Ankle injury
There are over 220,000 ankle injuries diagnosed each year in the UK alone, each requiring a different form of treatment including braces, casts or even surgery. Dependent upon the circumstances and location in which the injury was attained, a claim for compensation for your Ankle injury can be made.
If you have suffered an ankle injury, you may be entitled to claim for losses including loss of earnings as a result of the injury or permanent disability, pain and suffering, disadvantage in finding gainful employment, medical fees and prescriptions. A claim for compensation must be made through a solicitor within three years of attaining the injury or from when the injury first became known; this can be done on a conditional fee basis.
If you attained an ankle injury through a trip, slip or fall, the person who is responsible for the maintenance and reasonable safety of the premises or land where the accident occurred could be held liable. For example, if you slipped over in the changing rooms at your local sports centre due to a spillage that was not mopped up, you could be entitled to claim compensation against the sports facility for failing to ensure the reasonable safety of the premises. People also frequently attain ankle injuries when they are playing contact sports and it is possible to make a claim against another player's club or association, provided it can be demonstrated that the player who caused the injury used excessive recklessness or negligence.
Likewise, claims can be made against employers who fail to meet obligations under British health and safety laws. If an ankle injury occurs at a place of work as a result of negligence on the part of the employer, they may be held liable. Accidents resulting in ankle injury at work commonly occur as a result of inadequate safety measures or protective clothing, an unsafe working environment, dangerous or faulty equipment or a lack of sufficient training.