Kern v. Forest et al., [2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 938 (SC)

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeKelleher, J.
Citation[2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 938 (SC),[2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 938,2010 BCSC 938
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Subject MatterPROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS,MEDICINE,TORTS
Date07 July 2010
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8 practice notes
  • Gallant v. Brake-Patten, (2012) 321 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 77 (NLCA)
    • Canada
    • Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • April 9, 2012
    ...2 Lloyd's Rep. 68 (Q.B.), affd. [1995] 1 Lloyd's L.R. 455 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 77]. Kern v. Forest et al., [2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 938; 2010 BCSC 938, refd to. [para. 79]. Eastern Power Ltd. v. Ontario Electricity Financial Corp., [2008] O.T.C. Uned. J42 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 80]. Al......
  • Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique et al. v. British Columbia et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 851
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 15, 2014
    ...citing Alfano v. Piersanti , 176 A.C.W.S. (3d) 152 (rev'd, but not on this point, 2012 ONCA 297) [ Alfano (S.C.J.) ], Kern v. Forest , 2010 BCSC 938, and Kirby Lowbed . [43] In Alfano (S.C.J.) , after a two-day voir dire , the trial judge excluded the evidence of an expert retained by the d......
  • Belknap v. Hicks,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 5, 2021
    ...informed consent: Smith v. Tweedale, [1995] B.C.J. No. 229 at paras. 6, 10 (C.A.). But as Kelleher J. states in Kern v. Forest, 2010 BCSC 938 at para. 76, a physician is obligated to take reasonable, but not exhaustive, steps to ascertain whether a patient has understood the ......
  • Reid v. Maloney, [2010] A.R. Uned. 968 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 13, 2010
    ...of her diagnosis, the proposed treatment, alternative therapies or the possible risks. [91] As was pointed out in Kern v. Forest, 2010 BCSC 938, quoted with approval in Malinowski v. Schneider , 2010 ABQB 734, at para. 66, informed consent requires that a patient know of alternative therapi......
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8 cases
  • Gallant v. Brake-Patten, (2012) 321 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 77 (NLCA)
    • Canada
    • Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • April 9, 2012
    ...2 Lloyd's Rep. 68 (Q.B.), affd. [1995] 1 Lloyd's L.R. 455 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 77]. Kern v. Forest et al., [2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 938; 2010 BCSC 938, refd to. [para. 79]. Eastern Power Ltd. v. Ontario Electricity Financial Corp., [2008] O.T.C. Uned. J42 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 80]. Al......
  • Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique et al. v. British Columbia et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 851
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 15, 2014
    ...citing Alfano v. Piersanti , 176 A.C.W.S. (3d) 152 (rev'd, but not on this point, 2012 ONCA 297) [ Alfano (S.C.J.) ], Kern v. Forest , 2010 BCSC 938, and Kirby Lowbed . [43] In Alfano (S.C.J.) , after a two-day voir dire , the trial judge excluded the evidence of an expert retained by the d......
  • Reid v. Maloney, [2010] A.R. Uned. 968 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 13, 2010
    ...of her diagnosis, the proposed treatment, alternative therapies or the possible risks. [91] As was pointed out in Kern v. Forest, 2010 BCSC 938, quoted with approval in Malinowski v. Schneider , 2010 ABQB 734, at para. 66, informed consent requires that a patient know of alternative therapi......
  • Belknap v. Hicks,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 5, 2021
    ...informed consent: Smith v. Tweedale, [1995] B.C.J. No. 229 at paras. 6, 10 (C.A.). But as Kelleher J. states in Kern v. Forest, 2010 BCSC 938 at para. 76, a physician is obligated to take reasonable, but not exhaustive, steps to ascertain whether a patient has understood the ......
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