Was There Consent? “The central question in this appeal is whether the conventional approach to causation in negligence actions should be varied where the claim is based on a doctor’s negligent failure to warn a patient of a small but unavoidable risk of surgery when,...
We live in an age where there is a plethora of provincial and federal legislation which recognizes and protects the privacy of personal health information. There are tight restrictions on the purpose for which information can be retained and tighter restrictions...
Health care is the biggest annual expenditure for the British Columbia government. In 2010, the BC government spent 40% of the provincial budget ($16.15 billion dollars) on health care. The Health Care Costs Recovery Act, S.B.C. 2008, c. 27 (HCCRA) came into effect on...
