Sports and Leisure Injuries

  • £37,000 Compensation for Injured Horse Rider

    A rider who was injured after being thrown from her horse has won compensation of £37,000. The accident happened in 2007 when Ceri Tonkinson was riding in Cosmeston Country Park, near Penarth in Wales. The horse she was riding had only recently been...

  • Woman Hit by Golf Ball Wins £7,500

    A golfer who was hit in the face by a stray golf ball has received compensation for her injuries. Rachel Davis was walking back to the car park from the ninth hole at Branston Golf and Country Club in Staffordshire when the accident happened. The ball hit...

  • Passenger Receives £28,000 Compensation for Aircraft Fall

    A woman who missed out on her holiday after she fell down a set of temporary stairs at Birmingham International Airport has won £28,000 in compensation from Thomson Airways. Sheila Gilling, 69, was boarding a flight to Lanzarote when the accident...

  • Amateur Footballer's Compensation Award - Council Appeals

    An amateur footballer who was seriously injured while playing on a poorly maintained pitch was recently awarded £22,700 in compensation at Dewsbury County Court. Paul Zoledziejewski, a 33-year-old mechanic, was playing for his club on a pitch in Shelf...

  • Damages Awarded for Christmas Party Fall from Boat

    A woman who fell from a boat during a pleasure cruise has been awarded compensation for the injuries she suffered as a result. The woman was at a Christmas party, with colleagues from work, when the accident happened. She and a friend had been dancing and...

  • Six-Figure Damages for Life-Changing Holiday Fall

    A woman from Southend who fell down an open manhole while holidaying in Turkey has won a six-figure sum in compensation for her injuries. Michelle Dragon, 49, was staying with friends at the Club Sarba Hotel in Marmaris, Turkey, when the accident happened....

  • Compensation for Horse Rider Injured in Fall

    A woman who broke her neck during a horse riding lesson has won £60,000 in compensation. Maxine Wright and her husband had been taking riding lessons in preparation for a horse trekking holiday in Spain. The accident happened during a lesson when Mrs...

  • Art Installation Tragedy Victims Receive Compensation

    Following a hearing in the High Court, the judge is to rule on who was responsible for the ‘Dreamspace’ artwork accident, which left two people dead and over two dozen injured. The accident happened in July 2006, when the Dreamspace V artwork,...

  • Horse Rider Wins £87,400 for Van Accident

    An experienced horse rider who was involved in an accident with a camper van has been awarded £87,400 in damages. Sally Stoddart, then 14, was riding with a friend when the accident happened in 2002. As she was turning off a bridleway and into the...

  • Footballer Wins Compensation for Career-Ending Injury

    A footballer who suffered an injury which ultimately ended his career has been awarded compensation. Dean Ashton, now 27, was injured in 2006 in the lead up to what would have been his international debut for England, in a friendly match against Greece....
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