Sports and Leisure Injuries

  • Paralysed Ex-RAF Man Wins Accident Compensation

    A former RAF aircraftman who was paralysed in an accident at a ‘Health and Fun Day’ has finally won his claim for compensation for his injuries more than seven years later. Robert Uren was 21 when the accident happened in July 2005. He was...

  • Woman Scarred in Boat Accident Wins £55,000

    A woman who injured her face when she crashed into a stanchion on a boat during a river trip has been awarded £55,000 in damages. In April 2008, Sinead McGlinchey, 23, was attending a surprise barbeque party, with four other women, that included a...

  • Tour Operator Pays Out £37,000 for Holiday Slip

    A holidaymaker who was knocked unconscious after she slipped on water that had leaked from an air conditioning unit has won £37,000 in compensation from tour operator Thomas Cook. Sylvia McNicholl, 49, was on a family holiday at a hotel in Tenerife in...

  • Scout Leader Wins Damages for Assault Course Injury

    A scout leader who injured his back descending a fireman’s pole at an activity centre in Wales has won almost £170,000 in damages. Robert Wilson, 49, fractured one of the vertebrae in his back when he landed on his bottom after travelling too...

  • Holidaymakers Win Damages for Ruined Trip

    Sixty-nine British people who contracted a stomach bug whilst on holiday in Spain have won more than £200,000 in compensation. The tourists visited the Beach Club Hotel in Torremolinos, Spain, between 2007 and 2008. While there, 60 of them suffered...

  • Damages for Woman Burned by Flaming Cocktail

    A young woman whose hair caught fire when she was served a flaming cocktail has won damages for her injuries after a three-year legal battle. Charlotte Swaby, from Barnsley, was out celebrating her 19th birthday with friends. On such occasions, they had a...

  • Holidaymaker Wins Compensation for Allergic Reaction

    A woman from Bradford who became seriously ill while on holiday at Butlins in Skegness, after eating a muffin to which she was allergic, is set to receive compensation. Clare Garbutt, 28, suffers from coeliac disease, which means that she cannot eat food...

  • Amateur Footballer Wins £16,500 for Late Tackle

    A footballer whose leg was broken when he was tackled by the opposing team’s goalkeeper has won compensation of £16,500 for the injuries he suffered. The amateur player was approaching the goal when the goalkeeper challenged him with a...

  • Five-Figure Settlement for Holiday Ruined by Salmonella Poisoning

    A couple whose holiday was ruined when they were struck down with food poisoning have won a five-figure settlement from the tour operator. Scott and Leanne Beasant, from Pontypool, developed salmonella poisoning in 2008 whist staying in the Maldives on a...

  • Holidaymaker Receives £3,000 for Hotel Fall

    A woman who was injured in a fall at the hotel where she was staying on holiday has won £3,000 in damages. The woman and her husband were on a package holiday provided by a major tour operator. She was walking through the hotel bar when she slipped on...
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