DocumentCode
2815540
Title
Product liability in the UK-issues for developers of safety critical software
Author
Robertson, Ranald
Author_Institution
Stephenson Harwood Solicitors, London, UK
fYear
1990
fDate
25-28 June 1990
Firstpage
178
Lastpage
181
Abstract
Key features of the strict liability provisions of the UK Consumer Protection Act of 1987 (CPA) and major implications of this legislation for developers of safety-critical software are presented. The CPA legislation implemented a European Community Directive requiring EC member states to introduce, before the end of July 1988, national laws imposing strict liability on producers of defective products. Civil liability, criminal liability, and consumer safety under the CPA are discussed.<>
Keywords
legislation; safety; software reliability; CPA legislation; EC member states; European Community Directive; UK Consumer Protection Act; civil liability; criminal liability; defective products; national laws; safety-critical software; strict liability provisions; Contracts; Manufacturing; Product liability; Product safety; Protection; Supply chains; Trademarks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Assurance, 1990. COMPASS '90, Systems Integrity, Software Safety and Process Security., Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference on
Conference_Location
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMPASS.1990.175415
Filename
175415
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