Product Liability: Jurisdictional Comparisons

Product Liability: Jurisdictional Comparisons is the essential reference guide for corporations, insurance companies and legal professionals.

Covering 15 major jurisdictions worldwide it offers a clear overview of the law on product liability in each one, and is structured to allow easy comparisons between jurisdictions.

• Covers the law in 15 key jurisdictions
• Includes contributions from leading local practitioners who are experts in the field
• Offers a well organised starting point for international reference
• Addresses the key questions of multinational corporations and their legal advisors
• Discusses liability and how it can be proved
• Explains the available defences
• Covers the litigation of product liability disputes, including class actions/ representative proceedings, and litigation funding
• Looks at remedies
• Explains the roles of regulators
• Highlights regulatory websites and other sources of information
• Uses a reader-friendly Q&A format that enables quick and easy crossjurisdictional comparisons
• Provides straightforward, practical commentary on each jurisdiction and the respective legal systems