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<p>The author of this contribution deals with specifics of consumer disputes in Austrian civil procedure law. He analyses special provisions that address consumers in dispute resolution and general procedural rules that do not specifically apply to consumers but have their major impact on consumers. He gives an overview on the caselaw of the Austrian Supreme Court in which the Court has introduced several ways to protect the interests of consumers.</p>
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The author of this contribution deals with specifics of consumer disputes in Austrian civil procedure law. He analyses special provisions that address consumers in dispute resolution and general procedural rules that do not specifically apply to consumers but have their major impact on consumers. He gives an overview on the caselaw of the Austrian Supreme Court in which the Court has introduced several ways to protect the interests of consumers.

Consumer Dispute Resolution in Austria

Lecturer of the Vienna University of Economics and Business

International and Comparative Law Review

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The author of this contribution deals with specifics of consumer disputes in Austrian civil procedure law. He analyses special provisions that address...

Consumer Dispute Resolution in Austria

Published Online: Sep 23, 2022

Page range: 120 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2022-0008

Keywords
consumer, civil procedure, Austrian Code of Civil Procedure, arbitration agreement, choice of law, agreements on jurisdiction matters, class action, revision to the Austrian Supreme Court, case law, evidence

© 2022 Andreas Frössel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Consumer Dispute Resolution in Austria

Published Online: Sep 23, 2022

Page range: 120 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2022-0008

Keywordsconsumer, civil procedure, Austrian Code of Civil Procedure, arbitration agreement, choice of law, agreements on jurisdiction matters, class action, revision to the Austrian Supreme Court, case law, evidence

© 2022 Andreas Frössel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
consumer, civil procedure, Austrian Code of Civil Procedure, arbitration agreement, choice of law, agreements on jurisdiction matters, class action, revision to the Austrian Supreme Court, case law, evidence