A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another
A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another was a landmark product liability case of 2001 primarily concerning blood transfusions but also blood products or transplanted organs, all of which were infected with hepatitis C, where liability was established under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC) even in the absence of the ability to test to ascertain which blood transfusions were defective. The claimants were 114 individuals, six of whom were considered lead plaintiffs and given close consideration by the judge, Mr Justice Burton. Several of the claimants were minors who had become infected with Hepatitis C in the course of their treatment for leukaemia. The defendants were the National Blood Authority (NBA) and in respect of Wales, the
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A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another
A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another was a landmark product liability case of 2001 primarily concerning blood transfusions but also blood products or transplanted organs, all of which were infected with hepatitis C, where liability was established under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC) even in the absence of the ability to test to ascertain which blood transfusions were defective. The claimants were 114 individuals, six of whom were considered lead plaintiffs and given close consideration by the judge, Mr Justice Burton. Several of the claimants were minors who had become infected with Hepatitis C in the course of their treatment for leukaemia. The defendants were the National Blood Authority (NBA) and in respect of Wales, the
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A and Others v National Blood ...... e Velindre NHS Trust, Cardiff.
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[2001] EWHC QB 446
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2001-03-26
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A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another
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Blood as a defective product
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Legitimate expectation
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Non-standard product
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Product liability
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A & Ors v National Blood Authority & Ors
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— Mr Justice Burton
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Conclusions on Article 6
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A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another
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