A doctor must disclose material risks that a reasonable patient in their position would consider significant, replacing the Bolam test for informed consent.
Tort — Professional Negligence
UKSC refined the SAAMCO scope-of-duty principle and established a six-stage framework for determining recoverable loss in professional negligence claims.
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.
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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