Pages On: Sporting Injuries
Injuries from playing sports aren’t uncommon, and generally aren’t serious, but that doesn’t stop accidents happening. If someone has failed in their duty of care to you, be it not maintaining the grounds and facilities, or has caused deliberate and serious harm during the game, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation.
Horse rider wins £7000 in compensation after fall due to faulty gate
Posted: 4 April 2016
Posted in: Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Sporting Injuries
A horse rider has won £7,000 in compensation after claiming that a gate on a public bridleway caused her horse to bolt. The rider fell from her horse leaving her with a fractured right shoulder and soft tissue damage to her chest, back and right leg. The gate, which was badly maintained, sprung back as she was passing through which subsequently caused her horse to bolt. The claimant’s husband had previously complained to the council about the gate, stating that it was in a frequently used public area, and that it…
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Legal action after man hits another with golf ball
Posted: 25 October 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries
A man has launched legal action against an Aberdeenshire golf club after he was hit by a ball outside his home. Army veteran Terry Gosling was forced to spend five days in hospital after being hit on the head by the ball near Alford Golf Club. The 75-year-old has taken legal action against the club, who were hosting the Gents Open when the accident happened on 27 June. It was heard in court that the responsible player had hooked his shot too far to the left, which resulted in the…
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Golfer to payout £10,000 in compensation to fellow sportsman
Posted: 1 June 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries
A golfer from Lanarkshire is being forced to pay £10,000 in compensation to a fellow golfer who suffered serious injuries as a result of his ‘mis-hit ball’. 46-year-old John Ure was playing at Bellshill Golf Club when an erroneous drive hit him directly on the head with such force that he fell to the ground. Mr Ure suffered serious injuries as a result of the incident, for which he required hospital treatment. He raised action against golfer Stewart Muir for his injuries. Mr Muir offered his sincerest apologies to Mr…
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Footballers should be protected from concussion risk
Posted: 17 July 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries
The footballers’ union FIFPro has called for an investigation to be launched into how concussion protocols could be introduced into the sport. It has been argued that an independent doctor, as opposed to the player or coach, should make the decision regarding whether a player should return to the pitch following a head injury. It has been stated in a journal in ‘The Lancet Neurology’ that these decisions should not be made “by those with a vested interest”. This debate was sparked by the recent World Cup whereby many of the players…
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Tom Gadsby dies competing in horse trials
Posted: 21 August 2013
Posted in: Personal Injury, Sporting Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death
26-year-old Tom Gadsby died on the weekend while competing at The Somerford Park international horse trials in Congleton. The young rider from New Zealand took a fall on the final day of the event during the cross-country, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Olympic riders and eventers from all around the world attended to compete in the event at the River Dane valley site, which began on Friday. However, the competition was abandoned following Tom Gadsby’s fall on Sunday. Had been in Europe to fulfil his dream The head of Equestrian Sports New…
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