Karpasitis (claimant/appellant) v Hertfordshire City Council (defendant/respondent)
Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21 May 2025
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 10 November 2023, the Claimant (C) appeals the order dated 20 October 2023 of Mr Vikram Sachdeva KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the King’s Bench Division, on the trial of liability and contributory negligence, giving judgment for the Defendant (D) and dismissing the claim and ordering C to pay the D’s costs.
Claim for damages for personal injury sustained on 22 April 2020, when a hole in a grass verge caused C to fall from his mountain bike. D is the Highway Authority in respect of the grass verge and the adjoining footpath and carriageway. C suffered serious injuries including a complex fracture of the second cervical vertebra.
Lower Court Judgment (external link)
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