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Product liability, safety and recall

Product risk and liability issues create major commercial and reputational risks for manufacturers.

DAC Beachcroft is recognised by the UK's leading guides to the legal profession as the outstanding provider for product liability legal services.

We represent insurers and manufacturers in UK and international disputes in all sectors, including automotive, pharmaceutical, food and beverage and packaging.

We are experts at managing risk and resolving disputes through the product lifecycle, from research and development and product testing, compliance with product safety regulations, marketing, to liability claims and recall.

We also advise on policy wordings and coverage issues relating to products liability and recall risk, including in relation to global programmes.

A practical, commercial and proactive approach

We work closely with our clients to help them develop commercial strategies through an understanding of the legal risk associated with their products, processes and markets.

Our team has extensive experience of working on liability claims relating to products nationally and internationally. From one-off claims to major group actions our priority is to deal with the claim and help safeguard our client's reputation. We take a practical, cost effective approach to resolve the issue as swiftly and effectively as possible.

What our clients say

"A market-leading practice."
Chambers UK 2012

Top of the tree for product liability work
Chambers UK 2011

Gives good advice and is very commercial, putting the client's interests first.
The Legal 500 UK 2010

Key contacts:

  • Pearl, SimonPartner
  • Hopkins, WendyPartner

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Related sectors:

  • Industrials and manufacturing
  • Insurance
  • Retail and leisure
  • Technology
  • Telecoms
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