Sports and Leisure Injuries

A student who was badly injured by a late tackle while playing football has won £25,000 in compensation. Jonny Craig, 29, was studying for a doctorate in educational psychology at the University of Nottingham. He was taking part in a Sunday League...

Twenty-four British tourists who were involved in a coach crash while on holiday in Bulgaria have won a court battle against the tour operator that provided their package holiday. The accident happened when the tourists were on their way to a ski resort....

A holidaymaker who suffered kidney failure after he ate a burger contaminated with E. coli has won £750,000 in compensation from the tour operator. Carl Riley, 46, was staying with his girlfriend at a hotel in Egypt on what they hoped would be the...

A man who contracted a potentially fatal disease whilst on honeymoon in Venezuela has won £286,500 in compensation from the tour operator. After their wedding, Julian Hurley, 50, and his wife Jayne went on a package holiday to South America with First...

Back injuries are one of the most common causes of absenteeism in the UK. Each year, employers lose millions of pounds because of lost working days and compensation payable because of injuries sustained in the workplace as a result of poor practice when...

A young man has received £40,000 in compensation after he was mentally and physically bullied by two football coaches. The young man was attending a sixth form college in North London under a scheme designed to encourage promising footballers to...

A former county rugby player, who hoped to turn professional, has won compensation after he was forced to give up the sport he loved because a hospital failed to diagnose his wrist injury correctly. The man, now 23, suffered the injury during a rugby match...

A woman who was hit on the head by a football at a Rod Stewart concert in Dublin in 2005 has won compensation for whiplash injuries. Sally Price has been a fan of the 64-year-old singer’s music for many years. Mr Stewart, who is a keen Celtic FC...

An amateur footballer who was injured while playing five-a-side football has been awarded £13,404 in compensation. The man, 29, was playing football at the JJB Sports Soccer Dome in Derby. Although the game took place indoors, the pitch was...

A boy who suffered brain damage after falling off a ride at an end of season party at a rugby club has won £4.6 million in compensation. The boy, who was eight years old at the time of the accident, was at the party with his family. The rugby club had...

A campsite holidaymaker who was beaten unconscious by security guards has won almost £10,000 in compensation. Stephen Canham, 39, was enjoying a drink in the bar of the Makis Leisure Complex near the campsite in Bridlington when his chair slipped and...

A cyclist who had chosen not to wear a safety helmet and who was injured in a collision with a motorcycle has been awarded the full amount of compensation in the High Court. Robert Smith was severely injured when he was knocked off his bicycle as the...

A man who was badly injured when a metal goalpost fell on his head has been awarded £41,500 in damages after his case was heard in the Court of Appeal. Michael Hall, 45, was playing football with his son at a caravan park in the Lake District. Mr Hall...

A member of a cycling club has won £11,000 in compensation after a badly designed cycle path caused him to fall off his bicycle. Stuart Bullen, 57, was travelling along the path when it suddenly ended, with no warning, in a raised kerb. His bicycle...

A woman who suffered brain damage as a result of following a special detox diet has been awarded £810,000 in compensation. Dawn Page, 52, had been following 'The Amazing Hydration Diet', supervised by nutritional therapist, Barbara Nash. After...