Strict liability rules in product liability claims

A product liability claim relies on principles of strict liability, rather than culpability. This means that the manufacturers of a product that causes personal injury to someone through usual usage are liable for compensation whether or not they were negligent in the methods involved in producing that item.

As it is easier to demonstrate that a product was responsible for a personal injury than it is to prove negligence on the part of the manufacturing company, this is good news for anyone considering a compensation claim. Any product liability case taken forward will take less time and have a clearer forecast as to its chances of success under strict liability than under a system that relies on culpability, or blame based on negligence.

The law that put this into practice in the UK is the 1987 Consumer Protection Act, and it was further enshrined with the General Product Safety Regulations 1994, which applies the requirement to be safe to all domestic consumer goods.

The European Union also regularly reviews this field of the law, most recently in 2006. Read more about the results of the 2006 review.

Making a product liability claim
Even though strict liability makes product liability cases easier, you still need an expert personal injury solicitor to fight your case. This is where YouClaim can come in.

With years of experience and a near-unrivalled success rate in securing faulty product compensation, we are ideally placed to help in any compensation claim you would like to make.

Our no win, no fee guarantee and our 100% compensation promise mean that you should have no financial fears in making your claim, particularly as we also undertake to charge any winning fee to your opponent in a won case. This means your faulty product claim would be entirely risk free.

Call today, on 0800 10 757 95, or use our website's online chat and claim form services, and we'll be able to get your product liability claim under way as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.