The consequences of cross-border PI claims

Table of contents

• Original news
• What key issues did this case raise?
• How did the court approach the issue of choice of law?
• What did the court say in relation to the application of the CPA 1987?
• What are the difficulties arising from a case such as this?
• To what extent does the judgment clarify the law in product liability, and are there any remaining grey areas?
• What potential impact could this case have?
• What should lawyers advising in this area of law take from the judgment?

Article summary

Personal Injury analysis: Trevor Davies, partner, Andrew Hunn, partner, and Waleed Bakali, solicitor, at Kennedys LLP, who represented the defendant in the recent case Allen and others v Depuy International Ltd, advise that the case has far-reaching implications for non-EU claimants who suffered their injuries abroad but attempt to sue a UK manufacturer in England or Wales.