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Vulnerable Consumers and the Law: Consumer Protection and Access to Justice book cover

1st Edition

Vulnerable Consumers and the Law Consumer Protection and Access to Justice

Edited By Christine Riefa, Severine Saintier Copyright 2021
280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book charts the difficulties encountered by vulnerable consumers in their access to justice, through the contributions of prominent authors (academic, practitioners and consultants) in the field of consumer law and access to justice. It demonstrates that despite the development of ADR, access to justice is still severely lacking for the vulnerable consumer. The book highlights that a... Read more

Foreword by Mary O'Hara

1. In search of (access to) justice for vulnerable consumers

Christine Riefa and Séverine Saintier

2. Economic theory and consumer vulnerability: Exploring an uneasy relationship

Christine Riefa and Harriet Gamper

3. A Universal Perspective on vulnerability: International Definitions and Targets.

Robin Simpson

4. The legal definition of ‘vulnerable’ consumers in the UCPD: benefits and limitations of a focus on personal attributes

Eleni Kaprou

5. Vulnerable consumers in financial services and access to justice: the regulatory response

Sarah Brown

6. Regulating the consumer credit market – protecting vulnerable consumers

Nic Ryder and Dan Jasinski

7. Vulnerability in the UK Energy Market

Tim Dodsworth

8. Using ‘stokvel’ community values to combat financial exclusion

Andrew Hutchinson

9. The role of voluntary standards in improving outcomes for consumers in vulnerable situations

Julie Hunter

10. Improving courts and ADR to help vulnerable consumers access justice

Cosmo Graham

11. ODR and Access to Justice for vulnerable consumers: the case of the EU ODR Platform

Elisabetta Sciallis

12. Consumer ADR in the European Union and in Portugal as a means of ensuring consumer protection

Jorge Morais Carvalho

13. Online Dispute Resolution of Consumer Disputes, Vulnerable Consumers and New Technologies

Mateja Durovic and Plamena Markova

14. Using claims management as a method to help consumers on low income

Peter Rott

15. The way forward: for an ‘inclusive’ access to justice to protect vulnerable consumers

Christine Riefa and Séverine Saintier

 

Biography

Christine Riefa is a Reader in Consumer Law, Brunel University.

Séverine Saintier is an Associate Professor in Commercial Law, Exeter University.

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