14 May 2019
Stefaan Loosveld
- Gert-Jan Hendrix
Product Regulation and Liability Review – Belgium
Stefaan Loosveld and Gert-Jan Hendrix contributed the Belgian chapter to the Production Regulation and Liability review 2019, published by the Law Reviews, giving a regulatory oversight, discussing the causes of action, and litigation.
Click here to read the Belgian chapter.
1. Introduction to the product liability framework
2. Regulatory oversight
3. Causes of action
- Claims under the Product Liability Act
- Tort claims
- Contractual claims
- Criminal charges
4. Litigation
- Forum
- Burden of proof
- Defences
- Personal jurisdiction
- Expert witnesses
- Discovery
- Apportionment
- Mass tort actions
- Damages
5. Year in review