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Record 1 2012-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Health Law
CONT

A mere gratuitous promise to render aid has long been held insufficient to create a duty to act in the absence of consideration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

La simple promesse de fournir une aide a longtemps été considérée comme insuffisante pour créer, en l'absence de contrepartie, un devoir d'agir.

CONT

[...] puisque le médecin a le devoir d'agir en toute bonne foi et avec le plus grand dévouement, il est également important que le patient ait accès aux dossiers pour assurer le bon fonctionnement de la relation entre le médecin et son patient [...]

Spanish

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