On 24 April 2020, with Law No. 27 (the "Conversion
Law") the Italian Parliament converted into law the Law Decree
No. 18 of 17 March 2020 ("Cura Italia Decree") adopted by
the Italian Government in the aftermath of the COVID-19
outbreak.
The Conversion Law, among other things, extended the emergency
measures introduced for judicial proceedings with the Cura Italia
Decree to arbitrations governed by the Italian Code of Civil
Procedure, "to the extent compatible".
These emergency measures notably include the suspension of all
procedural deadlines until 11 May 2020 and affect the conduct of
arbitration hearings until 30 June 2020, including with respect to
the possibility to hold virtual hearings.
