PROVING THINGS 142: CLAIMANT HAS TO PROVE SIZE OF HIGHWAY DEFECT: PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE “ALMOST COMPLETELY USELESS”

The judgment today in  Walsh v The Council of the Borough of Kirklees [2019] EWHC 492 (QB) contains an important message for anyone involved in highway or "tripper" litigation: the claimant has to have evidence to prove the size of the defect complained of. Photographs that did not show (or enable t...

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