Age of consent

1. Corporations are juristic entities. According to the Canada Business Corporations Act Section 15 (1), “A corporation has the capacity…the rights, powers and privileges of a natural person. Soloman v. Soloman was a landmark case in the establishment of company law. Through this case, the emergence of a new legal identity, a separate legal personhood for the incorporated company was developed. This case was the first of its kind that saw the corporation as a separate legal identity. 2.…

laws surrounding minor consent and refusal in Canada. Throughout this paper, particular attention will be given to a case AC vs. Manitoba [2009] within the Supreme Court of Canada and Van Mol vs. Ashmore [1999], within the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Many legalities and ethical issues surround this topic and concerns arise when particular decisions are made on behalf of the minor. Canadian federal legislation considers anyone under the age of sixteen a minor. The age of a minor is…

in this case are the need for consent to necessary procedure and the need to uphold the confidentiality of her medical condition. The medical issues are the possible diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy and the need to undergo surgical procedure. The social situation of Mary-Jane is that she is 14-year-old and her parents are separated. She has three siblings whom she needs to take care of. The legal issues are the law surrounding mandatory reporting of sexual abuse, consent, and confidentiality.…

Numerical Memory Study Consent Form You are being asked to take part in a research study of how much numerical information you can retain. What the study is about: The purpose of this study is to learn how well you can remember a sequence of numbers using the Auditory and Visual tests. What we will ask you to do: If you agree to be in this study, we will provide you with a link to the test via the internet using a classroom number. You will click on the link and begin the test will take…

How much autonomy should a minor have? Should their refusal of life-saving treatment be granted by physicians? These questions arise from the case of Emma Ogden, a twelve year old girl who lived with a congenital heart defect which led to many operations and repeated visits to the hospital. When Dr. Abdul Hamid, the transplant surgeon, told Emma and her parents that her best option would be getting a heart transplant and that even then, her prognosis was grim, she refused. Emma researched her…

Elements of Consent According to Medical Protection Society (MPS 2015)13, Consent it is needed for any treatment/intervention or care and this cannot be imposed by the healthcare team as ought be the expression of a patient's wish and decision otherwise this is unethical and equally illegal. There are required elements in the process of informed consent. These include: Competence, disclosure, understanding, confidentiality, voluntariness and communication. A patient it is presumed to be…

expectations, the role of technology (if needed), even who takes over if something happens to the counselor. I practiced informed consent by giving an informed consent to subjects in a Facebook study I did with my research methods class. Before anyone could participate in the study they had to electronically agree to the informed consent I emailed to them. In the informed consent, I included how long the study would be, how much of their time it would take, if there were any risks to the…

essay will explore three theories of political obligation, consent, Fair Play, and Associationist Theories, and hopefully, in the end, we shall decide upon which is the most successful in explaining the duty one has to obey the law. One will reach the conclusion that, although all three approaches discussed are flawed, they show that one does have a duty to obey the law of the state, as without this there would be no…

Consent Process In elective cases, I ensure that the consent takes place in my consulting rooms in the week preceding the planned surgery. This is the most suitable environment for the informed consent process to take place, and allows for effective communication between me and my patients. Moreover, I encourage patients to be involve a family member as part of this process for support and re-enforcement of information. In Ms Smith’s case, the consent process occurred in my rooms at the Wesley…

They must receive detailed instructions of what will take place and then the client may agree or not agree to receive counseling. However, this consent given by the client takes place near the beginning of the session and can only be given by a person of acceptable mental capacity, not a minor or under the influence of mind-altering substances. This enables the client to be an active participant…