Consumer credit, debt and investment in Europe / edited by James Devenney and Mel Kenny.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Devenney, James, editor.

Kenny, Mel B., editor.

Conference Name:

Consumer Protection in Europe: Theory and Practice (Conference) (2009 : Leeds, England)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Consumer protection.

Consumer credit--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Consumer credit.

Investments--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Investments.

Investments--Law and legislation.

Consumer credit--Law and legislation.

Consumer protection--Law and legislation.

European Union countries.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 327 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Consumer Credit, Debt & Investment in Europe

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Produced under the auspices of an EU-funded Marie Curie research programme, this volume analyses vulnerability in European private law and scrutinises consumer protection in credit and investments in the context of the recent turmoil in financial markets and EU harmonisation initiatives in the area. It explores key issues such as responsible lending, the disclosure of information, consumer confidence, the regulation of consumer investment services and the protection of bank depositors. The chapters emanate from the 'Consumer Protection in Europe: Theory and Practice' duo colloquium which explored consumer protection in Europe in its theoretical and practical dimensions. These topics are even more relevant today given the passage of the Consumer Rights Directive, the appointment of an Expert Group on a common frame of reference, the Green Paper on European Contract Law and the ongoing deliberations surrounding the Common European Sales Law.

Contents:

Vulnerability and access to low cost credit / Orkun Akseli

Information disclosure in the EU consumer credit directive : opportunities and limitations / Catherine I. Garcia Porras and Willem H. van Boom

European regulation of consumer credit : enhancing consumer confidence and protection from a UK perspective? / Sarah Brown

The development of responsible lending in the UK consumer credit regime / Karen Fairweather

The French Consumer Credit Act (2010) [Loi 2010-737 du 1er juillet 2010 portant réforme du crédit ... la consommation] : a missed opportunity / Marine Friant-Perrot

The legal framework for consumer credit in Romania : facts and prospects / Rodica Diana Apan

The legal regulation of pawnbroking in England, a brief history / Warren Swain and Karen Fairweather

Mortgage finance : who's responsible? / Sarah Nield

Fairness and efficiency in the law of guarantees / Gerry McCormack

A comparative analysis of bank charges in Europe : OFT volume Abbey National plc through the looking glass / Mel Kenny and James Devenney

Designing a framework for protecting bank depositors / Andrew Campbell

The legal matrix for retail investment services in the EU : where is an individual investor? / Olha O. Cherednychenko

Financial investors as consumers : recent Italian legislation from a European perspective / Cristina Amato and Chiara Perfumi

Conclusions. Consumer credit, debt and investment in Europe / Mel Kenny and James Devenney.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781139003469

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