Product liability, which is generally understood as referring to the civil liability of a manufacturer or distributor for damage caused by a defect in the product, has undergone rapid changes and become increasingly important in the contemporary legal, social and economic development of many countries in different parts of the world. The concept of strict product liability is now an accepted part of the legal regime for consumer protection in most industrialised countries such as the USA, the EC, Australia and Japan. On the other hand, a developing country such as Malaysia is still in the process of enacting a proper law in this respect. The question thus arises as to whether the same principle of strict liability can be adopted in Malaysia. Focusing on the development of product liability law in the UK as a basis for the general understanding of the subject, this study attempts to answer this question as well as to find a solution to the product liability phenomenon in Malaysia. On that premise the specific objectives of the study are: (1) To identify the nature and magnitude of the problems of defective products in the UK by analysing different bases of liability which offer different protections to the injured party. (2) To provide a clear understanding of the concept of strict product liability which has been designed in the European context and implemented in the UK through Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, which currently becomes the central tenet of the product liability debate. (3) To examine the existing law on product liability in Malaysia which can be found under the law of contract and the common law of negligence. (4) To examine the suitability of adopting a strict liability rule in Malaysia in preference to the present rule under the common law in the light of the real needs of the country. (5) To suggest an alternative to the present law which is more suitable in the economic and social context of Malaysia as a developing country.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 248-253). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (LL. M.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-116).

Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 287-291).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-95).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Aberdeen University, 2008. / Title from web page (viewed on Apr. 20, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

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Originally issued as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2009. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252) and index.

For years, promotional activities in South Africa have been subject to regulation by various industry-specific regulatory bodies, such as inter alia, the Advertising Standards Authority, the Direct Marketing Association of South Africa and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. In addition, various, legislative pieces including the Consumer Affairs (Harmful Business Practice) Act 71 of 1988, the Tobacco Products Control Act 83 of 1993, and the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 have regulated important aspects pertaining to promotional activities. Following the promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (hereafter referred to as the CPA or the Act) all forms of promotional activities in South Africa are now regulated under this single piece of legislation, or are they? The potential problems that arise from the application of the provisions pertaining to promotional activities in the CPA are the threefold: namely, the possible redundancy of these pre-existing regulatory bodies; the over-regulation of promotional activities in South Africa; and the interplay between the provisions of the CPA, as well as the legislation and Codes pertaining to promotional activities, that have not been repealed by the Act. The investigation into these three major concerns will be conducted with reference to the regulation of promotional activities in terms of other South African statutes and existing Codes. In addition a comparative analysis with the regulation of promotional activities in the United Kingdom will be carried out. / Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / Mercantile Law / unrestricted

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