Biker’s £6.4m compensation claim dismissed after base-jump photo

A motorcyclist who was severely injured in a crash has lost a £6.4 million compensation claim after a photograph appeared to show that he had taken part in the dangerous sport of base jumping only four years later.

Lawyers said that it was the biggest claim for compensation dismissed by an English court after a finding that ruled the claimant had been “fundamentally dishonest”.

The claim was brought by Matthew Shaw, who was 26 in 2018 when he suffered serious injuries to all four of his limbs after being hit by a car while riding his motorcycle in Stockport, Greater Manchester. His injuries were so severe he had to undergo 23 surgical procedures.

The woman who was driving the car admitted liability and her insurance