Il rimborso delle spese legali sostenute dall’assolto: verso la sperimentazione di una riforma molto attesa

Following an intense debate, Law no. 178 of 2020 has introduced, in our system, a tool aimed at the reimbursement of the legal costs incurred by the acquitted. This innovation – which has not only economic, but above all symbolic significance – has raised several issues. Some of them have been addressed by an interministerial decree adopted in 2021, but others remain under discussion. The main uncertainty concerns the real impact of this instrument and depends both on the jurisdictional choices that will be adopted and on the resources that will actually be available.