Product Liability & Recalls – Defective Products – Company Commercial Solicitors

A defective product claim usually arises from poor design, poor manufacture, unreliable quality control, inadequate instructions or poor surveillance and recall. In all cases there can be disastrous results for an errant company that does not take any of these problems seriously. Our product liability lawyers deal with defective products from a business point of view and we are able to give advice to sellers, importers and manufacturers on legal requirements, subsequent management of risk and damage limitation, once a serious problem has arisen. Australian law covers a wide range of these issues and in particular provides detailed requirements (and guidance) in regards to :-

• product safety standards
• recalls of defective products
• compensation for injury and property damage
• the obligations of sellers, importers and manufacturers

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Business Lawyers

Our product liability lawyers give commercial advice in regards to understanding the law and in particular help guide clients around the minefield that is product surveillance and recall once a defective product has been identified. This problem can ruin the reputation of a company overnight as Toyota to their cost recently discovered when a serious brake fault was identified resulting in plummeting sales and factory lay offs. We are able to help business sellers, importers and manufacturers to reduce liability and minimise exposure to product liability claims by providing advice relating to :-

• user manuals, advice brochures, advertising and warning labels
• ongoing surveillance and advice to customers of risk
• voluntary defective product recall and replacement/rectification
• misuse of products and legal defences against liability
• potential liability for personal injuries and property damage
• manufactures liability & insurance against risk
• rights of indemnity from manufacturers & importers

SOLICITORS HELPLINE 1800 455 886

Multi Disciplinary Legal Practice

Our corporate lawyers offer integrity and flexibility and a multi-disciplinary practice that will satisfy all of your firm’s commercial requirements. Our intention is to build long standing relationships that will serve the needs of your business over decades. Our prospects depend on your success and we will leave no stone unturned in our quest to maximise the benefits that we can bring to assist with the growth of your business.