Okay so A is told by a company running clinical trials that if they take part they are accepting that there is a risk to their health and the company is not sure if the drug will cause A damage. The company were aware that the deug could be potentially dangerous to human beings but werent sure.
A takes the drug and is paid the money for the trial. As a result of the drug A is caused serious internal damage and dies as a result?
Is the company culpable?
Can anyone point me to some relevant cases?
What about R v Brown, which says that one cannot consent to being severely harmed? Or would this not apply as there was no definite mens rea?