Product Liability
Katie has experience of claims in respect of defective products and the operation of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Protection Act 1987. She is familiar with the issues presented by parties located overseas, both within and outside of the EU.
Selected Cases
- a claim involving a helicopter crash in which it is alleged that the fuel gauge was faulty leading to the helicopter running out of fuel mid-flight. The claim also involved complex issues relating to insurance cover and whether and to what extent the hull of the helicopter was, or ought to have been, insured during flight as well as for taxi, take-off and landing.
News
- Court of Appeal decides that an application to set aside default judgment is an application for relief from sanction to which Denton applies.
- Katie Ayres appears in Court of Appeal
Articles
Recommendations
“Katie exhibits excellent command of the case facts and the law, and expresses herself concisely to excellent effect.”
Legal 500, 2024
“Highly intelligent.”
Legal 500, 2024
