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Analyse the effectiveness of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Tort of Negligence in providing a plaintiff with the opportunity of claiming compensation against a manufacturer including personal injuries in light of this statement.
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Analyse the effectiveness of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Tort of Negligence in providing a plaintiff with the opportunity of claiming compensation against a manufacturer including personal injuries in light of this statement Negligence in one form or another has existed for many centuries, liability as we know it today existed in defined relationships such as doctor-patient towards the end of the 19th century. It was clear that there was a need for a test for liability that fell outside the defined relationships since the changes introduced by the Industrial Revolution, but as the law courts have always been very cautious about introducing new law that may damage trade it was not until Donaghue v Stevenson (1932, AC 562) that a general principle was laid down. In the case of Donaghue v Stevenson a friend of the plaintiffs had purchased an opaque bottle of ginger beer, when she drank...
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