Guy and Alison Lubbock \u2013 an offshoot of the Bonham-Carter family and actor Helena\u2019s relations<\/a> \u2013 run Adhurst Yurts, a boutique off-grid glamping operation<\/a> set in the 500-acre estate<\/a> surrounding former family seat, grade II-listed stately home Adhurst St Mary, near Petersfield, Hants.<\/p>\n The high-class yurts cost \u00a3500 for a weekend and boast \u201chygge\u201d interiors with clawfoot baths, iron bedsteads and chaise longues, while activities available onsite include bespoke bushcrafting, fly fishing and wild food events, as well as a zipwire.<\/p>\n But the couple are now being targeted with a legal action after a father of two broke his spine while playing with his children on the zipwire at Adhurst in October 2022.<\/p>\n London recruitment consultant Jonathan Sharpe, 36, is seeking over \u00a3700,000 in compensation, claiming his life and career have been badly impacted by the injury, which he says he suffered when the zipline broke, causing him to fall \u201conto his buttocks\u201d.<\/p>\n But lawyers for the glampsite owners, despite admitting fault for the accident, are hotly disputing the amount of damages Mr Sharpe is seeking.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Guy and Alison Lubbock run Adhurst Yurts, a boutique off-grid glamping operation set in a 500-acre estate (Channel 4\/Champion News)<\/p>\n Lawyers for Mr Sharpe say in documents filed with London\u2019s High Court that he paid \u00a31,100 to stay at the \u201cglampsite\u201d with his two young children, having pre-booked the break in July 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cOn 20 October 2022, the claimant was at the campsite and was using the zipline with his children,\u201d the documents state.<\/p>\n \u201cThe claimant used the zipline, as did his son, who was aged five at the time. The claimant then went on the zipline with his two-year-old daughter and, as he stepped off the zip line platform, the zipline broke. The claimant fell from the platform onto his buttocks.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a consequence of the incident, the claimant suffered a L1 burst fracture. He has been experiencing psychiatric symptoms and pain since the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n A burst fracture involves one of the vertebrae making up the spine collapsing in multiple directions.<\/p>\n The L1 vertebra, which is midway down the back at the top of the kidneys, is one of the most common locations for burst fractures, due to its placement at the transition from the rigid thoracic spine to the more flexible lumbar spine.<\/p>\n Mr Sharpe, of Ashvale Road, Tooting, is now suing the couple personally for over \u00a3700,000 compensation for his injury, with his lawyers saying, \u201cthe claimant states that the facts surrounding the incident speak for themselves\u201d.<\/p>\n Mr Sharpe is also suing the couple\u2019s business insurers, NFU Mutual Insurance Ltd, with his lawyers claiming that the insurance company made an \u201cadmission of liability… via email on 6 March 2023\u201d.<\/p>\n In their shared defence to the action, Mr and Mrs Lubbock and their insurers confirm that liability for the accident is conceded.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is admitted the claimant suffered some injury as a consequence of the accident, the nature, extent and prognosis for which is in issue,\u201d they add, also insisting it was the wooden handle of the zipline which broke, rather than the line itself as Mr Sharpe claims.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is denied that the zipline broke. The cause of the claimant\u2019s fall instead appears to be the failure of the wooden handle, which was found to have split after the accident. The zip line remained intact at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr and Mrs Lubbock\u2019s lawyers also hotly dispute the effects of the injury on Mr Sharpe and the amount of damages claimed, which they say includes claims of almost \u00a310,000 for a post-accident first class trip to Australia, plus \u00a3108,324.85 for \u201cfuture holiday & leisure,\u201d based on assertions that Mr Sharpe now needs to fly first or business class rather than economy because of his injury.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is expressly denied the costs of first class travel to Australia are reasonably attributable to the accident,\u201d the defence states.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not admitted that the claimant has any accident-related need for business class travel.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr and Mrs Lubbock are also disputing some of Mr Sharpe\u2019s other claims, including \u00a3171,017.60 for future care and assistance, \u00a392,555 for future childcare, \u00a366,598.20 for future gardening and \u00a369,914.41 for future decorating and DIY.<\/p>\n \u201cThe claimant is back working full time… it is not admitted that the claimant is unable to return to all of his previous duties, including entertaining clients, on account of the accident,\u201d their lawyers add.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not admitted that the claimant is disadvantaged on the open labour market on account of the accident.\u201d<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Lawyers on behalf of Adhurst Yurts glampsite owners hotly dispute the effects of the injury and the amount of damage being claimed (Supplied by Champion News)<\/p>\n On its website, the Adhurst Yurts management say: \u201cAdhurst, situated within the South Downs National Park, is a 500-acre estate<\/a> owned by the sixth generation of our family. We offer bespoke bushcraft instruction, guided bird walks, basketry workshops, advanced fly-fishing instruction and catered wild food events.<\/p>\n \u201cAdhurst provide stylish, healthy and ecologically-conscious holidays for everyone from family groups to romantic couples to holidaying pets and nature enthusiasts.<\/p>\n \u201cAdhurst St Mary is the house built by our family in 1858 and lived in continuously by the family until 1993 when we sold it. It sits like an island within the estate, but is owned separately and is reached by a private driveway.<\/p>\n![\"Guy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AlisonGuyLubbock2.jpeg\")
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