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Doesn the Consumer Protection Act give haemophiliacs a new opportunity to get compensation through the courts?

April 26, 2017ACT compensation consumer Courts haemophiliacs opportunity

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Doesn the Consumer Protection Act give haemophiliacs a new opportunity to get compensation through the courts?

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The Consumer Protection Act 1987 came into force on 1 March 1988 and only applies to products supplied after that date. All contaminated Factor VIII was supplied before 1985 (1987 in Scotland) and so claims arising from that supply could not be brought under the Consumer Protection Act.