Published on 19 September 2022
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 12782/10
Salvatore COSTA 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.
12782/10
Costa and Others v. Italy
18/12/2009
Salvatore COSTA
1951
Giovanni D AMORE
1935
Maria Rosaria DURANTE
1945
Alfredo DALIA
1922
Household
Valeria Virginia ENDRIGO
1957
Emma ENDRIGO
1960
Paolo DI CICCO
1944
Household
Rita SELVAGGI
1959
Elena SELVAGGI
1965
Household
Anna CASTANA
1931
Roberta DI LELIO
1958
Paola DI LELIO
1963
Marco DI LELIO
1963
Giuseppe DELFINO
1923
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
2.
12783/10
Bianco and Others v. Italy
18/12/2009
Antonio BIANCO
1931
Giovanni BOLLA
1951
Francesco BOSCIA
1940
Andrea CARNEMOLLA
1939
Ornella BERTOLDINI
1945
Alessandro CIULLO
1953
Gaetano AMODEO
1931
Household
Gloria BRUNO
1929
Olina CAPOLINO
1955
Ester CAPOLINO
1958
Luciana CAPOLINO
1964
Maria Rosaria CAPOLINO
1965
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
3.
12784/10
Moccia Dello Ioio and Others v. Italy
18/12/2009
Household
Cira MOCCIA DELLO IOIO
1925
Filomena MOCCIA
1958
Federico MOCCIA
1961
Annamaria IMPROTA
1951
Francesco LEONETTI
1929
Maria GRIMALDI
1937
Silvana FUSARO
1934
Annabella MINETTI
1944
Rosa GIARDULLI
1934
Griselda GUIDOTTI
1933
Angelo LEONI
1948
Household
Fiorentina BIANCO
Born in 1920
Deceased in 2016
Giovanni LESSONE
1948
Loredana LESSONE
1950
Giuseppa LESSONE
1953
Anna LESSONE
1955
Bruno LESSONE
1958
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
4.
12785/10
Sardella and Others v. Italy
16/12/2009
Gaetano SARDELLA
Born in 1922
Deceased in 2017
Heirs
Flavia SARDELLA
1955
Walter SARDELLA
1966
Raimonda SERPI
1932
Antonietta D AMBROSIO
1928
Claudio LUNELLI
1937
Household
Maria LOTITO
Born in 1925
Deceased in 2014
Vitantonio TARANTINI
1952
Giuseppe TARANTINI
1954
Angela Maria TARANTINI
1956
Elsa VEGNI
Born in 1919
Deceased in 2018
Heir
Marta CAPPELLI
1947
Maria STELLA
Born in 1930
Deceased in 2012
Heirs
Roberto DODARO
1957
Gianfranco DODARO
1962
Household
Anna ARDITO
Born in 1923
Deceased in 2016
Federico SCHIRINZI
1945
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
5.
12786/10
Spaziano and Others v. Italy
20/01/2010
Household
Elisabetta SPAZIANO
1925
Maurizio ROMANO
1949
Maria Grazia ROMANO
1962
Luigi PES
1936
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
6.
12788/10
Alfani and Others v. Italy
11/01/2010
Household
Teresa ALFANI
1952
Luigi ALFANI
1953
Wladimiro ALFANO
1942
Giovanni ALFERJ
1936
Giovanna ALIBERTI
1943
Romano AMOROSO
1942
Household
Maria BAGGI
1937
Giuseppe BAGGI
1940
Angiola BAGGI
1946
Claudio BALDINI
1944
Household
Giuseppina BRUSINELLI
1938
Maurizio GULLETTA
1960
Luciano GULLETTA
1966
Household
Paola CANGIANO
1960
Giorgio CANGIANO
1963
Vincenzo CARBOTTI
1946
Household
Elge CHIRICO
1939
Luigi CHIRICO
1942
Francesco COCOZZA
1940
Silvio COTTICELLI
1939
Household
Michelina DE LEO
1945
Roberto DE LEO
1947
Vincenzo DE LEO
1950
Alfonso DE LEO
1955
Household
Vincenza GIACOMANTONIO
1936
Valentina DEL VECCHIO
1972
Walter DE SANTIS
1935
Irma DI FABBIO
1925
Amalia DI FERDINANDO
1923
Vittorio FANUELE
1934
Household
Maria Gabriella GIOVANNETTI
1958
Giorgio GIOVANNETTI
1962
Antonio Vincenzo GRIGNOLI
1932
Household
Silvana BONORA
1938
Floriana MAZZEO
1967
Valeria MAZZEO
1969
Giovanni MEGALE
Born in 1935
Deceased in 2011
Heirs
Pia Rosa DE ANGELIS
1942
Gaetano MEGALE
1963
Cristiana MEGALE
1966
Valeria MEGALE
1976
Luigi MILONE
1942
Antonio NOTARDONATO
1937
Mirella ORLANDINI
1928
Household
Elena PALLADINO
1943
Filomena PALLADINO
1945
Rosanna PALLADINO
1949
Maria Teresa PALLADINO
Born in 1925
Deceased in 2013
Heirs
Maurizio FIORILLI
1953
Filomena FIORILLI
1956
Claudio FIORILLI
1963
Pier Luigi PETROVICH
1937
Silvana RICCHIARDI
Born in 1922
Deceased in 2014
Heir
Emanuela TOMASSETTI
1954
Romano SABATELLI
1937
Angelo SACCON
1925
Pasquale SANGINARIO
1939
Enrico SANTOMAURO
1941
Andrea SOTTILE
Born in 1937
Deceased in 2017
Heirs
Carla SOTTILE
1968
Alberto SOTTILE
1971
Mauro SOTTILE
1973
Francesco TIPO
Born in 1923
Deceased in 2011
Heirs
Luciana TIPO
1947
Luigi TIPO
1949
Silvana TIPO
1951
Sonia TIPO
1953
Brunella TIPO
1957
Ivan TIPO
1958
Dario TIPO
1960
Silvano TRISTANO
1933
Delio VILLANIS
Born in 1920
Deceased in 2016
Heirs
Maria Rosaria VILLANIS
1952
Giuseppe VILLANIS
1953
Pierpaolo ZANNI
1937
Household
Patrizia ZANONI
1953
Giovanni ZANONI
1954
Household
Ersilia CALVANESE
1947
Patrizia CALVANESE
1953
Attilio CALVANESE
1956
Antongiulio CALVANESE
1959
Assunta NOVI
Born in 1927
Deceased in 2014
Heirs
Anna IODICE
1951
Maria Luisa IODICE
1954
Teresa IODICE
1955
Raffaele IODICE
1957
Elio IANNANTUONO
1938
Sergio GERARDI
1936
Maria Grazia DE GIORGIO
1944
Cornelia ALLEVA
1918
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
7.
12789/10
Magosso and Others v. Italy
11/01/2010
Household
Palmira ROSSI
1924
Adino Cristiano MAGOSSO
1947
Massimo MAGOSSO
1950
Household
Laura QUARANTA
1926
Paolo PALLADINO
1961
Anna CUOCO
1942
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
8.
12790/10
Mattu and Others v. Italy
11/01/2010
Antonello MATTU
Born in 1921
Deceased in 2015
Heirs
Maria Giovanna PIETRI
1924
Anna MATTU
1961
Angela MATTU
1962
Mario IEZZI
1921
Maurizio BOLZONELLO
1943
Clara CARLON
1948
Valerio RAGUSA
1938
Household
Maria Bruna TRIVELLATO
1932
Maria Antonietta LANCIA
1962
Alessandro LANCIA
1963
Guido SARTORI
1923
Maria Luisa SORRENTINO
1946
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
9.
12791/10
Carta and Others v. Italy
11/01/2010
Leonardo Romano CARTA
1943
Alessio GUGLIELMI
1936
Maria Enrichetta FALCONI
1927
Vinicio CABRAS
1941
Household
Vincenzina GAIAS
1924
Gabriella Elena Giovanna MORGHEN
1947
Giuseppe MORGHEN
1956
Goffredo MAMELI
Born in 1920
Deceased in 2012
Heirs
Luciana MAMELI
1950
Maria Luisa MAMELI
1956
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
10.
12792/10
Matacena and Others v. Italy
11/01/2010
Francesco MATACENA
1949
Franco FEZZI
1937
Giuseppe GAUDINO
1940
Giuseppe CARRUS
1940
Domenico CATALDO
1937
Household
Sandro SCHIANO DI ZENISE
1967
Giulia SCHIANO DI ZENISE
1969
Giovanni DE MARCO
1938
Household
Concetta CATONE
1962
Ester CATONE
1968
Francesco CALABRESU
1937
Maria Lucia LUCCI
1952
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
11.
12793/10
Mainiero v. Italy
11/01/2010
Liberato MAINIERO
1949
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
12.
12794/10
Nugnes and Others v. Italy
11/01/2010
Household
Costanza PALMIOTTI
1937
Sergio NUGNES
1967
Salvatore NUGNES
1971
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
13.
12795/10
Calavena and Others v. Italy
11/01/2010
Antonio Raffaele CALAVENA
1943
Arturo D’URSO
1936
Camillo CATALANO
1945
Ferdinando FIORE
1938
Carlo Aldo DI CATERINA
1949
Francesco BRUNI
1936
Household
Angiola PESIRI
1946
Matilde DELL’ERARIO
1972
Nicola IRACE
Born in 1941
Deceased in 2018
Heirs
Liberata NANNI
1951
Francesco IRACE
1983
Fabrizio IRACE
1985
Giovanni FORNI
1943
Elisa Maria ELIA
1953
Household
Lucia CASO
1944
Maria BARBATO
1969
Paola BARBATO
1974
Rosa FERRANTE
1948
Luca GALDO
1940
Vincenzo IEMMELLO
1936
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO
14.
15290/10
Conte v. Italy
10/03/2010
Anna CONTE
1930
Avv. Giuseppe FERRARO