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28^th September 2006

Location	Kings Park Conference Centre NORTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM
Further information:	http://www.northants-chamber.co.uk/product.php/1737
Contact	Name:     Northamptonshire Chamber events team Telephone:     01604 490 490 Email:     events@northants-chamber.co.uk
Summary

This event is designed for companies, particularly those in the motorsport and automotive sectors, trading or intending to trade with the USA.

Gain advice on how best to manage product liability risk - get it right before problems occur. Learn what steps you need to take to ensure that your product literature provides the information to which customers are entitled under US law. Hear from speakers experienced in US Product Liability law and discover how to reduce the risks.

Details of the speakers:

Scott James

Scott is an American lawyer and a partner in Faegre & Benson LLP, specialising in advising companies on US, UK and EU product liability issues. He has been practicing in Faegre's London office for over 20 years.He helps businesses avoid contract pitfalls, take advantage of American business laws and effectively reduce US product liability exposure. Scott regularly speaks in the UK to trade associations and at government sponsored seminars on legal topics related to doing business in the US.

Paul Bakker

Paul runs Peterborough Technical Communication, a consultancy specialising in advising businesses on the creation of effective technical support documentation. He lectures at Twente and Eindhoven technical universities, advises professional bodies on how product liability law impacts on the work of communicators and trains technical communicators. Paul is the former Vice President of the UK's Institute of Scientific and Technical Communications.