Leisure Centre Compensation Claim

By Author: Jene Pedder
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People enjoy going to their local leisure centre to go swimming with their family or to go to the gym to keep fit. At leisure centres there's not only swimming pools and fitness suites these days there's dance studios, tennis and squash courts, outside tracks for athletics, astro turf surfaces for football and hockey. So as you can see an accident may happen on or in any of these facilities provided by the leisure centre.

More and more people are joining health clubs, leisure centres and sport clubs each year and therefore there is a steady increase in accidents and injuries at these locations by the negligence of other people. All health clubs, leisure centres and sport clubs have a duty to its clients and take care of them.

When you join a gym of any kind, there should always be someone to show you around on your first visit, showing you how to use each of the machines and ask you about any injuries you may have so they can advise you on what equipment may help you recover but also what equipment may cause you pain and to avoid.

The most common injuries sustained in health club, sport clubs or leisure ...
... centres are caused by:

Injuring yourself due to faulty or dangerous equipment
Injuries sustained due to no training or induction on gym equipment
Slipping and tripping over flooring that is damaged or any defective flooring including tennis courts and astro turf
Slipping and falling over on wet floor areas in the changing rooms or around the swimming pool and jacuzzi

Injuries that may be caused are:

Broken or Chipped Bones
Head Injuries
Back and Neck Injuries
Ligament Pulls and Sprains
Cuts and Bruises

Whatever the injury, if the accident within the health club or sport club wasn't your fault you have a legal and civil right to claim compensation for your injuries and suffering caused.

You shouldn't suffer in silence; you may have had to pay medical bills and medicine fees but you may have also been unable to work and therefore there's the loss of earnings to consider also. A compensation claim will take all this into consideration as well as the suffering you have been caused mentally and physically.

If you think, oh I cannot afford to pay for a solicitor to handle my claim then find yourself a No Win No Fee solicitor. You won't need to pay a penny, so why wait. The solicitor will only take on your case if they think it has a very good chance of being successful. If it is successful you will receive the full amount of compensation agreed and your solicitor will get their fees and legal costs from the other party. If you're unsuccessful you still won't have to pay a penny and your solicitor will get the legal fees from an insurance company.

So what have you got to lose, don't sit and suffer in silence from your injuries make a claim today!