Sports Injury

Playing

When you participate in sport, you generally accept the risk of injury which may occur as a result of an accident.

This is part of the “nature” of the game. But in some cases you do not willingly accept the risk of injury, and may have a claim if you suffer injury.

For example:

If you are learning a new sport under guidance, your instructor should be properly trained to teach you safely and avoid accidents.

The owner or occupier of the premises where the sport takes place has a duty to ensure the facilities are safe for the players.

In contact sport such as football or rugby, your fellow team mates have a duty not to injure you deliberately, nor to play in such a dangerous way that you are likely to suffer injury.

The referee or umpire should enforce the rules of the game to avoid unnecessary risks.

Watching

If you are injured whilst watching sport, you may be entitled to claim compensation if for example those arranging the event failed to ensure that the premises are safe for spectators.

If you think you may have a case to claim compensation, don't delay.

Contact the Paul Rooney Partnership who have the experience and expertise to help you make a compensation claim whether you have been injured paying or watching sport.