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PROCEDURE IN SMALL CLAIM DISPUTES – THE NEED FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY

Authors

  • Zrinka Tironi Municipal Court of Split

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.43.3.14

Keywords:

civil procedure, small claims, small claims procedure, European Small Claims Procedure

Abstract

Summary

PROCEDURE IN SMALL CLAIM DISPUTES –

THE NEED FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY

The article analyzes the issue of the effectiveness of procedure in small claims. Following the introductory general qualifications on the small claim procedure, legislative changes in small claim procedures are presented analytically. Statistics are used to determine whether the aim of legislative changes has been achieved, the aim baing faster, more efficient and simpler resolution of cases in small claims and reduction of the number of such cases. A comparative overview of the duration of proceedings in Croatian and European small claims disputes is given. The existing regulation of the procedure in small claims is critically analyzed and improvements de lege ferenda are proposed in accordance with the solutions from the European procedure in small claims.

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2022-12-30

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How to Cite

Tironi, Z. (2022). PROCEDURE IN SMALL CLAIM DISPUTES – THE NEED FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY. Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka, 43(3), 811–834. https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.43.3.14