What is the standard of care owed to other participants in a sport?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kempf v. Nguyen, 2015 ONCA 114 (CanLII):
It seems to me that by engaging in a particular sport, the player understands that there are certain risks that are part of a sport. I agree that the standard of care that is owed to other participants in a sport is different than that which is owed to a person in the activities of normal life. Further, what constitutes conduct of a reasonable person will vary from sport to sport. I concur with the comments of my colleague Justice Milanetti in Nichols v. Sibbick where she stated, “The principal questions to be determined by the judge are the nature of the risks assumed and what a reasonable competitor would do in the circumstances of each case...” …
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