In the decision Latin v. Hospital for Sick Children, 2007 CanLII 34 (ON S.C.) released January 3 2007 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reviewed the issue of what weight is to be given to hospital policies and any failure to adhere to them in assessing whether hospital staff is negligent. In this case the [...]

In a letter to the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) published October 10 2006 John Gray Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the CMPA (Canadian Medical Protective Association) in response to a published report of the merits of the New Zealand no fault medical liability system indicates the CMPA’s view that Canada should retain [...]