Italy’s top court orders city to pay €50,000 to couple over nightlife noise

Mayors across country fear wave of cases after ruling that Brescia council failed to safeguard residents

Mayors across Italy are fearing a deluge of legal complaints after the country’s top court ruled that noisy nightlife could be harmful to people’s health.

In the first ruling of its kind in Italy, the supreme court of cassation ordered Brescia city council to pay €50,000 (£43,000) in compensation to a couple for failing to safeguard them against noise, reported Il Messaggero.