The man leading rugby’s multi-million pound brain-injury lawsuits is facing “serious questions” from MPs and scrutiny from the Solicitors Regulation Authority over claims he pressured a former England player to lie about having dementia.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport, an extraordinary court hearing earlier this month saw Richard Boardman accused by Will Green of multiple breaches of the SRA’s code of conduct following a refusal by the Wasps legend to sign up to the landmark litigation.
Boardman’s Rylands Garth law firm unsuccessfully sued Green for thousands of pounds in legal and medical fees, taking him to court over an alleged breach of contract despite an independent Harley Street brain scan contradicting a diagnosis of “early-onset dementia” obtained via the firm.
The case has raised questions about how Boardman recruits ex-players to join his “no win, no fee” action, including among MPs.
Dame Caroline Dinenage, the chair of Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport select committee, said: “These are clearly disturbing allegations and there are some serious questions to answer. It’s something the newly reconstituted CMS committee might consider looking at, as part of a wider examination of concussion in sport.”
The SRA also said in a statement: “We can confirm that we will be looking into this, before deciding on next steps.”
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