Company director who fractured ankle at ski resort settles action against travel firm

Holidaymaker claimed he fell when he had to walk with luggage on snow and ice-covered streets to retrieve the key for his accommodation

A company director who sued after slipping and fracturing his ankle at the start of a ski holiday in France has settled his High Court action.

Darren Clarke had sued an Irish ski operator after he claimed he fell and dislocated his right ankle when he had to walk with his luggage on snow and ice covered streets at his ski resort in Chamonix, France to retrieve the key for his accommodation.