What is the legal test for meeting a duty of care and protection of the public on the premises of a private hospital?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Feist v. School District No. 035 (Langley), 2020 BCCRT 786 (CanLII):

19. The question of whether or not this duty is met is determined on a standard of reasonableness of the system implemented to safeguard the risk on the premises and of the implementation of that system. (see Foley v. Imperial Oil Limited 2011 BCCA 262 at paragraph 28).

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