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Changing UK product liability law: potential effects on the healthcare sector

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Tom Crawford | Signature Litigation

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Proactive steps companies in the healthcare sector (or those that insure or invest in those businesses) should take now.

The UK’s product liability regime is under review, with some calling for dramatic change to make consumer litigation claims easier.  Healthcare and life sciences businesses, those that insure them, and investors in this sector (increasingly, private equity (PE)) should pay close attention. After decades of relative stability, the legal framework

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