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Product Liability

The new EU rules on liability for defective products, now covering software and digital services.

Directive (EU) 2024/2853

Foundation3 hoursfrom $249

Outcomes

What you will be able to do

  • Know who can be held liable and for what damage
  • Understand how software, updates and AI affect liability
  • Prepare for disclosure of evidence and the new presumptions
  • Link compliance work to liability risk
Outline

Course modules

  1. From the 1985 Directive to the new rules

    What changes and why it matters to non-EU companies.

  2. Software and digital products

    Software as a product, updates, cybersecurity and AI.

  3. Who is liable

    Manufacturers, importers, authorised representatives and fulfilment service providers.

  4. Defect, damage and burden of proof

    Disclosure of evidence and presumptions in favour of claimants.

  5. Reducing exposure

    Documentation and compliance practices that support a defence.

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