Has your child been injured in a soft play centre because of an accident that was not their fault? If the accident was caused by negligence or mismanagement on the part of the soft play centre, then you could make a kid’s soft play centre accident claim for compensation on behalf of your child.
Trust Legal Expert to provide you with an excellent personal injury lawyer to handle your accident claim and win you the compensation your child is entitled to. Claiming compensation on behalf of an injured child means that you could receive funds to help your child get the best medical treatment they need following their accident at a soft play centre. You will also secure funds that your child could have access to after their 18th birthday.
We offer a free personal injury claims consultation for anyone looking to claim compensation for an accident in children soft play area. Call us today, and one of our informed advisors will be able to tell whether or not you have legitimate grounds to claim compensation. If you are, we will estimate how much you could be entitled to claim, and one of our personal injury solicitors will start working on your soft play centre personal injury claim right away.
Call Legal Expert today on 0800 073 8804 for legal advice to see if you are entitled to claim compensation. If you are entitled to claim, we’ll start working on your indoor play centre accident claim right away.
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- What Is A Kids Soft Play Centre Accident?
- Soft Play Area Health And Safety
- Litigation Friends – Who Could Act On Behalf Of A Child?
- What Injuries Could Happen At A Soft Play Centre?
- Slips And Falls At A Children’s Soft Play Centre
- Injuries Caused By Broken Or Damaged Play Equipment
- What Forms Of Compensation Could I Claim For A Child?
- Kids Soft Play Centre Personal Injury Claims Calculator
- My Child Was Injured At A Soft Play Centre, What Should I Do?
- No Win No Fee Childrens Soft Play Centre Accident Claims
- Why Claim Compensation With Legal Expert?
- References
What Is A Kids Soft Play Centre Accident?
Soft play areas must adhere to specific health and safety standards to operate. Like any other business in the UK, soft play areas have a duty of care towards the children who play on their site. If a child becomes injured or ill due to negligence in the soft play area, their parents or guardians may be entitled to claim compensation on their behalf.
So, if your child has been injured because of a soft play accident that was not their fault, call Legal Expert today to see if you have grounds to claim compensation for them. If you have grounds to claim, one of our excellent personal injury solicitors will start working on your personal injury claim against a soft play centre right away. But feel free to contact us any time about your potential soft play centre accident claims.
Soft Play Area Health And Safety
Children’s soft play areas have to abide by health and safety standards. According to ROSPA (Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents), indoor play area requirements are important for keeping soft play areas a safe and fun environment. Indoor play area requirements include conducting regular risk assessments to identify and minimise any health and safety hazards such as broken equipment or trip hazards, annual inspections, proper cleaning procedures being in place including routine cleaning and responses to incidents such as spillages, or a guest vomiting on the equipment.
Soft play area health and safety also require venues to have proper emergency exits and equipment such as fire extinguishers. If a venue fails to take any of these soft play area precautions, this could be defined as negligence. If the negligent action or inaction causes an accident in which a child becomes injured, the soft play area may be held liable for their injuries and have to pay the child’s parent or guardian compensation on the child’s behalf.
Litigation Friends – Who Could Act On Behalf Of A Child?
If you are the parent or guardian of a child injured at a soft play centre, then you could claim compensation on your child’s behalf. Children are not able to make their own decisions in a court case. A litigation friend is an adult over the age of 18 who will make decisions on behalf of the child. Many personal injury claims are settled out of court, and this is the preferred option. However, if your claim goes to court, you may act as a litigation friend on behalf of your child.
If your personal injury claim is successful, your child will receive compensation after their 18th birthday. And you could receive special damages to help cover any expenses you experience because of your injuries, such as medical expenses, or to cover the cost of any immediate needs your child has.
If your child was injured at a soft play centre because of negligence on the part of the centre, call Legal Expert today to see if you could be entitled to claim compensation on their behalf.
What Injuries Could Happen At A Soft Play Centre?
We will now look at some of the ways children could become injured in a soft play accident. If your child was injured in a soft play accident that is not listed below, you could still claim compensation if the accident was serious enough.
Here are some injuries that could happen at a soft play centre
- Bruises
- Cuts or lacerations
- Soft tissue injuries
- Broken or fractured bones
- Friction burns
- Food poisoning
Call Legal Expert today to enquire about making a soft play centre personal injury claim. Our personal injury lawyers will start working on your soft play centre accident claims right away.
Slips And Falls At A Children’s Soft Play Centre
If your child was injured because of a slip or fall accident caused by negligence on the part of the venue, you could be entitled to claim compensation for their injuries. Causes of falls at a play centre could include a piece of play equipment being loose, a piece of flooring sticking up, protruding obstacles causing a trip hazard, such as a loose nail sticking out of a floorboard, or a spillage on the floor.
Call Legal Expert today to see if you could claim compensation for your child’s slip, trip or fall injury.
Injuries Caused By Broken Or Damaged Play Equipment
Poorly maintained, broken or damaged equipment could be a cause of injury to children using a playground. This could include:
- Missing footholds or handgrips on high equipment
- Exposed metal, wood or nails
- Damaged soft flooring (either causing a trip hazard or no longer being soft when a child falls)
- Loose handles or seating on play equipment
- Exposed sharp edges on damaged play equipment
If your child was injured because of damaged, faulty or poorly maintained soft play equipment, then you could be entitled to claim compensation for their injuries on their behalf. Call Legal Expert today, and if you are entitled to make a kid’s soft play centre accident claim, one of our excellent personal injury solicitors will be assigned to your case and start working on it right away.
What Forms Of Compensation Could I Claim For A Child?
If you win your claim for an indoor play centre accident, your child will receive general damages and special damages. General damages are the primary part of a compensation claim, covering pain, suffering and loss of amenity. Typically, your child will not access these funds until they are over the age of 18.
You will also be able to receive special damages. These are funds that compensate you for any expenses you have experienced due to your child’s accident or are likely to receive in the future.
Below are some examples of the expenses you could claim for your child’s accident at a children’s soft play area:
- Medical expenses
- Transportation expenses
- At home care expenses
- Home adaptation or mobility equipment expenses
Kids Soft Play Centre Personal Injury Claims Calculator
We have a personal injury claims calculator to help you quickly estimate how much you could claim in personal damages. Alternatively, one of our advisors can accurately estimate how much your personal injury claim is worth. Please note that, except for the top row, all the figures in the table are from the Judicial College guidelines (JCG). Also, please use this table only as guidance.
| Injury type | How severe | Awards | Injury notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Injuries and Special Damages | Very Serious | Up to £100,000+ | There are many injuries and financial losses. |
| Loss of sight | One eye | £60,130 to £66,920 | Among symptoms and effects, the victim will have lost all sight in one eye. |
| Eye injuries | Minor | £2,690 to £4,820 | Minor eye injuries, could be caused by something being struck in the eye. |
| Transient Eye Injuries | Transient | £1,930 to £3,460 | The claimant (child) will fully recover in a very short period of time. |
| Leg injury | Moderate | £33,880 to £47,840 | More than one fracture or crush injuries to one leg. |
| Arm injuries | Less severe | £23,430 to £47,810 | Impaired function but neither a disability or need for surgery. |
| Lower arm fracture | Simple/ single level | £8,060 to £23,430 | Fractures affecting the bones of the forearm. |
| Head injury or brain damage | Minor to very severe (brain damage) | £2,690 to £15,580 | Including a very wide and diverse range of head injuries or brain injuries. |
| Knee injury | Moderate | Up to £16,770 | Moderate injuries to the knee joint. |
| Hand injury | Moderate | £6,910 to £16,200 | Penetrating wounds, crush injuries or those caused by other means. |
| Wrist injury | Uncomplicated Colles' fracture | In the region of £9,070 | Uncomplicated Colles' fracture |
My Child Was Injured At A Soft Play Centre, What Should I Do?
If your child suffers an injury in an accident at a children’s soft play area, you could make a claim. To learn how to claim, call us for your free personal injury compensation claims consultation.
What Evidence Can I Use To Prove My Child’s Soft Play Centre Claim?
Here are some examples of the evidence which may help in your child’s soft play centre claim:
- Photographs of visible scars, lacerations or broken play centre equipment.
- Contact details of eyewitnesses to prepare witness statements.
- Medical records, such as prescriptions, test results and the doctor’s notes.
- Financial documents, such as bills and bank statements, to demonstrate special damages.
- Your employment records to highlight your inability to report to work due to the time you’ve devoted to your child’s care.
- CCTV footage of the play area.
- School attendance records show your child’s inability to attend school due to their injuries.
- Your child’s diary entries detailing their personal experiences during recovery.
The above list provides examples only and is not exhaustive. There may be other kinds of evidence which you could provide, depending on the facts of the case. We understand that compiling evidence can seem time-consuming and intimidating. However, you need not worry, as our advisors can help by creating a checklist and guiding you through the process of compiling evidence.
It is important to collect proof of such a nature that it highlights the liability of the other party for your child’s injuries. Contact our advisors now for more information on proving your child’s soft play centre accident.
No Win No Fee Children’s Soft Play Centre Accident Claims
At Legal Expert, we give all of our clients the option to make a No Win No Fee claim. This means that you will not have to pay an upfront fee. Instead, you only pay your fee if you win your compensation claim, so there’s no financial risk. In the unlikely instance that you don’t win your claim, you will not have to pay us a penny. Of course, we only take on claims that we know we could win. But for many clients, making a No Win No Fee claim provides extra peace of mind. Call Legal Expert today or read our guide to learn more about making a No Win No Fee claim.
Why Claim Compensation With Legal Expert?
If you need to make a kid’s soft play centre accident claim, Legal Expert can help. Our lawyers have up to three decades of experience handling personal injury claims and will always fight to win you the maximum amount of compensation you and your child deserve. So, you are bound to be in good hands. Call us today for your free consultation. And if you can claim, one of our expert personal injury solicitors can handle your case right away. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.
References
How Much Compensation For A Children’s Playground Accident Claim? – What compensation could I claim?
How Much Compensation For A Child Injury Claim? – What your child could be eligible to claim.
Soft Play Centre Accident Claims FAQs
How long after an accident can you claim compensation?
You can claim up to 3 years after the accident happens.
How do I claim after an accident?
You can contact Legal Expert at any time to start a claim.
What are the stages of a compensation claim?
These discuss the claim, stating the intention to claim, building evidence, the medical report, negotiations and accepting a settlement.
Can I claim for anxiety after an accident?
You can do, so long as there’s strong medical evidence to support this.
What happens if I reject a settlement offer?
You can’t try to accept the same offer later on, but you could still accept another offer.
What is a fair settlement for pain and suffering?
This is approximately 80% of what the case is aiming to win.
How do you respond to a low settlement offer?
If you’re turning down the offer, you should keep calm and polite while rejecting the offer in a sensible manner.
When does the compensation payment come to me?
This would be within 28 days of the agreement of the settlement.
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