# Matthew Chance seeks £1.6m over ankle fracture at Borough Market

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/british-cnn-war-correspondent-who-survived-guns-bombs-and-grenades-sues-for-1-6m-after-breaking-his-ankle-outside-borough-market-restaurant/
- Published: 2026-11-14T11:36:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T11:47:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16292289/war-reporter-sues-slipping-Borough-Market.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Food, UK, World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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