Consumer Protection Act 1987: Defective products

Charles Dougherty QC and Isabel Barter offer a practical guide to the Consumer Protection Act 1987 ‘It is worth noting that certain products are inherently unsafe but that does not mean that they are necessarily defective.’ Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (CPA), which implemented the European Directive of July 1985 (the directive), …
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Cases Referenced

  • A v National Blood Authority [2001] 3 All ER 289
  • Abouzaid v Mothercare Ltd [2000] All ER (D) 2436
  • Allen & Others v Depuy International Limited [2014] EWHC 753 (QB)
  • B (A Child) v McDonald's Restaurants Ltd [2002] EWHC 490 (QB)
  • Case C-300/95 European Commission v United Kingdom [1997] ECR I-02649
  • Case C-358/08 O'Byrne v Aventis Pasteur [2010] ECR I-1383
  • Horne Roberts v SmithKline Beecham Plc [2001] EWCA Civ 2006
  • Love v Halfords Limited [2014] EWHC 1057 (QB)
  • O'Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd [2010] UKSC 23
  • Owusu v Jackson [2005] EUECJ C-281/02
  • Pollard v Tesco Stores Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 393
  • Richardson v LRC Products Ltd [2000] Lloyd's Law Reports (Medical) 280