Court awards damages for two footed flying tackle
Wirral solicitors, Integrum Law, recently succeeded in recovering damages for an amateur footballer who was injured whilst playing in a local league.
The player, whose side was wining 5-1 at the time, was subjected to a flying two footed tackle in the 78th minute of the game. The offending player was immediately shown a red card and sent off. He was later fined by the league and forced to serve a period of suspension.
However the tackle resulted in the injured player suffering fractures to both of the bones in his lower leg and he required surgery to insert pins into the damaged bones.
On his behalf, Integrum Law brought a claim against the opposing player and his club, the claim was defended and came to trial in the Liverpool County Court on 30th and 31st August 2011. At the trial the opposing player claimed that he had made a clean tackle and made no contact with the injured player. He also claimed that the referee was wrong to send him off and only did so because of complaints from the injured players team.
Numerous witnesses were called to give evidence, including the referee, and at the conclusion the judge agreed with the injured players version of events and awarded him substantial damages.
Commenting on the case Martyn Brown, the solicitor who conducted the case, said “This claim should serve as a warning to anybody participating in sports at any level that whilst injuries do happen, when those injuries are caused by serious foul play the courts are prepared to award compensation”.
