Since the popularity of electric scooters in Russia has grown several times in recent years, as well as the number of accidents involving them, an international distributor of electric scooters, which is not their manufacturer and does not have a representative office in Russia, asked KIAP to prepare a legal opinion regarding potential liability to Russian consumers for harm to health caused due to the failure of the electric scooter to perform any functions during its use.
KIAP employees analysed judicial practice and prepared a legal opinion regarding potential liability to consumers, as well as provided recommendations for minimizing the identified risks. Based on the recommendations proposed by KIAP, amendments were made to the contracts between the distributor and the manufacturer, as well as between the distributor and the Russian importer of electric scooters, which allowed the client to minimize the risks of being held liable for consumer claims.
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