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Fairgrieve, Duncan,

Product Liability / by Duncan Fairgrieve, Richard Goldberg. - Third edition. - cxii, 928 pages ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents
1:Introduction and Modern Historical Outline;
Part I - LIABILITY IN CONTRACT AND FOR MISREPRESENTATIONS;
2:Privity of Contract;
3:Express Warranties and Misrepresentations;
4:Implied terms as to Correspondence with Description, Satisfactory Quality and Fitness for Purpose;
5:Remedies for Breach of the Implied Terms;
6:Exemption Clauses and Unfair Contract Terms;
Part II - STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT;
7:Introduction to Strict Product Liability;
8:Persons Subject to Strict Liability;
9:Products Within the Strict Liability Regime;
10:The Requirements of a Defect: Introductory Issues;
11:Manufacturing or Production Defects and Design Defects;
12:Defects in Warnings or Directions for Use;
13:Statutory Defences to Liability;
Part III - LIABILITY IN TORT FOR NEGLIGENCE;
14:The Producer's Liability in Negligence;
15:The Liability in Negligence of Persons Other than Producers;
Part IV - LIABILITY IN TORT: ISSUES COMMON TO STRICT LIABILITY AND LIABILITY IN NEGLIGENCE;
16:The Types of Damage or Loss Compensated;
17:Causation, Remoteness of Damage and Defences;
Part V - CONFLICT OF LAWS;
18:Product Liability and the Conflict of Laws - Professor Jonathan Harris, Birmingham University;
Part VI - PRODUCT SAFETY AND THE CRIMINAL LAW;
19:Provisions Covering General Product Safety;
APPENDIX 1 - EXTRACTS FROM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1987;
APPENDIX 2 - COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 85/374/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS;
APPENDIX 3 - COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2001/95/EC ON GENERAL PRODUCT SAFETY

ISBN: 9780199679232 0199679231

LCCN: 2019942875

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB544499 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017153309 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Products liability.

LC Class. No.: K953 / .F35 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 346.0382 FAI