Abstract
The recent case of Maylin v Dacorum Sports Trust [2017] EWHC 378 (QB) is the latest example of a claim being made for damages suffered whilst participating in bouldering, a form of low-level climbing. Whilst interesting in its own right in terms of how the courts apply legal principles to the area, it also sheds light on approaches to lifestyle sports more generally and the place of risk within play. This Intervention is essentially a case note of Maylin, but viewed, in part, through the lens of recent interdisciplinary work the authors have undertaken into parkour.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Entertainment and Sports Law Journal |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Dec 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Article is open access licensed under Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)Keywords
- risk
- liability
- bouldering
- lifestyle sports
- climbing
- negligence
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Paul Gilchrist
- School of Applied Sciences - Subject Lead Geography, Earth and Env't, Principal Lecturer
- Centre for Earth Observation Science
- People, Nature and Places Research and Enterprise Group
- Sport and Leisure Cultures Research and Enterprise Group
- Tourism, Hospitality and Events Research and Enterprise Group
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