Self-Help, Private Debt Collection and the Concomitant Risks A Comparative Law Analysis /

The book shows that self-help in commercial law is a fast, inexpensive and efficient alternative to court enforcement. Self-help remedies and private debt collection are largely but not exclusively features of common law jurisdictions, since remnants of private enforcement can still be found in cont...

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Main Author: Stӑnescu, Cӑtӑlin Gabriel. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21503-7
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. General Background and History of Self-Help and Private Enforcement
  • 3. Self-Help and Contract Law
  • 4. Active Self-Help: Self-Help Repossession, Administrative Receivership, Private Disposition of Collateral and Strict Foreclosure
  • 5. Factoring, Bad Debt and Collection Agencies
  • 6. Abusive Debt Collection Practices and the Building Blocks of an Efficient Debt Collection Regime
  • 7. Remedies Against Abusive Practices and Calls for Reform
  • 8. Conclusions.