Questione giuridica chiave
Which substantive law governed the service contract: Italian or German law?
Decisione estratta
The contract was governed by Italian law under PILA Art. 117, because the contractor performed the characteristic service and its stable establishment at contract conclusion was in Italy.
Motivazione estratta
The presumption of the law of the state where the party performing the characteristic obligation has its establishment was not displaced. The German links invoked (place of performance, partial invoicing in German marks, alleged correspondence language) were insufficient to make the presumption unsustainable.