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\"\"Sport has a place in many people\u2019s lives, whether this is through direct participation or simply watching it on the television in the comfort of your home.\u00a0 In fact, for some people sport is everything<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is what they live for.\u00a0 For such people, and indeed others, playing sport is an important part of their daily routine.\u00a0 However, as I am sure many of you are aware, playing sport can lead to injury<\/strong>.\u00a0 Fortunately, many injuries are minor and are cured on the spot with a little help from the \u2018magic sponge<\/em><\/strong>\u2019.\u00a0 However, other injuries are more serious and can take a matter or months, even years to recover from.\u00a0 If you have suffered a personal injury as a result of your participation in sporting activity you may be able to make a claim for compensation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When we play sport we know that there is a high likelihood of physical contact between players.\u00a0 We know of that risk and we accept it<\/strong>.\u00a0 For instance, in a game of football, the players are well aware that they may get tackled.\u00a0 Likewise, during a boxing match the boxers are fully aware that they will inevitably be punched.\u00a0 Does that then mean that if we are injured whilst playing sport we cannot make a claim for compensation<\/a>? No, not at all.\u00a0 It all depends on your injury and how it was sustained<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is therefore important that you seek the advice of a quality personal injury lawyer<\/a> who can advise you as to whether you may be entitled to compensation.<\/p>\n

If you are playing football for example and someone purposely does a horrendous tackle on you and as a result you suffer a broken leg, you may well deserve compensation<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is because they have been reckless and this was not what you signed up for when you said you would take part in the football match.\u00a0 Sure, you might get a mistimed tackle, but you certainly did not permit someone to deliberately break your leg.\u00a0 This action was well beyond what you would anticipate and so a claim for compensation can follow.
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The law states that every contestant in a sporting event owes their fellow players a duty of care to avoid causing injury to another participant.\u00a0 Naturally, this threshold differs depending on the sport.\u00a0 Whereas a boxer may punch his opponent, a rugby player is not similarly allowed to punch an opposing player<\/strong>.\u00a0 Whereas a footballer may commit a marginally late foul, they are not permitted to \u2018do a Roy Keane<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 and intentionally commit a high and late foul that seriously injures their opponent.\u00a0 This is simply not consistent with the spirit of the game<\/strong>.\u00a0 In these cases a claim for compensation<\/a> may be made.<\/p>\n

If you have been the victim of a sporting injury not consistent with the manner in which the game is played, contact The Injury Lawyers<\/a> for free and friendly legal advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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