product liability

Question 1

covered under

Answer 1

consumer protection act 1987

Question 2

cpa used if

Answer 2

personal injury or property damage over £275

Question 3

s1(2) a product

Answer 3

any good, including electricity (A v NBA)

Question 4

s2(2) producer

Answer 4

trade marker, manufacturer, producer (Bogle v McDonalds)

Question 5

s3 defect

Answer 5

safety of the product falls below the standards a person is generally entitled to expect (Richardson v LRC Products)

Question 6

s4 defence

Answer 6

development risk defence (Abouzaid)

Question 7

s6 (4) defence

Answer 7

contributory negligence (Sayers v Harlow)

Question 8

s5 can only claim for

Answer 8

death, personal injury, property damage over £275, not product itself (Muirhead)