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Council win appeal over football injury compensation order
Mar
The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision for a local council to pay £22,500 in damages and legal costs to an amateur footballer injured during a match on council-owned pitch Shelf Hall Park. Dewsbury County Court had originally ordered Calderdale Council to pay the compensation award to...
Race rows - finding the balance
Feb
Race rows have plagued football in recent months. From the John Terry incident to the Luiz Suarez and Patrice Evra episode, concerns about racism in the game are seemingly never out of the headlines. Bearing in mind the sensitivity of the subject, some have asked whether there should be an...
Can Harry’s name survive?
Feb
Introducing our first ever guest blog… Andy Neild at Viva Sport, PR specialists for the sports sector, discusses the Harry Redknapp debacle and the importance of maintaining brand value in the field of sport. Over to Andy… Harry Redknapp has always had something of the Arthur Daily about...
Sporting injury compensation claims – an even playing field?
Dec
Injuries sustained during sporting activities can be controversial when it comes to personal injury claims . Clearly, there is some truth when people state that by undertaking high-impact sports, such as rugby, that there is an element of risk, and this is known by the participants prior to them...
Grass roots football under threat?
Oct
Last week, I was asked to comment on a case by Sky Sports News. The case concerns a legal battle between Paul Zoledziejewski, an amateur football player who suffered injury after a football accident at Shelf Hall Park, and Calderdale Council, who own the pitch where the football match was played....
