Bankruptcy proceedings lasting more than 18 years: non-pecuniary damage compensable

In its judgment No. 1286 of 12 January 2024, the Corte di Cassazione ruled that non-pecuniary damage for the unreasonable duration of a trial is considered to be the normal consequence of the violation of the right to a reasonable duration of a trial, due to the psychological discomfort and disturbance that the violation of that right usually causes to the parties to the trial.