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Rogers v Whitaker
(1992) 175 CLR 479
Key Principle
The HCA rejected the Bolam test for medical negligence in the context of disclosure: a doctor has a duty to warn of material risks, and a risk is material if a reasonable person in the patient's position would likely attach significance to it or if the doctor should be aware the patient would.
Area of Law
tort
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