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| Patel v Fitness First - Richard Booth represented the Defendant chain of health clubs in defeating a claim for damages brought by the Claimant who claimed that she had fractured her ankle as a result of tension failing on exercise bike in Spin class. The claim was discontinued on the eve of trial |
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| B v A Rugby Club & Another (2011) - Richard Booth represented a Club doctor at an English Premiership rugby union club in a claim for negligent treatment brought by a Welsh international player. There were multiple defendants, including the Club itself and physiotherapists. Issues included future earnings prospects of the player with history of chronic injuries. |
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A v (1) East Sussex County Council (2) Chief Constable of Sussex (2010)
A judge had not erred in finding that immediate action was required in relation to concerns about a child and that it had not been inappropriate to remove a child from his mother's care, under the Children Act 1989 s.46. The court suggested an approach to adopt in such circumstances.
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| ABB & ors v Milton Keynes Council [2011] EWHC 2745 (QB) - A local authority was liable for the shortcomings of social work provided in the early 1990s to a family whose children suffered sexual abuse by their father for many years. The highest ever award of damages in such a case in the UK. |
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| EB v John Haughton - [2011] EWHC 279 (QB) - Limitation, liability and quantum in a claim of historic sexual abuse against the perpetrator, who had been acquitted before the criminal courts. |
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