Springer Uber―Brave New Service or Unfair Competition: Legal Analysis of the Nature of Uber Services: 76 (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 76)

This book analyzes the legal issues connected with the provision of Uber-related services. It primarily focuses on the various contractual and non-contractual relationships that occur during the use of Uber applications, especially with reference to Uber headquarters (Uber App), Uber branch offices (advertisements), Uber partner drivers (employees or self-employed), Uber application registered users, Uber transportation service users (contracting passenger) and third-party Uber transportation service users (additional passenger). It also provides a comparison of standard transportation services and contracts of carriage, irrespective of whether the carrier in question is a common carrier, contractual carrier, actual carrier or an intermediary service provider. Furthermore, the book presents the relevant case law, especially with regard to Uber as a taxi service, Uber as a share-riding service, Uber as a rent-a-car with driver service, Uber as an employer and Uber as a key organizer of transportation service, in Croatia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Hungary, Argentina, and France. Lastly, it explores the different legislative approaches to resolving various issues related to the appearance of Uber and similar companies – the Laissez-faire model, Status Quo model, Legal Adjustment model, and the New Legislative Paradigm model. From the Back Cover This book analyzes the legal issues connected with the provision of Uber-related services. It primarily focuses on the various contractual and non-contractual relationships that occur during the use of Uber applications, especially with reference to Uber headquarters (Uber App), Uber branch offices (advertisements), Uber partner drivers (employees or self-employed), Uber application registered users, Uber transportation service users (contracting passenger) and third-party Uber transportation service users (additional passenger). It also provides a comparison of standard transportation services and contracts of carriage, irrespective of whether the carrier in question is a common carrier, contractual carrier, actual carrier or an intermediary service provider. Furthermore, the book presents the relevant case law, especially with regard to Uber as a taxi service, Uber as a share-riding service, Uber as a rent-a-car with driver service, Uber as an employer and Uber as a key organizer of transportation service, in Croatia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Hungary, Argentina, and France. Lastly, it explores the different legislative approaches to resolving various issues related to the appearance of Uber and similar companies – the Laissez-faire model, Status Quo model, Legal Adjustment model, and the New Legislative Paradigm model. About the Author Jasenko Marin, Ph.D., is a Full Professor with permanent tenure at the University of Zagreb (Croatia), Faculty of Law, Department for Maritime and Transport Law. He lectures on maritime law, transport law and insurance law at graduate and postgraduate level. He was the vice-dean of the Zagreb Faculty of Law in 2015-2017. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Committee established by the Institute for European Traffic Law. He is an arbitrator at the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration (SHIAC). He is also an arbitrator at the Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce. He was the insurance ombudsman appointed by the Croatian Insurance Bureau in 2014-2018. Professor Marin is the author of numerous publications, including one university textbook, several scientific monographs and book chapters, as well as of more than 50 articles related to transport law and insurance law. SinišaPetrović, Ph.D., is a Full Professor at the University of Zagreb (Croatia), Faculty of Law, Department for Commercial Law and Company Law. He is the author of numerous papers in the field of commercial