Study the decisions in Poppleton v The Trustees of Portsmouth

Study the decisions in Poppleton v The Trustees of Portsmouth

In Poppleton v Trustees of the Portsmouth Youth Activities Committee, the Court of Appeal held that these adults who choose to engage in activities which clearly give rise to some unavoidable risk may find that they 'have no means of recompense if the risk materialises so that they are injured.' This firm stance contradicts to some extent previous case law which appeared to create a compensation culture for those involved in activities, in particular sporting activities, where the claimant had voluntarily participated in ...