Product Liability: Law and Insurance
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INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF PRODUCT LIABILITY
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The object of this chapter is to provide a context and a background. Everyone concerned in the field of product liability or insurance will know that the current product liability law begins with the European Community Directive on Liability for Defective Products of 1985,1 passed into English law by the Consumer Protection Act 1987, Part 1.