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CASSATION: CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN COURT CASES (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 11 DECEMBER 2014, PAGE 47)

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11 Dec 2014

With its ruling no. 25682 of 28 October 2014, the Cassation Court established that it is illegal to dismiss a worker for having submitted company documents considered confidential during court proceedings undertaken by the employee to protect his job (in the case in hand, granting of a higher contractual level), since the right to defence is guaranteed by article 24 of the Constitution and has precedence over any company needs for confidentiality.

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