Before taking part in certain sports or leisure activities, you may be asked to sign a liability waiver, but does that mean you can't claim compensation if you're injured? In this blog, Katrina Elsey explains how sports liability waivers work, when organisers may still be liable for negligence, and what your legal options are if you've been injured through no fault of your own.

As we mark Injury Awareness Week 2026, we're taking time to reflect on an important truth that is often overlooked: when someone suffers a serious injury, the impact rarely stops with them.

Millions of people visit amusement parks every year and enjoy the thrills of roller coaster rides without any problems when the rigorous health and safety standards that apply to these parks are met. However, amusement park accidents are more common than many people realise. While people often assume that theme park injuries are typically very severe or only happen in extreme cases, a range of injuries can occur in amusement parks on a regular basis, caused by everything from falling objects to slips, trips and falls.

If you’ve experienced life-changing injuries after a road traffic accident or road traffic collision (RTC), you may be considering a personal injury claim and wondering how much compensation you could receive.

A serious injury at work can change your life in an instant. You may be dealing with pain, hospital appointments, time away from work, lost earnings and uncertainty about whether you’ll be able to return to work. In the most serious cases, a workplace injury can lead to long-term disability, or a need for ongoing treatment, which can bring major changes to your day-to-day life.

Theme park operators have a legal responsibility to keep you safe. The law sets out a strict duty of care in the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, which means that an amusement park's owners, operators and staff must take reasonable steps to ensure the premises are safe. This includes everything from fixing broken paths and securing heavy items to testing and verifying the safety of rides. If they ignore a hazard, they breach their duty and any injuries caused by this failure may give rise to a personal injury claim, including claims for serious or life-changing injuries.

A road traffic accident can change your life forever. When a person is involved in a road collision and suffers serious road traffic injuries, the physical and emotional toll often means a long road to recovery.

Losing someone in a road traffic collision is a devastating experience. The sudden death of a loved one brings immense grief, and while you may be entitled to make a wrongful death compensation claim in these cases, it can be difficult to think about the legal process on top of everything else.