Jacqueline Harris
Partner
Jacqueline is a specialist in product liability and regulation and commercial litigation. She has over 30 years experience and is recognised as a leading lawyer in both commercial litigation and product liability.
Jacqueline's experience
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Defending a large number of product liability claims against a medical device manufacturer seeking damages arising from alleged defects in metal-on-metal hip components.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised a publicly traded medical device company on the defence of a number of product liability claims (over 50 actions) against a medical device manufacturer seeking damages arising from the alleged defects in metal on metal hip components. The claims have been raised in Scotland alleging defects under the Consumer Protection Act and at common law.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised a medical device manufacturer on the defence of claims alleging defect and incorrect marketing of medical devices. A large number of claimants have raised claims against medical in-vitro mesh products alleging injury and ongoing disability in consequence of alleged defect in the medical products. The issue was subject also to Parliamentary hearings and inquiry.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised and supported a manufacturing client through an investigation involving Environmental Health, HSE, Police Scotland and the NHS on a legionella outbreak where the client’s site was considered a potential source of the outbreak. This included working with the client in the immediate incident response, throughout the HSE investigation, and subsequent court proceedings.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Acting for a global manufacturing company in relation to a large number of claims and proceedings seeking damages for alleged environmental impacts arising from the client's product manufacturing operations. The claims have industry wide implications, and the defence involves significant involvement of scientific expert evidence in an area of developing and evolving scientific knowledge and analysis over the lifetime of these claims.
- £500m
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Acting for the manufacturer of glass furnace and combustion technology where a customer has alleged various breaches of contract in relation to the design and installation of a glass furnace and associated equipment and threatened to commence arbitration. This is a multi-jurisdictional claim as the governing law of the contract is German, the seat of the arbitration is Austria, our client is UK-based and the customer is based in Poland.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised the UK government on its agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of a vaccine against COVID-19. The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine was the first approved for use in the world and is seen as a key weapon in the fight against Covid
- United Kingdom
- Government and public sector
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Acting in the public inquiry into a local authority proposed compulsory acquisition of a large number of properties to facilitate public realm and town centre redevelopment work.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Representing medical device manufacturer in relation to a group of claims alleging product defect in a medical device (transvaginal mesh) (ongoing)
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This case was one of the first to test the terms of the Scottish Parliaments devolved powers, the interpretation of the Scotland Act and its ability to regulate consumer products. The case was ultimately appealed to the Supreme Court and is one of the leading cases on devolved powers and the interpretation of the Scotland Act.
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