What is the standard for determining whether a person has been found to be acting reasonably in the context of a medical malpractice case?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Raymond v. Nova Scotia (Freedom of Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2017 NSSC 322 (CanLII):
The standard which I shall apply to each is that of “reasonableness”. It is the more deferential of the two potential standards identified in Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 (CanLII). I will explain why this is so.
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