Product liability claims and the effect of quality assurance

The best way in which a company can work to prevent a product liability claim from being made against it is to ensure that the products have the smallest potential for becoming faulty as possible. One way of doing this is to put the product through a quality assurance scheme.

In the UK, the best known of these is probably the Kite mark, from the BSI. The CE mark covers Europe, and America has its UL mark, which have similar roles.

However, there are also smaller schemes; in the timber market, for example, the UK Timber Frame Association has its Q-Mark, and the Timber Decking Association has a dual DeckMark system, one for products and another for training.

To achieve a quality assurance mark, an examination of the product must be made to ensure that it reaches standards regarding its fitness for purpose and its lack of safety risks.

This is done on a statistical basis, so that there may be some rare occasions where even a kitemarked product can be implicated in a faulty product compensation claim, but it should make these occasions more rare than they would otherwise have been. It may also help the defence of the manufacturing company if it can show that everything had been done to ensure safety.

A corollary to this is that a company who fails to have the quality of its products assured may find any compensation claims that a personal injury solicitor brings under product liability law harder to defend.

Locating a high-quality product liability claim lawyer
The personal injury solicitors on the YouClaim panel are all experts in the field, and governed by the rules of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, which means that you can rely on our excellence and professionalism if you have been injured by a faulty product.

If you explain the details of your case to our advisors, we'll be able to help you decide if you have a strong case to make, and - if you decide to go ahead - we can find the right no win, no fee lawyer for your needs.

Beyond our no win, no fee agreement, we will also guarantee that you will be protected from all other costs caused by the claim, win or lose, and promise that our winning fee will be charged to your opponent if you are successful. And, in that case, we pass the full 100 percent compensation to you, with no cuts taken.

Contact us today for more information, or to get your product liability claim underway today. Our free phone line is on 0800 10 757 95, and our website will let you complete a claim form or simply chat with our advisors over the echat system. We'll look forward to helping.