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  • Case Details
    • National ID: 21Er/1390/2009-7
    • Member State: Slovakia
    • Common Name:link
    • Decision type: Other
    • Decision date: 08/04/2010
    • Court: Okresný súd (Court of first instance, Zvolen)
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  • Directive Articles
    Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 2 Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3, 1. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3, 2. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 3, 3. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 6, 1. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Article 6, 2. Unfair Contract Terms Directive, ANNEX I, 1.
  • Headnote
    An arbitration award issued against a consumer is unenforceable if the underlying arbitra-tion clause, which was part of the standard terms in a consumer credit contract, infringes the rules on unfair terms in consumer contracts.
  • Facts
    The plaintiff sought enforcement and execution of an arbitration award against a consum-er. The underlying arbitration clause was part of the terms and conditions of a consumer credit contract.
  • Legal issue
    Under § 53 para. 1, 4 point. r) of the Civil Code, consumer contracts must not contain unfair terms that cause a significant imbalance in the rights and obligations of the parties to the detriment of consumers. In particular terms that require the consumer to settle disputes exclusively by arbitration are considered unfair in that sense. The arbitration clause was therefore void under § 53 para. 5 of the Civil Code.
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