PERSONAL INJURY & ACCIDENT COMPENSATION

Faulty Product Compensation

Just above everything we buy, eat, and use, has to be of an acceptable standard. In law this means that it should not cause you an injury.

Thousands of different types of products, from medical implants to electrical products; from food stuffs to drink; from pharmaceuticals to cars, they all have to be of an acceptable standard for safe use.

The Consumer Protection Act 1987 governs the safeguard of consumers from products that do not reach a reasonable level of safety. This Act allows individuals to sue producers, importers and own-branders for death, personal injury or losses on private property valued at more the £275.00.  The burden of proof is on the balance of probabilities. A product will not be regarded as defective simply because it is pof poor quality or perhaps because there is a safer version now on the market.

The Consumer Protection Act is also now bolstered by the General Product Safety Regulation 2005. These Regulations came into force on 1st October 2005 and replaced the Genral Product Safety Regulations 1994. These Regulations are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and transpose Directive 2001/95/EC into UK law. Click here to read it in full www.berr.gov.uk/files/file22713.pdf.

Producers, suppliers and distributors are liable if a product causes injury. The penalties for serious breaches of safety notices are a maximum fine of £20,000.00 and or a 12 months prison sentence, with lesser breaches being dealt with by way of a maximum fine of £5,000.00 and or  three months imprisonment.

If you are injured by a fault product, retain the item in question. Do not return it to the store where you purchased it from. Telephone us immediately for advice on what to so. Our freephone number for personal injury accident claims is 0800 169 3683.

All types of products can cause injury, such as electrical goods, ladders, power tools, cosmetics, hair dyes, food stuffs, drinks, hand tools, etc. Just pick up the ‘phone and ask for our personal injury advice.