395. Civil liability for damage caused by defective products.
Building Contracts (Volume 6 (2023)) | Commentary
The Consumer Protection Act 1987 imposes liability for defective products on producers and suppliers. For the purposes of that Act, building and engineering contractors are suppliers of products, but in general will not be producers of products1.
A contractor is a supplier of goods within
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The Consumer Protection Act 1987 imposes liability for defective products on producers and suppliers. For the purposes of that Act, building and engineering contractors are suppliers of products, but in general will not be producers of products1.
A contractor is a supplier of goods within
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