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Matthew Chance seeks £1.6m over ankle fracture at Borough Market
CNN correspondent Matthew Chance is seeking £1.6 million from the Borough Market Trustees after breaking his ankle in a fall at the London market in December 2022. The trustees accept responsibility for the accident but dispute the amount of compensation, which includes claimed losses to his income.
Chance says he slipped on oily food waste while walking towards the Roast restaurant, suffering a fracture that required surgery and left him with ongoing pain. His lawyers argue the injury led him to leave his Moscow base for the UK, where higher taxes reduced his take-home pay. Although he was promoted after the accident, they say he would have earned more had he remained in Moscow.
In short
- Matthew Chance is claiming £1.6 million after a Borough Market fall.
- The trustees admit liability but contest the damages.
- His lawyers say the injury and move to the UK reduced his income.
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The case for
Chance’s case is that the fall caused a serious injury with lasting pain and surgery, and that its consequences included having to leave his Moscow posting. If the move reduced his take-home income compared with what he would otherwise have earned, he may argue that this loss should be included in compensation even though he was later promoted.
The case against
The trustees accept responsibility for the accident but can reasonably dispute whether the full £1.6 million claim, particularly the projected income losses, is attributable to the injury. Assessing compensation may require weighing uncertain career and earnings counterfactuals, including the later promotion, against the claim that Chance would have earned more had he stayed in Moscow.
Explained simply
Borough Market is a food market in central London, run by the Borough Market Trustees. Visitors walk between stalls and restaurants, where food is prepared and sold.
Matthew Chance is a CNN correspondent, a journalist who reports for the international news network. His claim includes both the effects of his ankle injury and the income he says he lost after moving from Moscow to the UK.
Compensation claims can cover injury, treatment and financial losses linked to an accident. In this case, the trustees accept responsibility for the fall, while the amount owed remains disputed.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “British CNN war correspondent who survived guns, bombs and grenades sues for £1.6m after breaking his ankle outside Borough Market restaurant”.