Boris Handorn is a partner at Simmons & Simmons and specialises on product liability as well as regulatory issues in relation to medical devices. For correspondence: <mailto:boris.handorn@simmons-simmons.com>. Isabel Jakobs is an associate at Simmons & Simmons in the Dispute Resolution and Life Sciences team and specializes on product liability as well as regulatory issues with a particular focus on medical devices, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods. For correspondence: <mailto:isabel.jakobs@simmons-simmons.com>.