TY - JOUR

T1 - Optimising your holiday: a proposal for the optimal system for timesharing from a comparative perspective

AU - Al-Ali, Dhurgham

AU - Owen, Gwilym

AU - Parker, Marie

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PY - 2019/7/26

Y1 - 2019/7/26

N2 - Timesharing causes profound issues for consumers, yet there is a dearth of academic commentary about this topic, and little is known about how other jurisdictions regulate this area. This article will assess the issues faced by consumers when purchasing, owning and terminating timeshare. As a result of this assessment, the optimal features required to tackle these difficult issues are suggested. These optimal features are applied to selected jurisdictions in order to undertake a functional analysis. The article identifies the strengths and weaknesses in each system under consideration, and makes specific proposals for England and Wales.

AB - Timesharing causes profound issues for consumers, yet there is a dearth of academic commentary about this topic, and little is known about how other jurisdictions regulate this area. This article will assess the issues faced by consumers when purchasing, owning and terminating timeshare. As a result of this assessment, the optimal features required to tackle these difficult issues are suggested. These optimal features are applied to selected jurisdictions in order to undertake a functional analysis. The article identifies the strengths and weaknesses in each system under consideration, and makes specific proposals for England and Wales.

M3 - Article

VL - 2019

JO - Oxford University Comparative Law Forum

JF - Oxford University Comparative Law Forum

M1 - 3

ER -