{"id":2413,"date":"2010-05-28T10:16:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T09:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=2413"},"modified":"2015-08-12T09:39:14","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T08:39:14","slug":"claiming-against-a-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/05\/28\/claiming-against-a-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Claiming Compensation against a School"},"content":{"rendered":"

On occasions, incidents occur at school where a young child suffers injuries at no fault of their own. We all know what school is like – it\u2019s a bit of a jungle on the playground – and boys will be boys, and children have their scraps and scrapes. But when does a bit of adolescent innocence turn in to a case of negligence on behalf of the school?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, you are probably already aware of this, but all schools have a very clear duty of care<\/em><\/strong> to ensure that the students are well looked after and do not come to any harm. If a child is the victim of some kind of defect in the school, perhaps a pothole in the playground or a damaged chair, then the school is obviously liable for any suffering<\/em><\/strong>. But what if the incident is involving another pupil; perhaps some kind of a fight or instance of bullying \u2013 is the school liable?
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Well, the school has an important duty of care to ensure that they sufficiently supervise all pupils<\/em><\/strong> to ensure no problems occur. If the school fails to adequately supervise a class or a group of pupils, and as a result a pupil is hurt, then the school is liable to compensate the victim<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An example could be when a child is set upon in playground brawl, leaving them with some very nasty injures. Despite teachers being on duty at the time, none intervened.<\/p>\n

So, is there a claim here? The lack of supervision seems evident in the fact that no teacher took it upon themselves to break-up the fight and that could leave the school open to being found liable for the incident.<\/p>\n

With claims for minors (persons under the age of 18), a Litigation Friend must act on behalf of the victim through the process of the compensation claim<\/a>. The damages awarded to the victim are usually placed in a court held trust fund until the victim reaches the age of 18.<\/p>\n

Claims against schools can sometimes be difficult to pursue; for this reason, it is essential to seek advice from an expert independent injury lawyer to discuss options and guidelines on claiming for compensation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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