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Where it all Started - Summary Report - A Question of Balance

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Right Honorable Tony Blair, Prime Minister [from the letter received during the conference]: 'Everything we do in our everyday activity, in our work and leisure involves some element of risk. Risk is an inescapable part of our lives. The challenge for all of us, both within and outside Government is to manage risk in a way which gives us the necessary protection we need without constraining what we do beyond a level that is justified. I very much welcome your conference today as a vital contribution to this debate. I hope that you will enjoy what I am sure will be a very stimulating and productive'

Company not guilty of manslaughter on Everest. PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 July 2006

Michael Matthews, 22, died six years ago.  He had reached the summit of Everest and was the youngest to do so, but was caught in a blizzard the same day which caused his death before his return to base-camp. He had paid £22,000  for the adventure.

Dismissing the case, Judge Geoffrey Rivlin QC, Southwark Crown Court said "It was a terrible accident, but the law should not inhibit adventure."

 
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