Who Decides? The Prudent Patient or the Reasonable Doctor?

SchlocrndorffV Society of New York Hospital 1914; 103 NE 92

Laurence DR . ‘Informed Consent’ (letter). Lancet 5 June 1993

Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee 1957; 1 WLR 582

Chatterton v Gerson and Another 1981; QB 432

Sidaway v Governors of Bethlem Royal Hospital (HL) 1985; AC 871

Canterbury v Spence 1972; 464 F 2d 772

Reibl v Hughes 1980; 114 DLR (3d) 1

Gold v Hanngey Health Authority (CA) 1987; QB 481

Rogers v Whittaker (HC AUS) 1993; 4 Med LR 19 and (SC NSW CA) 1992; 3 Med LR 331: 339