Protecting Financial Consumers in Europe : : Comparative Perspectives and Policy Choices / / edited by Piotr Tereszkiewicz, Mariusz Jerzy Golecki.

• Superior document: Comparative Law in Global Perspective ; 3
• TeilnehmendeR: Golecki, Mariusz Jerzy,; Tereszkiewicz, Piotr, 1977-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2023.; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Comparative law in Africa book series ; 3.; International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (476 pages)

This book provides a thorough and up-to-date account of what is state-of-the-art in the field of contracts relating to selected financial services such as insurance, loans and payments services. It also explores the resolution of disputes arising out of such contracts by ADR bodies in Europe, at national and EU level. In parallel with offering a comparative survey of the most recent legal developments in Europe, the book sheds light on the significance of financial ombudsman bodies for the efficient resolving of consumer disputes. Further, the book illustrates solutions and policies aimed at ensuring a high level of consumer financial education.

Table of Contents

Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Financial Consumers, Complex Contractual Products, and Dispute Resolution – Setting the Scene -- Piotr Tereszkiewicz -- Part 1: Consumer Protection across Different Financial Products -- 1 Consumer Protection in Polish Insurance Law -- Piotr Tereszkiewicz and Katarzyna Południak-Gierz -- 2 Consumer Protection in Portuguese Insurance Law -- Rui Mascarenhas Ataíde and Francisco Rodrigues Rocha -- 3 Consumer Protection regarding Banking Deposit Products in Greek Law -- Georgios Mentis -- 4 Judicial Review of Standard Business Terms in Payment Services Contracts in German Law -- Sebastian Omlor and Hans Wilke -- Part 2: Foreign Currency Loans in Europe -- 5 Foreign Currency Loans in Hungary -- András Pomeisl -- 6 Foreign Currency Loans in Croatia -- Emilia Mišćenić -- 7 Foreign Currency Loans in France -- Mariola Lemonnier -- 8 Foreign Currency Loans in Slovenia -- Jorg Sladič -- 9 Foreign Currency Loans in Italy -- Marta Infantino -- 10 Complex Mortgage Loans in Spain -- Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell -- 11 Foreign Currency Loans and Directive 93/13: The CJUE as a Legal Architect -- Piotr Tereszkiewicz -- Part 3: Financial Ombudsman Bodies and Consumer Protection -- 12 Mind the Consumer Protection Gap: The UK Financial Ombudsman Service, Fairness and Reasonableness, and the Law -- Ugochi Amajuoyi and Andrea Fejős -- 13 Comparative Perspective on the Banking and Financial Ombudsman: Current Limitations and Possible Solutions -- Francesca Bichiri and Cristina Poncibò -- 14 The Financial Arbitrator in the Czech Republic -- Josef Kotásek -- 15 Collective Redress for Consumers of Financial Services -- Noah Vardi -- 16 Judicial Governance and the Financial Markets from the Law and Economics Perspective -- Mariusz J. Golecki -- 17 The Role and Nature of Financial Ombudsman Institutions in Business-related Human Rights -- Jernej Letnar Černič -- Part 4: The Way Forward: Building Consumer Protection through Financial Education -- 18 Financial Education: A Human Rights Perspective on Financial Literacy -- Karolina Mendecka -- 19 A Comparative Analysis of National Financial Education Strategies among the Visegrad Group -- Grażyna Borys -- 20 Household Approaches to New Technologies in Financial Education in Poland -- Małgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska, Ewa Cichowicz and Łukasz Kurowski -- Index.