Product Liability in South Africa

Product Details:
Author(s):
Loubser, MM and
Reid, E
Year Published:
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 has introduced a detailed and complex new set of rules and procedures to promote and advance the social and economic welfare of consumers in South Africa. One of the most important innovations found in the Act is its imposition of strict liability on producers, importers, distributors and retailers for damage caused by defective goods. Product Liability in South Africa attempts to explain some of the theoretical issues surrounding strict liability for products, drawing upon sources not only from South Africa, but also from other jurisdictions with similar regimes. The book also provides guidance on the practical problems raised by the application of the Act.
Content
Introduction
The comparative context
Liability for product defects in contract
Aquilian liability for product defects
Strict liability and the standard of defectiveness
Goods
Harm and damages
Causation
Defendants: the chain of liability
Defences
Appendices:
– Sections 1–6 and 48–61 of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008
– Council Directive on Liability for Defective Products of 25 July 1985
Interest / Benefit to
Legal practitioners
Legal advisers
Consumer rights groups
Students and educators
Libraries