UKSC refined the SAAMCO scope-of-duty principle and established a six-stage framework for determining recoverable loss in professional negligence claims.
Tort — Professional Negligence
SAAMCO principle confirmed: a professional giving 'information' is only liable for losses attributable to that information being wrong, not all losses flowing from the transaction.
A doctor must disclose material risks that a reasonable patient in their position would consider significant, replacing the Bolam test for informed consent.
Damages for breach of contract may include compensation for loss of a chance, assessed by reference to the probability that the lost opportunity would have been realised.
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