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Biotechnology products and liability claims

Legislators and no win, no fee solicitors alike will need to keep abreast of scientific changes and breakthroughs which will affect consumers over the coming decades so that they can respond to the product liability claim challenges of the future.

One area that demands attention, even now, from the UK's legal minds is that of biotechnology. Biotechnology is a relatively new frontier of product development and concerns the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in the creation of bioproducts such as medicines and foodstuffs.

The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology in the following way, "Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use."

However, despite being thought of as a new frontier, it is also true that even some of the most long-standing and traditional products can be said to be derived through biotechnology.

For example, even traditional farming processes of the kind which have existed for thousands of years, since Neolithic times, can be said to form part of a biotechnological process.

Despite this, it is clear that biotechnology is in the process of entering a new, more advanced phase that will present new hurdles and challenges as well as exciting breakthroughs. As such, consumers need to be protected and to be certain that, where appropriate, they have recourse to a product liability claim.

Claim compensation for injury caused by a product
The law gives all consumers protection from defective and faulty products which cause injury – this is written into the 1987 Consumer Protection Act.

If you or a close family member, such as a spouse or child, has suffered personal injury as a result of using a product, whether it is a cosmetic product, a medicine, a toy, a foodstuff or something else, you may be able to claim no win, no fee compensation for your pain and losses.

Here at YouClaim we enable you do this while receiving representation from specialist personal injury solicitors, all of whom, win or lose, will represent you on a completely charge-free basis.

Furthermore, our 100% compensation promise guarantees you every penny you receive in a settlement – we never take a cut.

To learn more about our product liability claim service, simply consult a legal advisor by using echat or by calling us, on 0800 10 757 95.

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