Strutt & Parker is facing a personal injury damages claim of in excess of £300,000 after an employee suffered serious head injuries during a team bonding day.
Simon Reynolds, who was employed by Strutt & Parker as an associate planning and development consultant at the firm’s
Reynolds claims that, following a photographic treasure hunt on the day, he was told that he was to compete in a cycle road race against other members of the
Although cycle helmets were stored with the mountain bikes used in the race, Reynolds claims that he was not ordered to wear one by Fowlmead staff or the firm’s partners and he did not wear one.
In a sprint toward the finish line Reynolds alleges that he collided with one of the other competitors and fell, striking his head on the ground and sustaining a severe head injury with extensive skull fractures and contusions to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
Since the injuries sustained he has allegedly suffered “dizziness; left sided hearing loss; tinnitus; loss of taste and smell; fatigue; impaired memory, concentration and word finding; low mood and anxiety; altered personality.”
The claim alleges that as a result of the injury “there is a substantially increased risk of epilepsy” and he is “likely to be handicapped on the labour market.”
Reynolds was allegedly made redundant by the firm during his convalescence and was unable to return to work on a temporary consultant basis until July 2009.
A spokesperson for Strutt & Parker said that the matter was being dealt with by its liability insurers and it could make no further comment.
Reynolds’ solicitors Thomson Snell & Passmore declined to comment on the claim.
christian.metcalfe@estatesgazette.com
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