Product Liability

Question 1

Who can be sued under CPA 1987?

Answer 1

1. Producer of the product.
2. Any person who holds themselves out as producer.
3. Anyone who imports a product to supply it to another.

Question 2

When can the supplier of a defective product be sued under CPA?

Answer 2

If the claimant asks the supplier to identify the producer and the supplier fails to do so.

Question 3

Who can sue under the CPA?

Answer 3

Anyone suffering damage - not limited to the purchaser or user.

Question 4

Under CPA, what loss can a claimant claim?

Answer 4

1. Property damage over £275.
2. Death or personal injury.
3. CEL.

Not loss of the product itself (PEL)

Question 5

What is a defect for the purposes of CPA?

Answer 5

The safety of a product is not such as persons are generally entitled to expect.