOLI 1940 Anna SGRO’ Born in 1923

Deceased in 2013

Heir

Rita SGRO’

1954Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

14.

12781/10

Pescatori and Others v. Italy

18/12/2009

Gaetano PESCATORI 1938

Household

Eduardo PESCE 1959 Alessandra PESCE 1964

Annuziata DI LUCCI 1947 Francesco VASCETTA 1943

Household

Gabriella OLIVA 1938

Giacomo OLIVA 1941 Giorgio OLIVA 1943

Giovanni SASSO Born in 1949

Deceased in 2019

Heir

Maria SASSO

1939Elio GIARDINA 1934 Massimino PERILLI 1932

Marina GRIMALDI 1954

Giuseppe SABATINI Born in 1928

Deceased in 2019

Heirs

Salvatore SABATINI

1951Enrica SABATINI

1958Monica SABATINI

1961Carlo GIACHERY 1925 Armando IANNETTA 1937 Aldo OTTONELLI Born in 1933

Deceased in 2015

Heirs

Clara SANFRATELLO

1939Valeria OTTONELLI

1968Luca OTTONELLI

1969 Lorenzo INGLESE Born in 1924

Deceased in 2018

Heirs

Gemma Marina DE MAIO

1930Roberto INGLESE

1954Riccardo INGLESE

1958Giovanni Giuseppe VERRENGIA 1945 Antonio POMPILIO Born in 1920

Deceased in 2010

Heir

Maria Filomena MONDELLI

1935Giuseppe TARTAGLIONE Born in 1938

Deceased in 2021

Heirs

Tommasina MAZZA

1939Luigi TARTAGLIONE

1963Iolanda TARTAGLIONE

1965Rosa TARTAGLIONE

1966Luciano MUCCIANTE Born in 1926

Deceased in 2015

Heir

Tiziana MUCCIANTE

1961Maria UMMARINO 1947

Household

Chiara Irene NOCERINO 1941

Maria NOCERINO 1946

Luigi Rosario Mauro NOCERINO Born in 1949

Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Santa FORMISANO

1939Rita Maria NOCERINO

1971Salvatore

NOCERINO

1974Household

Giancarla TORRIGLIA 1941

Sara SAMPELLEGRINI 1963 Marco SAMPELLEGRINI 1967

Luigi IMPERATO 1932 Emilio GRASSO 1947 Agata GENNARO 1932

Household Agata GENNARO 1932

Concetta LABATE 1958 Demetrio LABATE 1961 Antonino LABATE 1966 Santina LABATE 1967 Household Umberto SCALA 1949 Vincenzo SCALA 1954 Maurizio SCALA 1959

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

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DE STASIO AND OTHERS v. ITALY and 13 other applications

DE STASIO AND OTHERS v. ITALY and 13 other applications

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