Overview
- The European Court of Human Rights dismissed the core complaints from Silvio Berlusconi and Fininvest over the Mondadori dispute, leaving intact Italian civil rulings and the compensation awarded to CIR.
- Judges found no violation of the right to a fair trial or the presumption of innocence, noting that Italian civil courts limited their assessments to civil liability.
- The court rejected claims of a property-rights breach tied to the sums awarded to CIR, finding the national courts' reasoning and quantification not arbitrary.
- The only violation concerned the Italian Court of Cassation’s failure to adequately explain its order on legal costs, which included €900,200 in fees.
- The decision was not unanimous and will become final within three months unless the case is referred to the Grand Chamber, and Fininvest has criticized the ruling and signaled it may seek that review.