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Tom Cusworth

Tom Cusworth is a litigator with particular expertise in jurisdictional, immunity and conflict of law issues. Tom has experience advising corporates in the energy, life sciences, consultancy and financial services sectors, as well as individual clients on high-value disputes, on international asset-tracing and enforcement of foreign awards and judgments in the UK. He focuses on complex commercial and contractual disputes, and has represented clients in the English High Court, the Court of Justice of the European Union and before arbitral tribunals under LCIA, ICC and SCC rules.

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On 9 October 2023, the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) agreed revised wording to amend the European Commission’s (the “EC”) proposed new Product Liability Directive (the “Directive”). The vote was passed with 33 votes in favour to 2 against. If adopted, the Directive will replace the existing (almost 40-year old) Directive 85/374/EEC on Liability for Defective Products, which imposes a form of strict liability on product manufacturers for harm caused by their defective products.Continue Reading EU Legislative Update on the New Product Liability Directive