Christopher Hodges is recognised as one of the leading experts in Europe on product liability law and multi-party actions. He is Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association's Section on Business Law's Committee on Business Consumer Affairs (which covers product liability) and Chair of the Working Party on Product Liability of the Confederation of British Industry. He is also Fellow of the Society of Advanced Legal Studies. He has been published extensively on European product liability and product regulatory law.
`This is an excellent addition to the Oxford series of works on litigation. ... Overall, Hodges has produced a minor miracle: a book which is useful, comprehensive, accurate, up-to-date, stimulating and outward-looking. The book is also handsomely produced.' The Cambridge Law Journal, Vol. 61, Part 2, July 2002 `this is certainly not a dry practitioners' handbook. It will no doubt become the first point of reference for many practitioners in the field, but can also be read profitably by students and academics.' Modern Law Review, 1 March 2002 `the first English book to deal comprehensively with multi-party actions ... an area of law and procedure that has received relatively little commentary in the past ...The book ... comes at a time when the European Community and other jurisdictions are considering law reform issues such as multi-party actions in the context of increasing globalisation of corporations around the world and is a useful component to any study or discussion on the just and proper administration of multi-party claims.' Lawrence Teh 30 August 2001 `This book is both timely and provides a mine of relevant infomation, at a time at which the European Community and others are considering relevant law reform issues.' Health-Care Focus d `Hodges' book is the first comprehensive examination of (what Americans call) class actions in the jurisdiction of England and Wales ... the book will be of value to any American defense lawyer who is or may be involved in class action litigation in the United Kingdom. Multi-Party Actions contains, perhaps most importantly, a comprehensive practitioner's guide to the rules which govern multi-party actions in England and Wales, along with practical advice on how to manage such actions.' For The Defense (DRI Newsletter) `Chris Hodges' book is a mine of relevant information ... It is a valuable guide for any lawyer who needs to know how multi-party actions are run in the United Kingdom.' For The Defense (DRI Newsletter)