Liability Proposals Under New EU Medtech Regs Are Misguided, Says Life Sci Legal Eagle
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
In the EU, the General Product Liability Directive provides the legal framework for liability for defective products in the medtech industry. But will this continue to be the case? Several clauses have been put forward by the European institutions that seek to introduce liability measures into the proposed Regulations on Medical Devices and IVDs. What are the chances of these measures actually making it into law? Amanda Maxwell spoke with Erik Vollebregt, partner at Axon Lawyers, to find out his view