What can result in a sports injury claim?
Sports injuries resulting in claims can occur in a variety of different situations, including:
- Team sports, such as football, netball or rugby
- Individual sports, such as boxing, cycling, golf or gymnastics
- Combat sports and martial arts
- Motorsports, such as go-karting or motorcycle racing
- Sports involving animals, such as horse riding
- Exercise in the gym
- Spectating
During these activities, you could suffer an avoidable injury in one of the following ways:
- Referees or other officials failing to properly protect players
- Incorrect advice given by coaches or trainers
- Reckless or deliberate acts of other players, which break the rules
- Inadequate risk assessments or health and safety procedures
- Unsafe premises or grounds
- Faulty or poorly maintained equipment
It is important to gather evidence in the form of video footage or witness statements to help prove what happened and who was to blame.
Types of sports injuries that can occur
Injuries suffered during sporting activities can range from relatively minor bruises to serious multiple fractures or brain injuries. Those injuries may result in you being unable to work, care for yourself or continue with the sport for a long period – or permanently in the most serious cases.
How can sports injury solicitors help?
Depending on the severity of the injury, your livelihood could be compromised. You could be a professional athlete or you might simply enjoy sports as a hobby or pastime. Either way, you might want to consider a sports or gym injury compensation claim if you experience a serious personal injury that wasn’t your fault.
Personal injuries sustained at the gym or while playing sports vary greatly. Many people recover from them in a short space of time with no lasting impacts. Alternatively, you or someone you know may have suffered a serious personal injury, such as a spinal or fatal injury.
Our sports injury solicitors can help you through the process of making a claim, whether that’s for football or gym injury compensation.
If you feel ready to get free, impartial advice about a sports injury claim, get in touch with us today.
Compensation in sports injury claims
As with other types of personal injury claims, damages can compensate the individual for their injuries (general damages) and financial losses (special damages).
Those financial losses could include:
- Loss of earnings
- Care and assistance
- Treatment and rehabilitation
- Travel expenses
- Damaged clothing
- Damaged sports equipment
This compensation can be claimed from the club, organisation or individual at fault, most of whom will have insurance in place to cover such incidents. The aim is to put the injured person back into the position they would have been in had the incident not occurred.
In sports injury claims, you may seek a higher level of general damages if your injuries prevent you from continuing with your sporting hobby or career.
You may also have a claim for loss of earnings as a sporting professional. If you had not yet reached a professional level but had the intention and potential to, you may wish to recover damages for the loss of opportunity to progress within that sport.
We can assist you in bringing a claim where an injury may have been complicated and aggravated by substandard medical treatment. This could involve the NHS or private facilities. Our specialist solicitors are experienced in succeeding with these often-complex claims and are sensitive to your concerns.
Why choose Bolt Burdon Kemp for your sports injury claim?
Our sports injury claims solicitors can help you get the compensation you deserve. Here’s why you can rely on us:
- Experience: Over the past three decades, our specialist lawyers have covered numerous sports injury compensation claims.
- ‘No win no fee’: Our ‘no win no fee’ system means you won’t have to pay anything if your case isn’t successful.
- Real people: Our sports injury solicitors help people through their claims with an empathetic and professional approach.
- Awards: We’ve been ranked in the prestigious The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners
- Accredited: We’re members of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme and each year we’re assessed in line with the Lexcel practice management standards.
- Testimonials: You can read reviews from hundreds of clients and learn about how we’ve helped.
Contacting us
We can talk you through the various funding options for bringing a sports injury claim. The vast majority are funded by Conditional Fee Agreements (otherwise known as ‘no win no fee’), so there is minimal financial risk to you.
For free legal advice following sports injuries, please contact one of Bolt Burdon Kemp’s expert solicitors by contacting us online.
