Fast-tracking the resolution of minor disputes : experience from EU member states : Fast-tracking the resolution of minor disputes : experience from EU Member States (English)

The costs and long duration of court proceedings can be discouraging, and for the poor and micro and small enterprises (MSMEs) it can preclude access to justice entirely. According to the latest CEPEJ data, in 2014 disposition time of first instance civil and commercial litigious cases ranged from 97 days in Lithuania to 532 in Italy, with an overall EU average of 250 days.2 Costs (comprising both lawyer and court fees) can sometimes be greater than...

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Author

Harley,Georgia;

Said,Agnes Cristiana;
Document Date
2017/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
112769
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Serbia, Western Balkans,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2017/02/15
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Fast-tracking the resolution of minor disputes : experience from EU Member States
Keywords
small claims procedure

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

YF-MDTF for Justice Support in Serbia - Bank executed advisory services component -- P110249,7B-Informing Justice Policy Dialogue in the Western Balkans -- P161975

Major Sector

FY17 - Public Administration

Theme

FY17 - Investment and Business Climate,FY17 - Business Enabling Environment,FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Rule of Law,FY17 - Judicial and other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms,FY17 - Judicial and other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms,FY17 - Rule of Law

Sector

FY17 - Law and Justice

TF No/Name

TF071444-Multi Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in the Republic of Se,TF093548-SERBIA MDTF FOR JUSTICE SECTOR SUPPORT (CONSULTANT AND OTHER ELIGIBLE E,TF093568-SERBIA MDTF FOR JUSTICE SECTOR SUPPORT (BANK STAFF TIME),TF097023-Bank Executed: Supervision,TF097210-Bank Executed: Advisory Services for Justice Sector Reform in Serbia,TF072762-Multi Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in the Republic of Se,TF0A5510-Parallel Justice Advisory Services

Topics

Access to Justice,Education,Family Law,Justice,Labor and Employment Laws and Regulations,

Historic Topics

Education, Governance, Law and Development, Public Sector Development, Social Development, Social Protections and Labor,

Historic SubTopics

Educational Sciences, Judicial System Reform, Justice for the Poor, Labor & Employment Law, Labor Law, Law and Justice Institutions, Legal Products, Legal Reform, Legislation, Regulatory Regimes, Social Policy,

Unit Owning

EFI-ECA-GOV-FM & PS-2 (EECG2)

Version Type

Revised

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

Citation

Harley,Georgia; Said,Agnes Cristiana.

Fast-tracking the resolution of minor disputes : experience from EU member states : Fast-tracking the resolution of minor disputes : experience from EU Member States (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/670181487131729316

Fast-tracking the resolution of minor disputes : experience from EU member states : Fast-tracking the resolution of minor disputes : experience from EU Member States (English)

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