DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION

Product Liability

Whilst responsibility for Defective Product may, primarily, rest with the party that brought and incorporated the product into the project (i.e. a Main or specialist Sub-Contractor), consideration should also be given to the position of a "specifier" of a particular product i.e. the Architect or Engineer or perhaps a supplier who warranted the product.

Consideration is required of any potential liability arising outside of Contract particularly if health or safety issues are concerned. Product liability disputes require an understanding of the legal position both in contract and statute, given particularly the increasing level of legislation.