PRODUCT SAFETY AND PRODUCT LIABILITY
European rules on product safety and liability for defective products are undergoing their most far-reaching reform in forty years. For companies that manufacture, import or distribute products, including online, anticipating the new obligations is now a condition for competing.
We assist companies of all sizes, from SMEs to listed groups, in Italy and on international markets, throughout the entire product lifecycle. We advise on compliance with product safety regulation, both general and sector-specific, and draft contracts that allocate liability, warranties and indemnities. We also represent companies in court and in arbitration.
_ Prevention and Compliance
We assess product compliance and assist companies in preparing for the new Product Liability Directive and the requirements for online sales.
_ Smart Products and Artificial Intelligence
We identify the obligations applying to connected products that integrate software or AI systems under the AI Act, the Cyber Resilience Act and product safety legislation.
_ Import and Export
We assist companies importing from outside the EU, and exporters, in drafting international distribution agreements.
_ Contracts and Risk Allocation
We negotiate warranty, indemnity and recourse clauses with suppliers, distributors and online platforms, and review insurance coverage for product liability and recalls.
_ Consumer Law and Online Sales
We draft general terms and conditions of sale, including for e-commerce, and handle legal guarantee claims under the Italian Consumer Code.
_ M&A and Corporate Transactions
We conduct due diligence on compliance, recalls and litigation, translating the findings into specific warranties and indemnities.
_ Litigation and Arbitration
We defend companies in individual and collective damages actions and in recourse actions, coordinating technical experts from the very first complaint.
_Food Sector
We assist the agri-food supply chain in preventing and managing food-related harm and liability.
We assess product compliance and assist companies in preparing for the new Product Liability Directive and the requirements for online sales.
_ Smart Products and Artificial Intelligence
We identify the obligations applying to connected products that integrate software or AI systems under the AI Act, the Cyber Resilience Act and product safety legislation.
_ Import and Export
We assist companies importing from outside the EU, and exporters, in drafting international distribution agreements.
_ Contracts and Risk Allocation
We negotiate warranty, indemnity and recourse clauses with suppliers, distributors and online platforms, and review insurance coverage for product liability and recalls.
_ Consumer Law and Online Sales
We draft general terms and conditions of sale, including for e-commerce, and handle legal guarantee claims under the Italian Consumer Code.
_ M&A and Corporate Transactions
We conduct due diligence on compliance, recalls and litigation, translating the findings into specific warranties and indemnities.
_ Litigation and Arbitration
We defend companies in individual and collective damages actions and in recourse actions, coordinating technical experts from the very first complaint.
_Food Sector
We assist the agri-food supply chain in preventing and managing food-related harm and liability.
