Overview

• Rosina Malik, 62, sued Simply Chapters Ltd for £100,000 after falling at Chapter One restaurant in October 2020, blaming her slip on a caramel-filled chocolate truffle.
• She suffered a twisted ankle and a broken right wrist as she stood to adjust her dress following a three-course dinner with friends.
• Chapter One’s management admitted a truffle fell onto the floor but maintained Malik did not step on it before her fall.
• CCTV footage revealed no moment of contact between Malik’s foot and the truffle, leading the judge to find residue on her shoe was deposited after the accident.
• The court heard that factors such as wearing high heels, drinking wine and a potentially slippery floor could have caused her loss of balance.