ABSTRACT
The passing of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and some recent important cases seemed to have jolted examiners’ minds on this topic, and it is now commonly tested in examinations. Essay questions on the effect of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the differences that it has made on product liability are a favoured mode of testing this area but, where problem questions are set, the student must take care to consider the common law that has not been affected by the 1987 Act.
