Claims against SPORTS CLUBS
Claims against Football, gymnastics and other sporting clubsAbuse can occur in all aspects of sport from grass root to high level competitive sports. Often an abuser uses their control and authority in order to control a child and grooms them, providing false promises of threats of deselection.
Bringing a Civil Claim
We appreciate that is is not easy to make contact and discuss your experiences. We are happy to discuss your potential claim on a non-committal basis and provide you with the opportunity to meet in person to make the process as comfortable as possible.
Limitation
The law says that you have three years from the date of an incident to bring your claim, or three years from your 18th birthday if you were a child when it occurred. However, even if you are out of time, you may still be able to bring a claim for abuse.
We have extensive expertise in properly addressing limitation and ensuring that individuals obtain the justice that they seek.
Funding
If most cases we can offer you a No Win, No Fee Agreement. This means that you will not have to pay us unless we are successful in your claim. If we are successful in your claim you will need to pay us a success fee which is capped at no more than 25% of your compensation.
Latest News
Timothy Mawer: Lincoln sports coach jailed for sex attacks on 13 boys
A former badminton coach who groomed and sexually abused more than a dozen boys has been jailed for 20 years. Timothy Mawer, 52, targeted teenagers he met while coaching in schools and through trainspotting before subjecting them to "vile" sex attacks. One victim...
Neil Harris an abusive dance and gymnastics teacher remained unchecked for years
For many decades, Neil Harris abused his position as a dance and gymnastics teacher to sexually assault and abuse his vulnerable victims. In June 2020 he was jailed for a second time. Some of Harris's victims have told of the impact the childhood attacks have had on...
Abuse in Gymnastics – Independent Inquiry Announced
British Gymnastics has announced an independent inquiry into “shocking and upsetting” allegations of serious physical and emotional abuse made by multiple elite athletes, including fresh claims of fat-shaming by one London 2012 Olympian.Francesca Fox, who competed as...
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