BTB1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Software, Finished Good
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A manufacturer who supplies in trade or commerce goods that have a safety defect is liable to compensate anyone who suffers: bodily injury or death, financial loss to dependants, damage to domestic goods, damage to domestic buildings. Unsafe goods plaintiff: a manufacturer supplies goods which are manufactured by it. Section 7 acl: an actual manufacturer, component part manufacturers, assemblers, own branders (a firm that holds itself out to be manufacturer but has just put its own label on. Importers (where the actual manufacturer is overseas) product) Goods include: ships, aircraft and other vehicles, animals, including fish, minerals, trees and crops, gas and electricity, computer software, second-hand goods, component parts and accessories. Goods have a defect if their safety is not such as persons generally are entitled to expect. Extent of safety: regard is to be given to all relevant circumstances, including, marketing, packaging, trademarks.
