Compulsory Arbitration Agreements in Domestic and International Consumer Contracts
Collins, D. A. (2008). Compulsory Arbitration Agreements in Domestic and International Consumer Contracts. King's Law Journal, 19(2), pp. 335-355. doi: 10.1080/09615768.2008.11423672
Abstract
This paper examines the UK Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations (UTCCR)'s prohibition on clauses in consumer contracts that mandate dispute settlement in an arbitration tribunal as potentially unfair and oppressive as against consumers because it denies their right to civil adjudication. The understanding of UTCCR's unfairness as developed by the UK House of Lords is not necessarily applicable to arbitration clauses because of the lower cost of such proceedings and the availability of legal aid, even in the international context. International arbitration decisions may also be reviewed for procedural irregularities under the New York Convention. Various European court decisions are reviewed where compulsory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts were evaluated for fairness to conclude that courts should be more receptive to such terms because of procedural advantages that they may accord to consumers.
Publication Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in King's Law Journal in 2008, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09615768.2008.11423672 |
Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
Departments: | The City Law School > Academic Programmes The City Law School > International Law and Affairs Group |
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