Sports Injuries

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If you have been injured whilst participating in any kind of sport, as a professional or amateur, then our Sports Unit will be able to help. We understand the sort of injuries that can cause difficulties in the lives of dedicated sportsmen and women and we empathise with their commitment and dedication to excellence.

It can be difficult to bring a sports injury claim because it is often said that injury is an inevitable by-product of playing sport – especially a contact sport.

Our approach to sports injury claims

Our Sports Unit has successfully claimed damages for athletes injured by dangerous tackles, deliberate assault during a game, defective equipment, dangerous ground conditions, and thorough negligent medical advice or treatment.

Bringing a claim for a sports injury often revolves around witness evidence being available from fellow-players, and wherever possible evidence from the match official. We will need to take witness statements as a matter of urgency, before memories fade.

Experts in sports injury claims

We advise and assist clubs, sporting organisations and governing bodies, as well as individuals in relation to all manner of sports-related problems. We can help you if your injury occurred during any type of sporting accident including:

• Cycling
• Playing football
• Playing rugby
• Skiing

Speak to one of our expert solicitors about your sports injury claim

Please call 0800 916 9046, email enquiries@slatergordon.co.uk or use the short sports injury enquiry form. Our dedicated Sports Unit solicitors operate from offices across the country and can offer immediate and accessible representation anywhere in the UK.

Recent sports injuries that we have helped claim for

• A claim for a footballer, injured through an illegal tackle, which settled for over £900,000 
• A claim for an ice-hockey player, injured during a game 
• A claim by a cyclist, injured during a time trial

We are a firm regularly consulted by sports organisations on behalf of their members, including the Cyclists Touring Club (CTC), the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) and the Professional Ice Hockey Players Association.