Comunican (asker) Jun 8, 2020:

Am closing without grading Hi all, thank you for your help and comments. In the end, none of the three answers fully addressed the question for me, especially as "for + gerund" seems ambiguous and it was, specifically, that ambiguity that I was trying to overcome. Consequently, I'm closing it without grading. As mentioned on Friday, in the end, following discussion with a colleague and the client, I translated it as "[the patient] understands, consents and accepts responsibility should he/she disregard the medical team's recommendation....". Thanks again for your help/comments.

Chema Nieto Castañón Jun 5, 2020:

The Spanish original sounds just a bit weird; maybe "... asume la responsabilidad en caso de no seguir las recomendaciones (...)." [en caso de hacer caso omiso a].
From here, "accepts responsibility should he/she ignore the medical team's recommendation" sounds like a perfect fit.

philgoddard Jun 5, 2020:

I usually turn agreements like this into "we" and "you", which is what modern-day English tends to do. It's much less common in other European languages. You could say "you may not hold us liable if". But I agree with your comment about "for ignoring" - Cecilia's and Eileen's suggestions are not quite right.

Comunican (asker) Jun 5, 2020:

Discussed and agreed the meaning with the client After much discussion with a colleague and then with the client, I have translated it as "[the patient] understands, consents and accepts responsibility should he/she ignore the medical team's recommendation....". "for ignoring" just wasn't working for me as it seems ambiguous when talking about a potential future negative event. Had it been in the past or a future positive supposition, "for ignoring" would be OK: "I accept responsibility for ignoring (ie having ignored) the doctor's advice" or "I accept responsibility for taking my medicine every day". Digo yo, por lo menos!
Thanks all ;-)