Sports injury & leisure accidents claims
Compensation for serious injury at sport, leisure and events
Sports and physical activity should increase fitness and mental health, whilst allowing for some personal challenge. Players accept that accidents can happen and that there is always a risk of sprains, knocks, and bumps from physical exertion or competitive sport.
Where the sport or activity is run by a school, club, employer or commercial organisation, players, participants, and spectators are entitled to expect that all reasonable steps have been taken to reduce the risk of serious injury to both adults and children. If the event organiser or owner of the sports or leisure facility fails to provide a safe sports or leisure environment, and this leads to severe injury, the injured person may be entitled to compensation.
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Starting your sports injury compensation claim
It costs nothing to talk to us to find out about making a sports or leisure injury claim for yourself or a member of your family. You can contact us by for free, confidential advice from a specialist personal injury solicitor. In serious injury cases, we often visit our clients in the hospital or at their home if they are unable to get to our offices.
We will ask you to tell us briefly about the accident and injury. We will advise you about any time limits that may apply and whether we can help you make a claim. Your solicitor will discuss with you how your claim will be funded and advise, fully and clearly, how that works and what it will mean for you. We offer a range of funding options, but most of our clients’ claims are handled on a ‘no win no fee’ basis.
We will put your claim to the defendant individual or organisation whose negligence caused your injury, and we will handle all communication on your behalf. The defendant’s insurers will usually handle the claim on the defendant’s behalf and will be responsible for paying any compensation. Once we are in contact with the defendant’s insurers, we can begin to secure the necessary rehabilitation and specialist support to meet the injured person’s immediate needs whilst we proceed with the claim.
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Sports injury and leisure accidents claims FAQs
What is a sports injury or leisure accident claim?
If the provider or organiser of a sports, leisure, or entertainment facility or event fails to provide a safe environment and their negligence results in an accident or severe injury, the injured person may be able to claim compensation.
Severe sports-related injuries can have a devastating impact on every aspect of the injured person’s life, affecting their ability to get around, or to work, look after themselves and their children, or participate in sports and social activities. Major trauma, such as head injury or spinal cord injury, from a dangerous rugby tackle or fall from a height, can cause permanent disability which leaves the injured person dependent on others for care and help with everyday activities.
If you have been injured in a sports or leisure accident which was caused by negligence, our specialist personal injury solicitors can provide practical advice and support, and help you access rehabilitation whilst we work on your claim to ensure that you receive the help that you need straight away.
What sports and leisure accidents can lead to injury compensation claims?
Safety failures during any organised sporting and leisure activities or at public or commercial facilities can result in accidents which cause serious injury. Sport and leisure compensation claims for serious injury often arise from accidents involving:
What negligence can cause sports and leisure injuries?
Sport and leisure injury claims often involve failures in one or more of the following areas:
- training, teaching, or supervision;
- risk assessment;
- safety procedures – marshals, scrutineers, lifeguards, match officials, teachers, event organisers;
- safety or protective equipment – barriers, crash mats, harnesses, seatbelts, helmets, mouth guards;
- unsafe buildings, venues, facilities or defective equipment;
- unsafe holiday/tour travel or excursions – boats, buses, taxis, cruise ships, trains, helicopters;
- deliberate assault, dangerous tackles.
What types of injuries can lead to sports and leisure accident claims?
Our personal injury claims solicitors are experts at securing funded rehabilitation and compensation for clients who have suffered severe injury and disability from:
- head injury, brain injury, ABI;
- spinal cord injury, SCI;
- limb loss, amputation;
- facial injuries;
- major trauma or multiple injuries;
- scarring from severe scarring from burns or scalds, skin-grafting, degloving injury
- blindness and sensory loss;
- chronic pain or CRPS;
- PTSD and severe psychological injury.
We help bereaved, dependent family members claim compensation after an accident causes the death of a parent or partner. We also recover compensation and rehabilitation for secondary victims who have suffered PTSD as a result of witnessing the traumatic death or injury of a loved one. We are also experienced in acting for multiple claimants, such as groups or families who were injured in the same accident. Each client or family’s claim is handled by an experienced solicitor with compassion and sensitivity.
Who should I claim from in a sports injury or leisure accident claim?
Injuries from sporting accidents, leisure activities or corporate events can be caused by safety failures by more than one person or organisation. It is important that compensation claims for these injuries are directed towards the correct defendant for the injured person to succeed with their claim.
Where the injury was caused by the negligence of an individual employee (e.g. a sports teacher or a lifeguard) or by a representative or agent (e.g. in the travel or holiday industry), the individual’s employer or another organisation may be responsible for the employee or agent’s mistakes and the claim will be handled on their behalf by their insurers. If the injury was caused by defective or poorly maintained equipment, there may be multiple potential defendants, including those responsible for supplying, checking, repairing or maintaining the equipment.
Sports injury claims and leisure activity injury claims are often made against:
- schools, colleges, and universities;
- clubs and sporting associations;
- leisure centres, gyms, and fitness training facilities;
- theme parks, water parks and adventure parks;
- travel agencies, holiday companies, hotels;
- entertainment venues and events organisers;
- employers;
- on site emergency or medical organisations.
Depending on the circumstances of the accident, a severely injured person may still be able to claim substantial compensation for their injuries, if the accident was someone else’s fault, but they were also partly to blame for the extent of their injury.
Find out more about claims involving contributory negligence or talk to an experienced solicitor, free and confidentially, by contacting our team.
How much compensation can I claim for injuries caused by a sports or leisure accident?
Sports and leisure accidents can lead to a wide range of injuries, including severe disability, which affects every aspect of the injured person’s life. We work closely with our clients and our experts to ensure that their claim includes full compensation for their injury, which will also cover their financial losses and meet their needs arising from their disability throughout their lives.
Claims for severe injury in sports and leisure accidents can include compensation for:
- pain, suffering, and disability;
- rehabilitation and medical or surgical treatment costs;
- costs of care and case management;
- therapies – physiotherapy, occupational therapy (OT), speech and language therapy, hydrotherapy;
- psychological counselling and PTSD treatment;
- pain management;
- specialist vehicles, equipment, aids, (post-amputation) prosthetics;
- increased costs of accommodation or home adaptations;
- loss of earnings and pension;
- special educational needs (SEN) costs (where the claimant is a child);
- Court of Protection and deputyship costs.
Where the accident resulted in fatal injury, the deceased’s partner, dependents, and estate may be able to claim compensation for the loss to the family of the deceased’s income or ‘services’, such as childcare, housework or DIY, as well as funeral costs and expenses arising from the deceased’s death, and a statutory bereavement award.
Making a sports injury and leisure accident claim
We understand how daunting it can feel to take the first step. Our specialist personal injury solicitors are here to guide you through every stage.
Getting in touch
Call us or complete our online form to receive free, confidential advice from one of our specialist personal injury solicitors. We will listen carefully to your circumstances, explain your legal options in clear and straightforward terms, and advise whether you have a claim following a sports or leisure accident and how we can help you move forward.
Supporting your claim
Our specialist solicitors will gather the evidence needed to support your claim, including medical records, witness statements, accident reports, photographs, and expert opinions where required. They will establish how the accident happened, whether appropriate safety standards were followed, who was responsible, and the impact your injuries have had on your life. Where appropriate, we can also seek an interim payment to help meet your immediate needs.
Securing compensation
Our solicitors work to secure the maximum compensation possible as quickly as possible. We aim to ensure you have the financial support you need for rehabilitation, medical treatment, care, specialist equipment, lost earnings, and any other assistance required to support your recovery and future wellbeing.
Contact us
If you would like advice regarding a serious injury or illness affecting you or a loved one, please complete the form and one of our experts will be in touch as soon as possible.
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Our clients receive the highest standards of advice and representation and are always treated with compassion, outstanding care and understanding of the physical, emotional, psychological and financial impact that life-changing injury can have upon their lives.
- We are nationally acclaimed for our personal injury expertise and the outstanding results we achieve for our clients.
- We are ranked as leading personal injury experts in the Chambers Directory and Legal 500 guides to the legal profession and are accredited for our specialist expertise by the Law Society and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
- Our integrated multidisciplinary team offers our clients a full range of specialist help with compensation, rehabilitation, SEN, deputyship, personal injury trusts and community care.
- We secure early, funded rehabilitation and maximum compensation in claims for adults and children who have suffered catastrophic injury, and provide practical support for their families.
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