A landscape gardener awarded £5,000 after injuries from a defective razor.
A landscape gardener who cut himself shaving has secured a compensation settlement of £5,000 after using an allegedly defective razor blade according to The Times (8th January 2025).
Nick Silverthorn from London bought a Sainsbury’s Men Advance 3 razor manufactured by Wilkinson Sword from his local store and described cutting himself on both the left and right hand sies of his face after going on ‘autopilot’. After noticing the bleeding, Mr Silverthorn found the razor to have a detached blade. He retained this as evidence and pursued a legal claim through Express Solicitors for damages.
Having sent the razor for testing Mr Silverthorn was offered a financial settlement of £5,000 made without an admission of liability. Mr Silverthorn’s solicitor Jack Klein, is quoted in The Times
‘’not many people who cut themselves shaving would think to sue one of the world’s largest razor companies. But Nick did and … won a settlement’.
Product safety in the UK is governed by the Consumer Protection Act (1987) which requires manufacturers to ensure their products are safe and free from defect. Broadly, this means that the ‘safety’ of the product is that which the consumers are entitled to expect.
This claim does not give a green light however to anyone who cuts themselves shaving. The claimant will see have to show that the product had a defect,which Mr Silverthorn was clearly able to do in this claim based on the information in The Times.
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