Sodna praksa

  • Podatki o zadevi
    • Nacionalna ID: High Court, Judgement II Cp 1862/2020
    • Država članica: Slovenija
    • Splošno ime:N/A
    • Vrsta odločbe: Sodna odločba v pritožbenem postopku
    • Datum odločbe: 08/07/2021
    • Sodišče: Višje sodišče v Ljubljani
    • Zadeva:
    • Tožnik:
    • Toženec:
    • Ključne besede: bad faith, unfair terms, nullity, professional diligence
  • Členi direktive
    Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3 Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3, 1. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3, 2. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3, 2. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3, 2. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 4 Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 4, 2. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 6
  • Uvodna opomba

    ECLI:SI:VSLJ:2021:II.CP.1862.2020

    The currency clause agreement is the main subject of credit agreements, as it is an essential part of the contractual relationship. As such, it can be subjected to a fairness assessment only if the requirement for its clarity and comprehensibility has not been met (if the bank has not fulfilled its explanatory duty). The bank must provide borrowers (consumers) with information that must be sufficient to make informed and prudent decisions. The consumer must be aware of the possibility of fluctuations of the value of the foreign currency in which the loan is taken and must be able to assess the potentially significant economic consequences of the contractual condition for its financial obligations.

  • Dejstva

    The consumers (the plaintiffs) concluded a credit agreement and a collateral agreement with the bank (the defendant) in the foreign currency of CHF. When there was a fluctuation regarding the value between CHF and EUR, the consumer brought action against the bank, claiming that the bank did not fulfil its explanatory duty in regard to explaining her the effect of the fluctuations and that it acted in bad faith, making the agreement null. The Court of First Instance dismissed the action. The consumer lodged an appeal.

  • Pravna zadeva

    Did the bank correctly fulfil its explanatory duty to the consumers in connection with the concluded credit agreement with a currency clause?

  • Odločba

    The Court of Appeal agreed with the Court of First Instance´s careful, comprehensive and thorough evidentiary assessment of whether the bank had complied with its duty of explanation. The bank did not have any information indicating future developments in the CHF exchange rate and could not have foreseen that the risk borne by the plaintiffs would not materialise in their long-term benefit. The consumers were warned that in the event of an increase in the CHF exchange rate, their liability (annuity and principal) could increase, and that the CHF / EUR exchange rate is not fixed, meaning their credit obligations may increase. The average diligent consumer (including the plaintiff) can calculate for himself, what is meant by a minor or major hypothetical change in the CHF exchange rate and what it would mean for his obligations in EUR. Therefore, the bank fulfilled the duty of explanation, and the terms of the contract were clear and understandable.

    Celotno besedilo: Celotno besedilo

  • Povezane zadeve

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  • Pravna literatura

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  • Zadetek

    The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal as unfounded and upheld the judgement of the First Court in the impugned part. Only extraordinary legal remedies are possible against this decision. Concretely, an appeal on points of law and a revision of the judgement, both only if the legal requirements under the Civil Procedure Act are fulfilled.