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Clyde & Co LLP

Product Liability

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Clyde & Co LLP

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Our global product liability & recall team has a worldwide reach, giving us a unique capability to advise on issues wherever they arise. We act for many household name manufacturers and retailers, often in conjunction with their insurers, handling their most technical and sensitive claims.

We advise on issues including product safety and regulation, product recall and crisis response, product liability and recall insurance and subrogated recoveries. We act on both consumer and commercial claims, including actions across the supply chain, class actions and group litigation.

We have a detailed understanding of all major sectors including aviation, agriculture and food, automotive, construction and engineering, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and retail. We work across the whole breadth of the supply chain, with particular specialism in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional issues.

Our team works extensively for insurers and we have assisted in drafting many of the standard policy wordings in the marketplace.

We have crisis management capability and provide a first response in high pressure scenarios. We work hard to preserve our clients' reputations and commercial relationships.

Our insurance lawyers pride themselves on technical excellence and the ability to deliver consistent results. We also have an extensive directory of technical experts across multiple sectors and jurisdictions.

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Product Liability - Scotland

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Clyde & Co houses a strong team advising on a wide range of product liability matters. The firm demonstrates considerable expertise acting in medical implant and defective products litigation. It enjoys a solid reputation among insurer clients.

Work Highlights

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  • Clyde & Co represented Jaguar Land Rover in a number of cases where claimants are seeking to reject their Land Rover vehicles on the basis that they are defective in relation to the performance of the diesel particulate filter on the vehicles.

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Duncan Batchelor
    Band 1Duncan Batchelor

    Duncan Batchelor

    Duncan Batchelor leads Clyde & Co's product liability practice in Edinburgh. He has a highly regarded product liability practice representing manufacturers and insurers in complex claims concerning defective medical products.

    • Duncan is very experienced and very knowledgeable.

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