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Gebruikersbescherming in de deeleconomie KU Leuven
Online business and the thin line between professional and private transactions KU Leuven
The collaborative economy challenges the binary nature of consumer law which draws a rigid line between professional and non-professional transactions. This paper addresses different approaches of qualifying a provider in the collaborative economy as a “business”. It is observed that the traditional approach of formulating qualitative thresholds provides some guidance for clarifying extreme situations but fails to shed a bright light on the many ...
Gebruikersbescherming in de deeleconomie – een nieuw evenwicht in de contractuele driehoek KU Leuven
The sharing economy builds an economic business model around a type of solidarity between non-professional providers and customers (hereafter collectively referred to as 'users'). By taking up a more active role, platforms increase trust between strangers. Platforms enable users to close transactions without economic and legal knowledge by automating negotiations and drafting the contract terms. Unlike small-scale providers, platforms can ...