Chef sues Shelbourne Hotel claiming he fell down allegedly defective steps

The court heard that there had been multiple previous complaints by co-workers in advance of the fall about the condition of the stairs

The Shelbourne Hotel denies that the sous chef tripped. File picture

A chef who claims he injured his knee when he allegedly slipped and fell on stairs at the five-star The Shelbourne Hotel has launched a High Court action.

Arkadiusz Perzyna had been carrying a tray of shallot and carrot puree to a basement kitchen at the luxury hotel in St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, when he claims he tripped and fell forward down four steps.