News Supreme Court rulings November 2018

Loss of companion animal, moral damage In the case at hand, a motorist involved in a traffic accident unintentionally ran over a companion animal, causing it numerous injuries. The trial judge denied the compensability of non-pecuniary damage referring to the…

News Supreme Court Judgments October 2018

Child support, relationship between father's income and increase in allowance The Supreme Court in Order no. 25134, Oct. 10, 2018, upholds a parent's appeal against the lower court's decision in which the lower court judge had redetermined the amount of…

News Supreme Court Judgments September 2018

Car parked in front of one's home gate, when is it an offense The Supreme Court, in Judgment No. 40482/2018, clarified that the crime of private violence under Article 610 of the Criminal Code can be committed whenever an individual…

News Supreme Court rulings August 2018

The recognition of the divorce allowance The Judgment no. 18287 of 11-7-2018 of the United Sections of the Supreme Court ruled that, pursuant to Article 5, Paragraph 6 of Law no. 898 of 1970, as and amended by Law no.…

News Supreme Court rulings July 2018

Refusal of the request to disclose personal and driver's license data Article 126 bis C.d.S. According to the Judgment of the Civil Cassation, Sec. II, Ord., 18-04-2018, No. 9555, For the purposes of the application of Article 126 bis of…

News Supreme Court Judgments June 2018

Health care provider who treats with homeopathy may be legitimately suspended In ruling no. 27420/2018, the Supreme Court ruled the legitimacy of the measure of suspension from practice for a doctor who causes the death of a patient by persisting…

News Supreme Court rulings May 2018

Supreme Court: fighting in front of children is a crime For the Supreme Court, the crime of family abuse can be committed if minor children are forced to witness fierce quarrels and brutal fights between their parents that take place…

News Supreme Court Judgments April 2018

Citizen can arrest the robber caught in the act An arrest in flagrante delicto made by private individuals that took place under Article 383 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is legitimate and should be validated: this rule, in fact,…

News Supreme Court Judgments March 2018

No maintenance to ex-spouse who unreasonably rejects job offers Loses maintenance allowance to ex-wife who unreasonably refuses job offers: a spouse's aptitude for work as a potential earning capacity is an assessable factor in matters pertaining to maintenance allowance. The…

News Supreme Court rulings February 2018

Blocking the road by preventing another car from passing is private violence In ruling no. 5358/2018 the Supreme Court held that the elements of the crime of private violence by a motorist who, out of spite, occupies the road by…