Sport

Sporting and leisure institutions, from Premier League football clubs to theme parks have instructed members of Chambers in a range of disputes.

Recent cases undertaken by barristers at Henderson Chambers include the following:

Health and safety
  • Advising the operator of a theme park in relation to the police and HSE investigations following a customer fatality
  • Accidents involving falls from indoor climbing walls
  • Injury to member of public during deliberate fire-walking as part of motivational training
  • Acted in a long inquest and subsequent prosecution following the death of a visitor to the Concorde exhibit in Bristol
  • Claim brought by a former Manchester United player whose career was ended by a reckless tackle by a Middlesbrough player.  The claimant was awarded damages of c£4.5 million in a case that again attracted considerable publicity in the national press
  • Acting on behalf of Defendant in a high-profile criminal prosecution by the HSE arising out of a fairground ride accident, which resulted in extremely serious injuries (including tetraplegia) being occasioned to two of the riders
  • Acting for well known producer of bicycle components in claim arising out of mountain bike accident
Employment
  • Ongoing advice to Premiership Football Club as to employment contracts
  • Race discrimination case against international sportswear brand Nike
  • Restrictive covenants/breach of fiduciary duties dispute arising out of Glastonbury festival
  • Working time case concerning international sportswear retailer
Property
  • Advising and acting for a major national betting shop chain as to its property matters generally over many years
  • Advising and acting for a national range of Pubco chains as to their property matters generally over many years
  • Advising local authorities as to disposal of recreational land