This publication provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to product liability laws and regulations, and is also available at www.iclg.com.
This year marks the 23rd edition, with one expert analysis chapter providing a review of the New EU Product Liability Directive.
The question and answer chapters, which in this edition cover 17 jurisdictions, provide detailed answers to common questions raised by professionals dealing with product liability laws and regulations.
As always, this publication has been written by leading product liability lawyers and industry specialists, for whose invaluable contributions the editors and publishers are extremely grateful.
Expert Analysis
Chapter
1
The New EU Product Liability Directive
Dr Adela Williams & Tom Fox, Arnold & Porter
Q&A
Chapters
6
Brazil
António Frota, Ubiratan Mattos, Maria Eduarda Barros Reis & Layelli Nassif,
Mattos Engelberg Echenique Advogados
15
China
James Wang & Reking Chen, Shanghai YaoWang Law Offices
23
England & Wales
Dr Adela Williams & Tom Fox, Arnold & Porter
38
France
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Gaėtan de Robillard & Elias Boukachabine, Signature
Litigation
47
Germany
Sibylle Schumacher & Dr. Alexander Shchavelev, Pinsent Masons
58
Greece
Dimitris Emvalomenos, Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
70
Hong Kong
Paul Kwan, Mandy Pang & Titus Cheung, Deacons
80
India
Anind Thomas, Prerna Ponappa, Abhay Shetty & Nandita Phal, AZB & Partners
92
Indonesia
Romi Emirat, Verry Iskandar, Adirama Tri Satrio Wirawan & Madeleine Jacobus,
Soemadipradja & Taher
100
Ireland
Michaela Herron, Jamie Gallagher, Aisling Morrough & Hugh Horan, Mason Hayes
& Curran LLP
109
Japan
Shinya Tago, Landry Guesdon & Kazuto Anzai, Iwata Godo Law Offices
121
Singapore
Dr Stanley Lai, SC & David Lim, Allen & Gledhill LLP
130
Spain
Xavier Moliner & Juan Martķnez, Faus Moliner
142
Switzerland
Maurice Courvoisier, Jonas Knechtli & Peter Bürkli, Walder Wyss Ltd.
150
Taiwan
Patrick Marros Chu & David Tien, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
160
Türkiye
Tansu Akin, Akin Legal
169
USA
James A. Frederick, Christine R. M. Kain & David Koller, Faegre Drinker
Biddle & Reath LLP
