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reasonable person [2 records]

Record 1 2015-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Health Law
DEF

... a person of normal intelligence who makes prudence a guide to his conduct. He does nothing that a prudent man would not do and does not omit to do anything a prudent man would do.

CONT

Man on the Clapham omnibus. A phrase used by Lord Bowen and frequently used as a colourful variant of the "reasonable man".

CONT

The duty of informed consent requires, among other things, that all material risks be disclosed to a patient. A material risk is something a "reasonable person" in the patient's position would want to know in order to make an informed decision about treatment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

Suivant la méthode objective, le patient peut être privé de la liberté de choix parce que la décision d'une personne raisonnable peut différer de celle du patient.

OBS

personne raisonnable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)

Spanish

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