Le Sezioni Unite si pronunciano sull' alternatività dei riti nella procedura di liquidazione dei compensi degli avvocati ex art. 14 D. lgs. n. 150/2011

Through the judgement under review, the United Sections of the Court of Cassation considered that the procedure provided for by article 14 the Legislative Decree 150/2011 is the exclusive procedure so that the lawyer can obtain the judgment to liquidate her own fees. Moreover, the Supreme Court tries to clarify the identification of the competent judge, given the ambiguous reference of the same normative provision. The comment aims to bring out the various issues that the pronunciation leaves unresolved both from the point of view of compliance with the Constitution, as well as with the delegated law n.69/2009, and the competence question.