Thirty years after the entry into force of the Directive on liability for defective products (Council Directive 85/374/EEC), and in the light of the threat to user safety posed by consumer goods that
All European legal systems recognise a boundary between the domains of tort and contract. While there have been voices contending that this distinction is no longer valid or at least that there should
In recent decades, the liability of public authorities has been one of the main areas of devel-opment in tort law in Europe, with major reforms implemented or considered at a national level, and a ste
