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Product Liability (The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (provides a…
Product Liability
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Defect
goods are defective if their safety is not such as "persons generally are entitled to expect, taking into account all the circumstances
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Limitations
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does not cover small property damage and and only damages over £275 can be awarded to deter frivolous claims
all personal claims, however small, are covered
Time limit
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claim for any action not involving personal injury - within 6 years of the date when the right to sue arose
Product
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goods - substances, growing crops and things comprised in land by virtue of being attached to it by ship, aircraft or vehicle
Criminal Liability
companies which manufacture or sell unsafe products can be prosecuted under the General Products Safety Regulations 2005
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Donoghue v Stevenson
gave consumer rights against the manufacturers of defective products they they lacked under the law of contract