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Published on 19 September 2022

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Application no. 50926/09 Maria GALBO and Giovanna Olga ILARDO against Italy and 5 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 Sicilia. 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 Sicilia 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 Sicilia 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 either at the appeal stage (applications nos. 50926/09, 52953/09, 52974/09, 56146/10) or by the Court of Cassation (applications nos. 7480/10 and 12787/10).

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.

50926/09

Galbo and Ilardo v. Italy

11/09/2009

Maria GALBO 1933 Giovanna Olga ILARDO 1937

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

2.

52953/09

Mussolin and Others v. Italy

21/09/2009

Vittorio MUSSOLIN 1930 Mariano MELIA 1935 Giuseppe CORRAO Born in 1935

Deceased in 2018 Heir

Gaspare LI VIGNI

1971 Andrea COSTANZO Born in 1927

Deceased in 2014

Heirs

Angela GIALLOMBARDO

1938Maurizio COSTANZO

1965Fabio COSTANZO

1967Maria COSTANZO

1967Matteo DOMINICI Born in 1927 Deceased in 2016

Heirs

Marianna MUSCO

1928Remo DOMINICI

1957Antonietta DOMINICI

1961Maria DOMINICI

1964Maria Gabriella GAGLIANO 1934 Susanna MARCHELLO 1928 Fabio MAZZOLA 1942 Rosario PALACINO Born in 1926 Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Alessandro PALACINO

1955Fabio PALACINO

1959Francesca MAZZOLA 1939 Gianfranco LO CASCIO 1950 Giovanni SAVAGNONE Born in 1922

Deceased in 2019

Heirs

Francesca SAVAGNONE

1955Gabriele COFFARO

1984Alberto COSCARELLA 1932

Maria DI LEONARDO 1928

Eugenio VOLPES 1925

Angela DI LIBERTI 1924

Maria Concetta RUMBOLO 1927

Rosario MAISANO 1941

Cristoforo SIRAGUSA Born in 1930 Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Daniela Maria GIOIA

1941Alessandro SIRAGUSA

1964 Gianluigi SIRAGUSA

1967 Maria NASO 1934 Marianna DE LISI 1938

Vincenzo NALBONE 1926

Mario PANDOLFINI 1928 Carmelo MARSALA 1928

Giovanni CANNIZZO 1927

Giuseppe MORELLO 1936 Filippa VARIA 1935 Vita PANCIERA 1924 Aldo LA MATTINA 1932 Pietro MONFORTE 1938 Gilda SAVERINO 1933 Giuseppe SESTA 1941 Rosa SAITO 1939

Angela Maria CIMINO 1936 Giuseppe GARITTA 1932

Anna CASALES 1923

Rosaria MONACO 1925

Calogero VIOLA 1922

Francesco Paolo MORELLO Born in 1929

Deceased in 2018

Heirs

Iolanda MORELLO

1959Salvatore MORELLO

1964Alessandro LO CICERO 1979

Alice LO CICERO

1980Giuseppina GOTTARDO 1933

Gloria FIGÀ 1939

Alfonso RICCIARDI 1938

Elena MARTORANA 1925

Danila NAVARRA 1947

Elisabetta DI CARO 1930

Nicolò PONTE 1936

Liliana BACCELLI 1937

Rossella CAPIZZI 1954

Carlo ISGRÃ’ 1923

Ignazio MICCICHÈ 1934

Cristofaro DERETTA 1929

Mario LIPARI 1929

Alberto EULISSE 1935

Clara BADALAMENTI 1933

Vincenzo LIGUORI 1938 Umberto VASTA 1938

Giuseppe CARUANA 1926

Gaetano MESSINA 1930 Concetta CONSAGRA 1920

Leopoldo ZITO 1934

Margherita BILLECI Born in 1921

Deceased in 2017

Heir

Gaetano Zappia

1955 Emanuele Vittorio VITALE 1934 Emilio PRESTIANNI 1929

Nicolo’ MAIA 1922

Carlo POLLACCI 1922

Giovanni GUCCIONE Born in 1939

Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Maria Giuseppina MESSINA

1945Francesca GUCCIONE

1964Fabrizio GUCCIONE

1966Gianluca GUCCIONE

1969Iole GUCCIONE

1974Francesco SANSONE 1926

Anna PICCIOTTO 1946

Sabato BRUNO Born in 1923

Deceased in 2012

Heirs

Anna JESU

1930Marisa Paola BRUNO

1952Paola Anna Maria BRUNO

1955Marco Antonio Maria BRUNO

1959Luca Maria Paolo BRUNO

1964Anna Maria BRUNO

1971Anna BRUNO

1974Italo RICEVUTI Born in 1927

Deceased in 2018

Heirs

Francesca Paola LUGARO

1933Vittorio RICEVUTI

1953Angelo RICEVUTI

1958Alessandra RICEVUTI

1968Francesco MANNO Born in 1931 Deceased in 2009

Heirs

Salvatore MANNO

1963Fabrizio MANNO

1965Antonietta PIZZO 1935

Sergio ZOCCO 1926

Michela DI GREGORIO 1948

Alessandro MANISCALCO 1941

Salvatore MIRABELLA Born in 1930

Deceased in 2016

Heir

Rosa Maria CONTISSA

1939Giovanni SFAMENI 1925

Antonino MAZZONI 1930

Lorenzo PANTANO 1929

Gustavo REZZOAGLI 1935

Emilio MASSAIA Born in 1928

Deceased in 2018

Heirs

Cristina MASSAIA

1962Luigi CACACE 1936

Antonino RIZZO 1935

Carlo PERHAVEC 1923

Angela BISIGNANO 1925

Household Antonino CERTA 1945

Luigi CERTA 1946

Angela CERTA 1954

Elena MONTEROSSO 1931

Rosalia VENUTI Born in 1923 Deceased in 2012

Heirs

Benedetto LENTINI

1947Giuseppina LENTINI

1959 Benedetto PLATANIA 1922

Pietra LA NOVARA 1931

Domenico NAPOLI 1917

Anna NAGAR 1916

Mario Benedetto TOSCANO 1940

Gabriella MOCCHEGIANI 1946 Renato FOTI 1930

Pietro SCHIMICCI Born in 1926

Deceased in 2018

Heirs

Rosa SCHIMICCI

1951Maria Daniela SCHIMICCI

1953Gioacchina NAPOLI 1943

Giuseppe GRUTTADAURIA 1925

Rosa SAVELLI 1926 Rossella DELUCCHI 1953

Rosalia NAGAR 1918

Aldo PATRIARCA Born in 1927

Deceased in 2012

Heirs

Silvia PATRIARCA

1955Maria Claudia PATRIARCA

1958Stefano

PATRIARCA

1960Giuseppe OTTAVIANO 1942

Antonina ZAPPULLA 1934

Maria ZORAT 1932

Household Anna Maria VITAGLIANO 1949 Francesco Paolo VITAGLIANO 1951

Carmela D’ANGELO 1953

Bice CALDERONE 1927

Household

Francesco FALGARES 1940 Guido FALGARES 1941

Vincenza FERRARA 1927

Giovanni FULCI 1926

Chiara SALUTO 1927

Salvatore TRICOLI Born in 1927

Deceased in 2013

Heirs

Silvana TRICOLI

1953Antonio TRICOLI

1955Matteo TRICOLI

1959Francesca VILLASEVAGLIOS 1964

Agata MORELLO 1927

Matilde MANZELLA 1930

Giovanna OCCHIPINTI 1937

Giuseppe FARINA 1925

Luigi BELLADONE 1925

Rachela ASARO 1919

Giuseppa MIRITELLO 1934

Giuseppa ROMANO 1944

Adelinda GIANNI 1930

Attilio ROSSI 1925

Francesco SCOTTO 1927

Maria Zoe TESAURO Born in 1913

Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Giusi ATTINELLI

1942Simonetta ATTINELLI

1950Rita Maria MASTROIANNI

1953Concettina GIGANTI 1927

Claudio DELFINO 1957 Maria LACAGNINA 1925

Household Domenica AREZZO 1945 Giorgio AREZZO 1949 Salvatore AREZZO 1949

Salvatrice EREMIA 1929

Rosalia MODICA 1941

Household

Maria Ada MANGANIELLO 1947 Carola Bella MANGANIELLO 1989

Guido GALANTE 1951

Goffredo ZANCHI 1920

Salvatore SCARSO 1921

Filippo ARGENTO 1928

Giovanni TOSCANO 1931 Calogero CANNAROZZO Born in 1927

Deceased in 2019

Heirs

Filippa BRUCCOLERI

1929Maurizio CANNAROZZO

Antonella CANNAROZZO

Piero Paolo CANNAROZZO

1963 Giuseppe QUATTROCCHI 1926

Antonino GIORDANO Born in 1916

Deceased in 2010

Heirs

Anna Maria GIORDANO

1954Esmeralda GIORDANO

1956Desiree GIORDANO

1958Claudio PENNISI 1932

Mirka PROCIDA 1948

Antonino LA LUMIA 1933

Maria ARENA Born in 1938

Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Linda GIANDINOTO

1972Oscar GIANDINOTO

1980Giulio POLIZZOTTI 1924

Ugo SCHIAVO Born in 1922

Deceased in 2014

Heirs

Maria Grazia RIBAUDO

1929Vittorio SCHIAVO

1955 Antonino BELFIORE 1924

Rosalia BARONE 1953

Maria Luisa CORMACI 1932

Mauro Augusto AGNELLO 1939

Milena CALONACI 1931

Annamaria MELLO 1934

Maria BUCCHERI Born in 1921

Deceased in 2014

Heir

Antonia Wanda LO CASCIO

1942Stefano MARCHESE 1932

Felicita’ MORONI 1920

Concetta Maria MIGLIAZZO 1960

Giulia CHIMENTI 1929

Guido QUINTAVALLE 1958

Rita TRAPANI 1958

Gerardo ALFANO 1934

Nadia ASSAL 1939

Angela MESSINA 1933

Ivana ORLANDI 1947

Giuseppe MESSINA 1940

Liuba DEL BOSCO 1940

Maria Paola BATTAGLINI 1924 Giovanna Iole VERSO 1930

Oreste GARAFFA 1917

Rosina CHESSARI 1929

Antonina CELIA 1927 Giovanni MALLO 1923

Rosalia NICOLAO

1953Luisa VANNINI 1935

Anna Maria DELL’AIRA 1937

Ida FRASCA 1927

Maria Teresa DE FINIS 1934

Francesco IACOLINO 1956

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

3.

52974/09

Militello and Others v. Italy

22/09/2009

Salvatore MILITELLO 1927

Antonina FONTE 1937

Silvana GAROFALO 1952

Benito Lorenzo GERARDI Born in 1935

Deceased in 2019

Heirs

Rosa Maria Angela INGRASSIA

1941Pietro Natale GERARDI

1964Giuseppa Maria GERARDI

1970 Raffaello RAGAIOLO 1942

Girolamo PULINO 1933

Anna MENDOLA 1930

Giuseppe CURSERI 1935

Pasquale MAMMINA 1927

Salvatore TRAINA 1929

Brizio PASCALI Born in 1927

Deceased in 2018

Heirs

Gabriella PASCALI

1961Paolo PASCALI

1963 Edoardo MISTRETTA 1927

Giuseppe PETTONATI 1931

Antonino INTRAVAIA 1929

Carmelo LA TERRA 1929

Marianna RUGGIRELLO 1941

Maria TAMARO 1939

Maria Rosa MONTANTE 1936

Elsa ATTARD 1930

Umberto INSINGA Born in 1931 Deceased in 2012

Heir

Mauro INSINGA

1959Alessandro DE LUCA 1929

Domenico LOMBARDO Born in 1926 Deceased in 2013

Heirs

Salvatore LOMBARDO

1963Grazia Maria Giovanna Rita LOMBARDO 1970

Nicolò SAVIO 1930

Giuseppe DIMARTINO 1930

Giuseppa ZANGARA 1935

Maria DAVID 1927

Panfilo MARRAMA 1938

Francesco NUCCIO 1936

Giuseppe FERRO 1942 Angelo PACE 1933

Giovanni ROMANO 1937

Baldassare CONTICELLO Born in 1930 Deceased in 2010

Heirs

Maria Stella PRESTER

1941Ermelinda CONTICELLO

1961Vincenzo CONTICELLO

1965Calcedonio CALLEA Born in 1930 Deceased in 2017

Heirs

Grazia Maria CALLEA

1958Roberta CALLEA

1963Maria SAVALLI 1928

Luigi MANCUSO 1927

Elisa SCOTTI 1951

Elena FAVAZZA 1939

Vittorio BORELLI Born in 1942 Deceased in 2019

Heirs

Carla ZAMBONI

1941Riccardo BORELLI

1972 Marcella CARRELLI 1933

Antonietta DE BENEDICTIS DE LEO 1949

Luisa Cinzia TODESCHINI 1951

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

4.

7480/10

Piccione and Others v. Italy

15/01/2010

Italo PICCIONE 1927

Household

Maria CURTO 1933 Massimo CIRIMINNA 1963 Maurizio CIRIMINNA 1968

Carlo PASQUINI 1936

Household Fabrizio FIORUCCI 1963

Massimiliano FIORUCCI 1968

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

5.

12787/10

Gazziano and Others v. Italy

20/01/2010

Paolino GAZZIANO 1929

Stefania MAVARO 1941 Salvatore Antonio BATTAGLIA 1924

Household

Maria SCUTO 1931 Daniela NOVARINO 1954 Gianfranco NOVARINO 1958

Anthea MURESU 1935

Household

Fabrizio FIORUCCI 1963 Massimiliano FIORUCCI 1968 Giuseppe MACALUSO 1926

Valeria SCADUTO Born in 1925

Deceased in 2011

Heirs

Alessandra SOTTILE

1955Marta SOTTILE

1958Domitilla SOTTILE

1963Eugenio Pompeo GAVEGLIA Born in 1932

Deceased in 2014

Heirs

Adalgisa LEONE

1936Flavia GAVEGLIA

1962Donatella GAVEGLIA

1967Eupremio BONATESTA 1916

Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO

6.

56146/10

Marletta v. Italy

21/09/2010

Maurizio MARLETTA 1952

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GALBO AND ILARDO v. ITALY and 5 other applications

GALBO AND ILARDO v. ITALY and 5 other applications

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