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REASONABLE PERSON TEST [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-08-09

English

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

The reasonable person test provides [an] important check on organizations. The law states that the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information must be limited to purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances.

French

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

Bien [que le juge] ait examiné pour la forme le critère de la personne raisonnable, il a tranché la question de la causalité en se demandant ce que la demanderesse aurait fait, quant à elle, compte tenu de toutes les circonstances.

Spanish

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