Edwards v London Borough of Sutton

LADY JUSTICE ARDEN LORD JUSTICE LEWISON and LORD JUSTICE McCOMBE ____________________

Gerard McDermott QC and Nathan Tavares (instructed by Stewarts Law LLP) for the Claimant/Appellant Andrew Warnock QC and Jack Harding (instructed by Clyde & Co. LLP) for the Defendant/Appellant Hearing dates: 20th & 21st July 2016 ____________________

The judge referred to certain answers given by Mr Edwards in his oral evidence as follows:

For my part, I found the dimensions in millimetres somewhat difficult to work with. Doing the relevant calculation, it seems that the bridge's track was arched and about 3.28 metres in length. The width was 0.85 metres. The incline upwards in Mr Edwards' direction of travel was between about 10 and 14 degrees. The parapets were 0.26 metres (to the left, the side of Mr Edwards' fall) and 0.30 metres (to the right).

While there are limits on social value in a case of this sort, the amenity of this bridge as a feature in the park should not be ignored entirely.