Article 9 of Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights (Consumer Rights Directive, CRD) establishes the right of the consumer to withdraw from a distance contract within a period of 14 days and without giving any reason or incurring any penalty. The rationale behind such a right of withdrawal stems from the fact that under a distance…Continue reading

Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights (Consumer Rights Directive/CRD) defines a “distance contract” as a contract concluded between a trader and a consumer under an organized distance sales or service-provision scheme, without the simultaneous physical presence of these two parties and with the exclusive use of one or more means of distance communication up to and…Continue reading

Over the course of the past three decades we are experiencing a new reality of flourishing and ever-growing electronic commerce. This new form of trade brought with itself a new medium for contracting – electronic contracts. The result is that nowadays, with one click of a mouse a user in one part of the world…Continue reading