An injury at a public event claim seeks compensation for the damages you suffered in an accident that was not your fault. If you suffer a crush injury, an assault, or a slips, trips and falls accident, you may be able to claim compensation.
If you suffer an injury at a public event caused at least partly by someone else’s negligence, you may well be entitled to claim compensation. You claim for the injury suffered at the public event and the effects of it on your life.
Your personal injury solicitor seeks to recover damages through a claims process. If you or a loved one has been injured and your life impacted by an accident that was someone else’s fault, a claim for compensation seeks financial redress for the injuries and financial losses.
If you have been injured in an accident and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your compensation claim for the money you deserve.
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What is an injury at a public event claim?
An injury at a public event claim is the legal process to seek compensation for your injuries and the effects on your life. If you or a loved one suffers an injury at a public event, and it is not your fault, you might be able to claim compensation.
Your injury at a public event could be a broken leg in a trip over cables, crushed ribs in a crowd surge, or lacerations from a fall on broken glass. If the accident was not your fault, or only partially your fault, you could have an injury at a public event claim.
An injury at a public event could have you off work for a while. It could impact your ability to drive and even live an independent life. The claim you make seeks compensation to cover the costs of the injury and its effects on your life.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can review your case and advise if you have a valid injury at a public event claim.
Common personal injury claims at public events
Common personal injury claims at public events range from a broken limb in a fall to a head injury from an assault. The personal injury claim seeks compensation for the injury and the costs to your life today and in the future.
If you suffer a personal injury at a public event, you may have a claim for compensation.
Common personal injury at a public event claims are:
Injured due to an assault at a public event
You may be injured due to an assault at a public event when attacked by someone who is drunk. You could have a compensation claim if the event organiser failed to implement proper crowd control procedures and you were injured.
The organiser of a public event owes you a duty of care. If they breach that duty of care and you suffer an injury, you may have an injury at a public even claim.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can advise if you have a valid claim for compensation.
Injury due to a fall at a public event
Injury due to a fall at a public event could result from a slippery dance floor or a broken pipe in the bathrooms. The event organiser should have procedures in place to cordon off slippery areas, put up signage and clean up spillages as soon as possible.
There should be sufficient staff to deal with spillages and wet floors at a public event. It could be a breach of the event organiser’s duty of care if reported wet floors go unchecked.
Your personal injury solicitor may seek compensation if you are injured in a fall at a public event that was not your fault.
Injured due to a slip on broken glass at a public event
If you are injured due to a slip on broken glass at a public event, you could suffer deep lacerations requiring emergency treatment and even scarring for life.
Broken drinking glasses and bottles should be cleared in a timely manner, and the area closed off until cleaned. The event organiser must have staff ready to remove reported broken glass and keep event-goers safe.
You may have a claim for compensation if you are injured at a public event, and it was not wholly your fault.
Crush injury at a public event
A crush injury at a public event could be due to the event organisers’ poor crowd control measures, such as too many attendees for the staff on duty. In a crush injury, you could damage your ribs, suffer bruising and maybe cardiac arrest.
The event should be properly managed, and stewards fully trained to handle and avoid crowd control problems.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can handle your case for compensation if you suffer a crush injury that was not your fault.
Broken limb in a trip over cables at a public event
A broken limb in a trip over cables at a public event can happen if equipment is not installed correctly or the cabling is not covered when running over walkways.
Leaving equipment and cables where a concertgoer can fall over them should not happen, but it does in many venues.
The event organisers must ensure all public areas are safe for eventgoers before opening the doors. A broken arm or leg can have you off work and unable to drive, and you can easily do such an injury in a trip over cables at a public event.
You may be able to claim compensation for an injury at a public event if you are injured, and it was not your fault or only partially your fault.
Compensation for a public event injury claim
Compensation in a public event injury claim may range from a few thousand pounds to more than £10 million. How much compensation you can claim depends on the injuries suffered and the financial effect of those injuries on your life.
If someone else is responsible for your personal injury, you might be able to claim compensation from their insurance company.
Sample compensation amounts in a personal injury claim are as follows. Please note these are figures for the injuries only. Financial losses would apply in addition.
(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You might also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the personal injury. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.)
There is not one fixed amount in personal injury claims. The circumstances differ from person to person and claim to claim, and the amount of compensation awarded is tailored to the circumstances of your claim.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can give you an idea of what to expect from their experience in compensation claims.
Who is eligible for compensation in an injury at a public event claim?
Anyone injured at a public event might be eligible to claim compensation. You may have a compensation claim if you are injured in an accident at a public event that was not your fault or only partially your fault.
If your child, aged under 18 at the date of the accident, is injured at a public event, a trusted adult can bring the claim against the negligent party on their behalf.
Once your child turns 18, they have another three years, until they turn 21, to make their own claim for personal injury, providing one has not already been made.
If you or a loved one passes away, any dependents may be able to claim compensation. They may be able to claim compensation if the loved one was killed in an accident that was not their fault or only partially their fault.
A dependent is defined as:
If you are one of the listed above, you may be defined as a dependent if you were partially or fully financially dependent on the person killed at a public event.
You may have a claim for compensation if you are a dependent of someone killed due to an accident at a public event.
What can you claim for compensation in a personal injury claim?
In the event of an injury at a public event, there are 2 types of damages that can compensated for:
- General damages
- Special damages
For a better understanding of how much you could claim in compensation, speak with the Personal Injury Team for a free claim assessment.
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Who is liable for a public event injury claim?
The venue owners or the event organisers may be liable for your injury at a public event claim. If the organisers have control over the premises, they are deemed to be the occupiers for the scheduled event.
If you are injured in an accident that was not your fault, you may be able to make a claim against those responsible.
The Owners Liability Act 1957 outlines the responsibilities of a venue owner, or an event organiser has to customers on the premises. They should follow the guidelines to try and prevent injury to attendees at the event.
The organisers and venue owners should:
The list is not exhaustive, and venue and event organisers should employ enough fully-trained staff to keep the event safe for both all who attend.
You may have a claim for compensation if you can show:
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can review your case to see if you have a valid public event injury claim for compensation.
What is public liability insurance?
Public liability insurance is when an event organiser takes out a policy to cover possible compensation claims if you are injured at a concert or sports event, and it is not your fault.
The event organiser has a duty of care to all people who attend the event. You may have a claim for compensation if they breach that duty of care, causing an injury to you or a loved one.
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can look at your case and see if you have a possible public liability claim for injury at a public event.
What is a public liability claim?
A public liability claim is for compensation when you are injured in an area open to the public, such as a fall at an outdoor screening, a trip over cables at a concert or a slip when walking on the path at a festival or sports ground.
You might have a public liability claim if the accident was not your fault, and you can show that your injury could be due to the event organiser’s negligence.
Your claim is usually against the public liability insurance of the event organisers where you had your accident.
If the defendants do not have public liability insurance, you can still make a claim, but they may have to fund your possible claim.
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Claim Evaluation
Once you have spoken with our team we’ll let you know how we can help. This will involve a thorough case review and understanding of the incident, financial damages and physical injuries.
Legal Letter
Once we are satisfied we have all the information we require and have a full understanding of your circumstances. We send a letter of claim to the negligent party outlining your claim and compensation requirements.
Evidence to support your injury at a public event claim
Evidence to support an injury at a public event claim should help show that the accident was not wholly your fault and someone else was at least partially responsible.
If you are injured at a public event, be it a slip in the bathrooms, a trip over cables or an unprovoked assault, you will need to gather as much evidence as possible to prove your claim.
When gathering evidence to support your injury at a public event claim, you should:
Every piece of evidence may be crucial in your public event injury claim. You do not know what the negligent party will dispute or claim when the case begins.
Your No Win No Fee solicitor may use the evidence against the negligent party in any possible injury at a public event claim.
How to make a compensation claim for an injury at a public event?
If you have been injured at a public event, you are entitled to make compensation claim. Our team of No Win No Fee Solicitor are here to help guide you thought the process and make everything as stress free for you and your family as possible.
Speak with the Personal Injury Team and start your claim process.
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