Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged?
Consumer debt is a pervasive issue that imperils both debtors and their creditors. Belgium has in the past created an out-of-court gateway for creditors to recover debt in business to business relationships. Discussions on whether to extend that scheme to consumer debt are ongoing. European Union l...
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Consumer debt is a pervasive issue that imperils both debtors and their creditors. Belgium has in the past created an out-of-court gateway for creditors to recover debt in business to business relationships. Discussions on whether to extend that scheme to consumer debt are ongoing. European Union law and the case law of the European Court of Justice on consumer protection should be taken into account in devising such scheme but are not an insurmountable obstacle. Belgium could prove an innovative testing ground for similar schemes elsewhere.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca3dea23a54f46c69f077fd81d78e4992025-08-20T03:20:35ZengMarcial PonsRevista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal2605-52442025-04-0110.37417/rivitsproc/2906Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged?Jachin van DoninckJustine Davidts0Bailiff-trainee Consumer debt is a pervasive issue that imperils both debtors and their creditors. Belgium has in the past created an out-of-court gateway for creditors to recover debt in business to business relationships. Discussions on whether to extend that scheme to consumer debt are ongoing. European Union law and the case law of the European Court of Justice on consumer protection should be taken into account in devising such scheme but are not an insurmountable obstacle. Belgium could prove an innovative testing ground for similar schemes elsewhere. https://revistasmarcialpons.es/rivitsproc/article/view/2906 consumersconsumer protectiondebt recoveryextrajudicial debt recoveryEuropean Unionconsumer contracts |
| spellingShingle | Jachin van Doninck Justine Davidts Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged? Revista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal consumers consumer protection debt recovery extrajudicial debt recovery European Union consumer contracts |
| title | Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged? |
| title_full | Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged? |
| title_fullStr | Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged? |
| title_short | Belgium’s Extrajudicial Recovery of Uncontested Money Debts: Can an Extension to Consumer Debt be Envisaged? |
| title_sort | belgium s extrajudicial recovery of uncontested money debts can an extension to consumer debt be envisaged |
| topic | consumers consumer protection debt recovery extrajudicial debt recovery European Union consumer contracts |
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