Giurisprudenza

  • Dettagli del caso
    • ID nazionale: No. 369
    • Stato membro: Italia
    • Nome comune:F.M. v. Faro Assicurazioni S.p.A
    • Tipo di decisione: Altro
    • Data della decisione: 11/01/2007
    • Organo giurisdizionale: Corte di cassazione
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  • Articoli della direttiva
    Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 1, 1.
  • Nota introduttiva
    The exclusive jurisdiction of the judge where the consumer is resident or domiciled also applies when the claimant is a third party who is beneficiary of an insurance contract. As to the judges of the Italian Supreme Court, the beneficiary of an insurance contract may be considered as a “consumer” for the purposes of the Italian Consumer Code.
  • Fatti
    The proceedings at issue concerns the “regolamento di competenza” in a claim involving a consumer and an insurance company. In particular, the claimant, a third party who is beneficiary of an insurance contract, affirmed that the consumer forum provided for by the Italian Consumer Code should apply to the case. The defendant asked for the forum of the judge where the company has its registered office.
  • Questione giuridica
  • Decisione

    In interpreting the art. 33, paragraph 2, letter u, of the Consumer Code, the judges of the Italian Supreme Court held that the beneficiary of an insurance contract should be considered as a “consumer” for the purposes of the Italian Consumer Code.
    The art. 33, paragraph 2, letter u, of the Consumer Code, provided that terms are presumed unfair, unless proved otherwise, where they have the object or effect of establishing as forum in case of dispute, a jurisdiction other than the place where the consumer is resident or has his domicile of choice.
    Consequently, the exclusive jurisdiction of the judge where the consumer is resident or domiciled also applies when the claimant is a third party who is beneficiary of an insurance contract.

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