Does the Court of Appeal have any authority or authority to make disclosure of the risks of surgery in a medical malpractice case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Harrison v. Stephany & Arato, 2002 BCSC 1636 (CanLII):

As the Court of Appeal said in Belknap v. Meakes, the court is not to prefer one school of medical thought to another. That is a matter to be resolved by the medical profession. Disclosure of the Risks of Surgery

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