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Unfair terms in consumer contracts
Pružinská, Lucia ; Čech, Petr (advisor) ; Patěk, Daniel (referee)
Unfair terms in consumer contracts Abstract This master thesis deals with the unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers. Firstly, the main notions associated with the topic of unfair terms are described, especially the notion of consumer as it is a crucial term for the purpose of this thesis and notions related to it such as entrepreneur, or seller of goods and supplier of services, and consumer contract. Further it deals with the key EU legislation in the context of unfair terms, which is mainly the Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts. The principle of minimum harmonisation on which this Directive is based upon is also explained. Moreover, the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which is indeed rich, considering the length of time period the Directive has already been in force, and has often undergone major developments, is one of the main focus points. In the light of the case law it aims to explain which terms are considered to be unfair, and which aspects are essential to that assessment. These include, for example, the concept of inadequacy and transparency, significant imbalance of rights and obligations or fairness. It explains how these concepts are interpreted and what are the consequences of such unfair terms, in particular...
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Legal regulation of content of B2C contracts (from the perspective of consumer protection)
Opolzerová, Kristýna ; Patěk, Daniel (advisor) ; Eichlerová, Kateřina (referee)
1 Legal regulation of content of B2C contracts (from the perspective of consumer protection) Abstract This diploma thesis is dedicated to the legal regulation of the content of the consumer contract from the perspective of the consumer. In particular, the thesis is aimed at the adjustment of the unfair terms regulation which analyses profoundly. The transposition of the European regulation and possible shortcomings are evaluated. The thesis is divided into six main chapters, which develop the topic from general basics to the specific aspects of the consumer protection against unfair terms used by the entrepreneurs. The first chapter deals with the consumer protection in general, presents the main characteristics of consumer law and outlines the most important sources of legal regulation, including constitutional principles. The second part specifies the essential definitions related to the topic and used throughout the diploma thesis. The emphasis is given to the problems associated with the concepts of consumer contracts and entrepreneurs and consumers as contractual parties. The third chapter looks id detail into the subject of unfair terms when it comprehensively deals with the general definition of unfair clauses in the Unfair Terms Directive and the Civil Code. The emphasis is given to the each...
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Legal regulation of content of B2C contracts (from the perspective of consumer protection)
Krahulíková, Kateřina ; Patěk, Daniel (advisor) ; Pelikán, Robert (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the content of the consumer contract and its regulation from the perspective of consumers. The aim of this thesis is to analyse this particular regulation, decide whether it is sufficient, where can be seen some deficiencies and whether the regulations fulfil its function, that is to protect the weaker party. The thesis is divided into five fundamental parts. The first one is concerned with the introductory issues, such as the consumer itself, consumer protection, why is the consumer actually protected, the principles on which is the protection based. The second part looks into the unfair terms in consumer contracts. The emphasis is placed on problematic provisions with respect to the Court of Justice case-law as well as the national case-law. An independent head is devoted to the possibility of the contractual penalty in terms of trade. The third section deals with contractual information requirements. It summarizes the European regulation. It also compares the preceding regulation with the new one in order to find the current tendencies. The contractual information requirements are viewed critically, based on specialized comments and analysis. The national regulation is divided into the general regulation and consumer regulation considering the difference between...
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