IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
(His Honour Judge Rich QC)
Strand London WC2 Friday 12th July, 2002 |
||
B e f o r e :
____________________
DAVID MELLORY BURKE | Claimant/Applicant | |
- v - | ||
SEMA GROUP MEDICAL SERVICES | ||
(NOW SEMA GROUP (UK) LIMITED) | Defendants/Respondents |
____________________
of Smith Bernal Reporting Limited
190 Fleet Street London EC4A 2AG
Tel: 020 7404 1400
Official Shorthand Writers to the Court)
THE RESPONDENTS did not appear and were not represented
____________________
Crown Copyright ©
"I walk 50 metres with a stick (outdoors) and get low back pain and sharp pain going up the spine and have to stop and sit or stand for one minute approximately and then can walk a similar distance again. It takes me two to three minutes to walk 50 metres. I get frequent cramps in the right foot whilst walking."
"Over what distance and terrain would the claimant be able to walk before the onset of severe discomfort, if any?"
"It is agreed by the claimant that he did indeed, in answer to question 2 on his own statement, say words which are correctly recorded as follows."