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Rimantas Simaitis, Vigita Vebaltra, Milda Markeviçiute
In this article, the European Small Claims Procedure (hereinafter – ESCP) will be analysed in the context of the other European procedures, namely Brussels I bis Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012), European Enforcement Order Procedure, European Pay-ment Order Procedure and Consumer ODR Procedure. The aim of each procedure, their benefits for users and drawbacks are compared to establish the areas in which the Europe-an Small Claims Procedure can be improved or modified contributing better towards the development of more efficient and user-friendly European Union civil proceedings system. Results of the SCAN | Small Claims Analysis Network consortium studies of the application of the ESCP are used as a basis of this article. The article among other issues will cover premises to introduce seamlessly integrated dispute resolution methods and tools in the European Small Claims procedure such as early-diagnostics, negotiations, mediation, etc. to create a pyramid-shaped dispute resolution system so that only the disputes that cannot be resolved by using other tools would be channeled to the adjudicative stage.
