Financier Worldwide discusses the evolution of safety and liability across the automotive sector with Miriam Richter, Florian Hoffmann and Benjamin von Bodungen

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Florian Hoffmann

Partner
Germany

As a partner and a member of our automotive and commercial teams in Hamburg I advise international and domestic clients on a wide range of commercial law matters.

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Miriam Richter

Partner
Germany

As a Partner in our Commercial and Automotive teams in Munich, I advise domestic and international companies on commercial law matters as well as on product liability and product safety law.

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Prof. Dr. Benjamin von Bodungen, LL.M.

Partner
Germany

As a Partner in our Finance & Financial Regulation Practice Group, based in Frankfurt, I specialise in the transport and logistics sectors and have extensive expertise in the cross-border financing and collateralisation of mobile equipment.

Find out how our panelists describe the evolving safety issues in the automotive industry and what aspects they think have been presenting the greatest challenges. Read what they consider to be the key liability considerations automotive companies need to make when evaluating product safety concerns from inception to development and commercialisation; What implications the designation of a product safety representative might have for potential regulatory, civil and criminal liability, both for the supplier and the designated employee; What essential advice they offer to automotive players across the supply chain in terms of ensuring the safety and regulatory conformity of their products after being placed on the market; and much more.

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