Communicated on 20 November 2019
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 35063/12
Antonio PERRI and others against Italy
and 14 other applications
(see list appended)
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES
The applications concern the application of retrospective legislation, specifically Article 1 § 218 of Law no. 266/2005 of 23 December 2005 to pending national proceedings commenced by the applicants (or their ascendants or spouses).
The applicants (or their ascendants or spouses) had initially been employed by the local government authorities. When they were transferred, under Article 8 of Law no. 124/1999, to work for the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, their length of service with the local government authorities, their original employer, was not fully recognised for financial and legal purposes. The applicants (or their ascendants or spouses) lodged proceedings before the domestic courts arguing that the conversion of their salary into a notional length of service with the new employer upon transfer had been unlawful and detrimental. They sought placement in the professional grade corresponding to their full length of service from the date of the transfer as well as the determination of any compensation due to them. When those proceedings were pending at different levels of jurisdiction, Article 1 § 218 of Law no. 266/2005 of 23 December 2005 entered into force. This provision intended to give effect to what the legislator claimed to be the original intention of the Parliament when adopting Article 8 of Law no. 124/1999. Relying on that interpretative law the domestic courts dismissed the applicants’ (or their predecessors’) claims. The applicants (or their ascendants or spouses) lodged an appeal. In the course of the last proceedings, following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 6 September 2011 in Scattolon, C-108/10, the Court of Cassation remitted those cases to the competent courts of appeal for determination of whether the applicants (or their ascendants or spouses) had suffered a substantial loss of salary solely as a result of the transfer. By a number of judgments delivered between 2014 and 2017 the courts of appeal ruled that the applicants had not suffered a substantial loss of salary. Many applicants appealed against those judgments. As of 2018 those proceedings were still pending before the Court of Cassation.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Have the applicants exhausted all effective domestic remedies, as required by Article 35 § 1 of the Convention?
2. Did the applicants 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 on account of the retrospective application to their case of Article 1, § 218, of Law no. 266/2005 (see Agrati and Others v. Italy, nos. 43549/08 and 2 others, 7 June 2011)?
If so, was that interference based on compelling grounds of general interest?
3. Has there been an interference with the applicants’ peaceful enjoyment of their possessions, within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1, considering the enactment of Article 1, § 218, Law no. 266/2005?
If so, did the interference impose an excessive individual burden on the applicants?
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
Proceedings
1
35063/12
Perri and Others v. Italy
28/05/2012
1) Antonio PERRI
30/06/1953
Zagarise
Italian
Vincenzo PALLERIA
06/08/1954
Girifalco
Italian
Pasquale LEDONNE
01/12/1960
Magisano
Italian
Pietro CATIZONE
16/11/1945
Magisano
Italian
Evelino TOZZO
19/02/1959
Magisano
Italian
Maria Pia MAZZEI
20/07/1952
Catanzaro
Italian
Nicola GARISTO
26/10/1991
Catanzaro
Italian
Manuela GARISTO
18/06/1987
Catanzaro
Italian
Nicoletta GARISTO
20/02/1989
Catanzaro
Italian
2) Felice RENNE
14/10/1986
Falerna
Italian
Angelino RENNE
08/08/1988
Falerna
Italian
Loredana CANTAGALLI
11/09/1964
Falerna
Swiss
3) Nicola SCHIPANI
02/01/1957
Albi
Italian
4) Antonio Bruno MANNO
22/11/1953
Vallefiorita
Italian
5) Ilde MIRTO
30/12/1936
Catanzaro
Italian
6) Antonietta MASCIARI
10/10/1947
Catanzaro
Italian
7) Antonino FOGLIA
31/10/1945
Catanzaro
Italian
8) Antonio SACCO
21/07/1962
Catanzaro
Italian
9) Elisabetta PALAIA
13/10/1956
Girifalco
Italian
10) Angela MUSCIMARRO
07/09/1943
Acconia di Curinga
Italian
11) Francesco MORABITO
18/01/1966
Montepaone
Italian
12) Nicola LOMBARDO
25/07/1947
Montepaone
Italian
13) Ada LEUZZI
09/08/1954
Satriano
Italian
14) Giovanni FERRAJUOLO
08/04/1955
Catanzaro
Italian
15) Maria CHIARELLA
10/02/1949
Catanzaro
Italian
16) Mario BATTAGLIA
19/11/1953
Satriano
Italian
17) Giovanni CRITELLI
27/11/1959
Catanzaro
Italian
18) Umberto LUCIA
22/11/1938
Catanzaro
Italian
19) Nicola GARCEA
27/01/1947
Albi
Italian
20) Teodoro CHIARAVALLOTI
19/04/1941
Satriano
Italian
21) Rosaria Anna NANIA
03/03/1955
Simeri Crichi
Italian
22) Marisa Adelaide GENTILE
21/02/1942
Simeri Crichi
Italian
23) Franco TRAPASSO
29/09/1956
Gimigliano
Italian
Filippo BRUNO
03/03/1954
Cicala
Italian
Franco MANCUSO
12/11/1946
Catanzaro
Italian
Antonio SCALZO
21/04/1938
Gimigliano
Italian
Aldo COSENTINO
07/03/1940
Taverna
Italian
Vitaliano CANDELIERE
22/12/1965
Carovilli
Italian
Rosario SIA
11/04/1956
Squillace
Italian
Martino IULIANO
27/05/1947
Settingiano
Italian
Antonio SIVORI
11/05/1960
Catanzaro
Italian
Vincenzo URSANO
01/02/1949
Gimigliano
Italian
24) Vitaliano SACCA’
13/03/1949
Catanzaro
Italian
Natalina RAFFAELLI
1)first instance judgments delivered on 1st March 2003, 26 February 2004 and 16 April 2004 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no.1426/2007 deposited on 28 July 2007Court of Cassation judgment no. 25066/2011 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no.181/2014 deposited on 3 March 2014
2)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 593/2009 deposited on 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25101/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1505/14 deposited on 29 December 2014
3)first instance judgment no.1987/2007 delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal judgment no. 631/2009 deposited on 18 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25098/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgement no. 1161/2014 deposited on 16 September 2014
4)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Catanzaro judgment no. 614/2009 deposited on 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25096/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1214/2016 deposited on 1 September 2016
5)Court of Catanzaro judgment no 1979/2007 delivered on 16 October 2007Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 632/2009 deposited 18 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25094/11 deposited 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1161/2014 deposited on 16 September 2014
6)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 587/2009 deposited on 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25093/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1368/2014 deposited on 11 November 2014
7)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 592/2009 deposited on 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25090/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1233/2015 deposited on 26 November 2015
8)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 594/2009 deposited on 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25089/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1506/2014 deposited on 29 December 2014
9)first instance judgment no1982/2007 delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 603/2009 deposited on 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25087/2011 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1161/2014 deposited on 16 September 2014
10)first instance judgment no 1981/2007 delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 309/2009 deposited on 8 April 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25085/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1161/2014 deposited on 16 September 2014
11)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 368/2009 deposited on 17 April 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25084/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1216/2016 deposited on 1 September 2016
12)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 226/2009 deposited on 16 March 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25083/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1235/2015 deposited on 26 November 2015
13)first instance judgment no 1971/2007 delivered by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 261/2009 deposited on 30 March 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25082/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1391/2015 deposited on 30 November 2015
14)Court of Catanzaro judgment no. 1971/2007Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 367/2009 deposited on 17 April 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25081/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1392/2015 deposited on 30 November 2015
15)Court of Catanzaro judgment no. 1961/2007 delivered on 16 October 2007Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 228/2009 deposited on 16 March 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25080/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1161/2014 deposited on 16 September 2014
16)Court of Catanzaro judgement no. 1956/2007 delivered in 16 October 2007Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 307/2009 deposited on 8 April 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25079/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no.1161/2014 deposited on 16 September 2014
17)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 371/2009 deposited on 17 April 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25078/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1237/2015 deposited on 26 November 2015
18)First instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 263/2009 deposited on 30 March 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25077/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1215/2016 deposited on 1 September 2016
19)First instance judgment no 1967/2007 delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 370/2009 deposited on 17 April 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25076/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1161/2014 deposited on 16 September 2014
20)First instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 308/2009 deposited on 8 April 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25074/2011 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1236/2015 deposited on 26 November 2015
21)First instance judgment delivered on 28 March 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1583/2008 deposited on 4 November 2008Court of Cassation judgment no. 25070/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1305/2015 deposited on 10 December 2015
22)First instance judgment delivered on 28 March 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1589/2008 deposited on 4 November 2008Court of Cassation judgment no. 25069/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 292/2015 deposited on 24 March 2015
23)first instance judgment delivered on 28 March 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 25/2009 deposited on 19 January 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25072/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Cassation judgment no. 551/2017 deposited on 4 May 2017
24)first instance judgment delivered on 16 October 2007 by the Court of CatanzaroCourt of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 585/2009 deposited 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 25100/11 deposited on 28 November 2011Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1507/2014 deposited on 29 December 2014
2
43641/13
Jarach Borsatto and Others v. Italy
14/06/2013
Adriano JARACH BORSATTO
26/11/1951
Trieste
Italian
Ivanna REDFERN
06/03/1960
Trieste
Italian
Rosalba DEANI
03/12/1954
Trieste
Italian
Giovanni VENTURACourt of Trieste judgment no. 661/2005 deposited 29 December 2005Court of Appeal of Trieste judgment no. 57/2008 deposited 28 April 2008Court of Cassation judgment no. 23333/2012 deposited 18 December 2012Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no. 602/14 deposited 2 January 2015Court of Cassation proceedings are pending as of 2018
3
43689/13
Garbin v. Italy
12/06/2013
Giorgio GARBIN
07/04/1948
Trieste
Italian
Giovanni VENTURACourt of Trieste judgment no. 172/2004 deposited on 4 May 2004Court of Appeal of Trieste judgment no. 86/2006 deposited on 2 September 2006Court of Cassation judgment no. 22929/2012 deposited on 13 December 2012Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no. 601/14 deposited on 2 January 2015Court of Cassation proceedings are pending as of 2018
4
43692/13
Marzi and Others v. Italy
18/06/2013
Sonia MARZI
17/10/1958
Trieste
Italian
Pina PAU
04/04/1945
Duino Aurisina
Italian
Maria FRANKIC
25/03/1950
Duino Auridina
Italian
Maura FRAGIACOMO
15/09/1954
Trieste
Italian
Serena DI STEFANO
05/12/1954
Trieste
Italian
Giovanni VENTURACourt of Trieste judgment no. 547/2005 deposited on 27 September 2005Court of Appeal of Trieste judgment no. 51/2008 deposited on 8 May 2008Court of Cassation judgment no. 23638/2012 deposited on 20 December 2012Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no. 603/14 deposited on 31 December 2014Court of Cassation proceedings are pending as of 2018
5
50208/13
Rebula and Others v. Italy
28/06/2013
1) Boris REBULA
15/05/1952
Duino Aurisina
Italian
Giulia LEGOVICH
06/11/1961
Trieste
Italian
Clara CRISTIANO
23/11/1946
Trieste
Italian
Paolo ROVATTI
21/08/1956
Trieste
Italian
Renata GRILL
19/02/1957
Trieste
Italian
Graziella KRALJEVIC
05/06/1951
S. Dorligo della Valle
Italian
Nives KOLMAN
28/11/1957
Trieste
Italian
2)
Bruna SPAVENTI
05/09/1950
Trieste
Italian
Rossana TRIPAR
15/11/1965
Trieste
Italian
Gigliana MAIERON
14/06/1951
Trieste
Italian
Rosangela VURRO
02/07/1954
Trieste
Italian
Giovanni VENTURA
1)Court of Trieste judgment no. 546/2005 deposited on 27 September 2005Court of Appeal of Trieste judgment no. 59/2008 deposited on 29 April 2008Court of Cassation judgment n. 803/2013 deposited on 15 January 2013Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no. 605/14 deposited on 2 January 2015Court of Cassation proceedings are pending as of 2018
2)Court of Trieste judgment no. 548/2005 deposited on 27 September 2005Court of Appeal of Trieste judgment no. 59/2008 deposited on 29 April 2008Court of Cassation judgment no. 803/2013 deposited on 15 January 2013Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no. 605/14 deposited on 2 January 2015Court of Cassation proceedings are pending as of 2018
6
73277/14
Candelise v. Italy
14/11/2014
Erminia CANDELISE
19/03/1955
Cosenza
Italian
Luigi DE PREZIICourt of Cosenza judgment no. 985/05 deposited on 31 March 2005Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 316/08 deposited 11 March 2008Court of Cassation judgment no. 19498/12 deposited on 9 November 2012Court of Appeal of Salerno judgment no. 535/2014 deposited on 16 May 2014
7
73377/14
Marra v. Italy
14/11/2014
Caterina MARRA
04/07/1951
Cosenza
Italian
Luigi DE PREZIICourt of Cosenza judgment no.985/05 deposited on 31 March 2005Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 316/08 deposited on 11 March 2008Court of Cassation judgment no.19498/12 deposited on 9 November 2012Court of Appeal of Salerno judgment no.535/2014 deposited on 16 May 2014
8
74508/14
Filippelli v. Italy
21/11/2014
Carmelo FILIPPELLI
01/04/1957
Bisignano
Italian
Andrea DE VITACourt of Cosenza judgment no. 2514/04 deposited on 8 October 2004Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no.586/06 deposited on 15 June 2006Court of Cassation judgment no. 20037/12 deposited 12 November 2012Court of Appeal of Salerno judgment no. 3391/2014 deposited on 26 May 2014
9
54962/15
Brizzi v. Italy
27/10/2015
Domenico BRIZZI
27/09/1953
Crotone
Italian
Natalina RAFFAELLICourt of Crotone judgment no. 1836/05 deposited on 6 December 2005Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 169/2007 deposited on 13 February 2007Court of Cassation judgment no. 19791/12 deposited on 13 November 2012Court of Appeal of Salerno judgment no. 497/14 deposited on 30 April 2014
10
54970/15
Berardi and Others v. Italy
27/10/2015
Salvatore BERARDI
23/08/1956
Crotone
Italian
Giuseppe GARRUBA
16/11/1953
Crotone
Italian
Carlo Luigi GIARDINO
12/04/1959
Crotone
Italian
Salvatore FLAGELLI
28/11/1956
Crotone
Italian
Natalina RAFFAELLICourt of Crotone judgment no. 1185/05 deposited on 2 November 2005Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 1419/06 deposited on 7 November 2006Court of Cassation judgment no. 19895/12 deposited on14 November 2012Court of Appeal of Salerno judgment no. 528/14 deposited on 28 April 2014
11
23048/16
Rapieri and Others v. Italy
19/04/2016
Franco RAPIERI
05/01/1953
Villadose
Italian
Cristina GAZZABIN
15/03/1961
Rovigo
Italian
Mauro FRIGATO
20/07/1958
Adria
Italian
Giovanni ROMANOCourt of Rovigo judgments nos. 37/05 deposited 4 April 2005, 36/05 deposited on 4 April 2005 and 38/05 deposited on 4 April 2005Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no. 609/07 deposited on 20 December 2007Court of Cassation judgment no. 18012/2012 deposited on 19 October 2012Court of Appeal of Bologna judgment no. 1021/15 deposited 15 October 2015
12
23079/16
Sarain v. Italy
19/04/2016
Tiziana SARAIN
01/04/1957
Rovigo
Italian
Giovanni ROMANOCourt of Rovigo judgment no. 22/06 deposited on 3 March 2006Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no.246/08 deposited on 4 December 2008Court of Cassation judgment no. 18022/2012 deposited on 19 October 2012Court of Appeal of Bologna judgment no.1020/15 deposited on 20 October 2015
13
23792/16
Zatta and Cavallini v. Italy
19/04/2016
Rita ZATTA
01/10/1956
Lendinara
Italian
Carla CAVALLINI
24/04/1956
Baricetta
Italian
Giovanni ROMANOCourt of Rovigo judgments nos. 401/05 and 403/05 deposited on 5 August 2005Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no.621/07 deposited on 5 December 2007;Court of Cassation judgment no.18115/2012 deposited on 22 October 2012Court of Appeal of Bologna judgment no.1022/15 deposited on 20 October 2015
14
53980/16
Girotto and Ongaro v. Italy
03/09/2016
Cesare GIROTTO
27/07/1945
Adria
Italian
Angelo ONGARO
02/09/1953
Lagosanto
Italian
Giovanni ROMANOCourt of Rovigo judgments nos. 39/05 and 42/05 deposited on 4 April 2005Court of Appeal of Venice judgment no. 616/2007 deposited 5 December 2007Court of Cassation judgment no. 18114/12 deposited on 22 October 2012Court of Appeal of Bologna judgment no. 26/2016 deposited on 4 March 2016
15
59121/18
Caputo v. Italy
06/12/2018
Enrichetta CAPUTO
05/10/1953
Martirano Lombardo
Italian
Natalina RAFFAELLICourt of Catanzaro judgment no. 1958/07 deposited on 16 October 2007Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 586/2009 deposited on 11 June 2009Court of Cassation judgment no. 6627/2015 deposited on 1 April 2015Court of Appeal of Catanzaro judgment no. 863/17 deposited on 7 June 2017
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