{"id":1234,"date":"2021-03-11T16:29:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeremyd13.sg-host.com\/?page_id=1234"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T12:37:53","slug":"consumer-rights-product-liability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cantillons.com\/commercial-law\/consumer-rights-product-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Rights & Product Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries these products cause.<\/h4>\n

The Liability for Defective Product Acts 1991 aims to safeguard consumers from products that do not reach a reasonable level of safety and cause foreseeable injury or damage.\u00a0 The main effect of the Act is to introduce into Irish Law the principle of \u201cstrict\u201d or \u201cno fault\u201d liability.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This imposes liability on the producer, and in certain circumstances, the supplier of a defective product.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We at\u00a0Cantillons Solicitors have extensive experience in dealing with Product Liability matters where faulty products have caused injury to persons or property through no fault of the user.<\/p>\n

Consumer Law aims to ensure that customers have enough information about prices and quality of goods and services to make suitable choices on what to buy.\u00a0 Consumer Law also aims to ensure that goods are safe and are manufactured to an adequate standard.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0at Cantillons Solicitors have the legal tools to enforce your Consumer Rights.<\/h4>\n

We at Cantillons Solicitors are committed to ensuring that you, as a consumer, are fully protected by Consumer Law.\u00a0\u00a0 Generally speaking, you are a consumer if you buy goods or services for personal use or consumption from someone whose business it is to sell goods or provide services.<\/p>\n

When you buy goods or services, you enter a contract with the seller.\u00a0 Contracts are made up of terms:\u00a0 some of which are written, some of which are oral and some of which are implied.<\/p>\n

Consumer contracts are protected by the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980.\u00a0 Under this Act, a purchaser of goods has a number of rights.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The main ones are:<\/p>\n