Hampstead swimmers win right to unregulated swimming

“It represents a significant step in curtailing the risk averse nature of modern day society - and entails an acceptance that “risk is inherent in life, and some risk is unavoidable.” So said John Bramhall, partner at Davies Arnold Cooper solicitors, acting for the Hampstead Heath Swimming Club, which won the right for its members to swim in the Mixed Pond on Hampstead Heath.