Civil liability regarding veterinary surgeon under Polish law
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https://doi.org/10.12775/PPOS.2012.013Keywords
Damage, liability in tort, civil liability, pet ownerAbstract
The study aims at profound consideration of the issue of liability borne by veterinary surgeon. The purpose of the presented article is to establish the rule of liability borne by veterinary surgeon as liability in tort or contractual liability pursuant to Article 4 of Veterinary Surgeon Profession and Medical and Veterinary Chambers Act from 21st December, 1990 which legally delimits veterinary surgeon profession. The source of liability borne by veterinary surgeon may be mutual obligation (most often a contract concluded between veterinary surgeon and pet owner) or tort/delict non-compliance with law, rules of professional ethics or rules of social coexistence causing damage to pet owner. The author of presented article described the construction used by legislator and introduced issues regarding prerequisites of liability borne by veterinary surgeon. Regardless of “very simple” statutory laws concerning veterinary surgeon profession, the author of the article, in view of existing legal system, points that civil liability borne by veterinary surgeon pursuant to Veterinary Surgeon Profession and Medical and Veterinary Chambers Act shall be based on tortious liability with regard to Article 4 of aforementioned act.Downloads
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2013-12-01
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DYMEK, Michał. Civil liability regarding veterinary surgeon under Polish law. Environmental Law Review. Online. 1 December 2013. No. 3, pp. 29-53. [Accessed 23 July 2024]. DOI 10.12775/PPOS.2012.013.
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Polish Environmental Law
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