The SCAN project will provide a platform on the European Small Claims Procedure (ESCP) to highlight the added value of a ESCP. This objective is supported by a number of sub-objectives: To collect data concerning ESCP at the national level in cross-border contexts to determine the best practices and the related implementation problems; To identify the strength and the weaknesses of the new Reg. 2015/2421; To compare such best...
Read MoreSCAN project proudly presents its own panel at “Insert Law to Continue” conference, which will be held at University of Naples ‘Federico II’, on September, the 12th and the 13th. This panel will be chaired by PhD Marco Giacalone from Vrije Universiteit Brussels and the speeches by Francesco Giuseppe Sacco, Irene Abignente, Roberto Pusceddu, Federica Pinto, Paola Ruggieri and Giovanni Di Stasio are planned. Here...
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As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, hundreds of flights to and from Italy have been cancelled. Passengers will of course obtain the reimbursement of the ticket, but they may also be entitled to compensation, which according to EU regulation 261 of 2004 ranges from 250 to 600 euros depending on the length of the route. Compensation is automatic if the company gives less than 14 days’ notice; nevertheless, passengers may...
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Small Claims Analysis Net project aims at making the European Small Claims Procedure very fast, efficient and understandable especially for consumers. That’s why ADICONSUM (Associazione Italiana Difesa Consumatori ed Ambiente) is part of the SCAN Consortium. Adiconsum is a consumer organization founded in 1987 promoted by CISL’s trade union with above 63.000 members. It is a nationwide organization with local and regional offices...
Read MoreSCAN project has been presented at IRIS 2019 Salzburg [Full paper]. The efficiency and improvement of the judicial systems of the Member States have always represented one of the main aims of the European Union. During Eighties and Nineties European Commission started pilot projects in: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Ireland. Every Member State had its own procedure: that’s why intermediate measures were...
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