UK Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Juliet Stevens Crown Office Chambers Crown Office Chambers is recognised as a market leader in product liability & safety, of - fering a full-service approach that ranges from sensitive consumer law issues to complex, high-value group litigation. The regulatory team includes silks and juniors with extensive ex - pertise in product safety regulations, labelling, advertising, prosecutions, enforcement appeals and judicial review. Members frequently act in cases involving regulators such as the OPSS, MHRA and local authorities. Chambers advise and represent clients throughout investigatory processes and litigation, often handling parallel
criminal, civil and regulatory proceedings. The civil practice covers the breadth of pharmaceu - ticals, medical devices, consumer goods and vehicles, with involvement in landmark cases such as Wilkes v DePuy and ground-breaking group actions such as the DePuy Pinnacle liti - gation, the Seroxat litigation and the ongoing Diesel Emissions and Talcum Powder litiga - tion. Chambers also offers strength in related areas, such as construction, insurance, clinical negligence and property damage, enabling it to provide comprehensive, cross-disciplinary legal support tailored to complex client needs. for a diverse range of claimants and defendants. Juliet appeared in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal within the Seroxat group litigation, and is instructed by pharmaceutical companies, corporate entities, and suppliers and manufacturers of industrial equipment. In her previous career, Juliet was a doctor.
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Juliet Stevens practises across the breadth of product liability, with particular expertise in medical products and pharmaceutical work. She is instructed as sole counsel for
claims of significant value, and is also led as junior counsel. In recent years, she has acted
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