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No win no fee query

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hmmnotreallysure · 05/08/2025 12:03

I'm posting this on behalf of my dd.
She went to a Ninja Warrior place where you go around doing all of the activities.
She'd been there for under 5 minutes and on the first obstacle course she broke her foot.
She wasn't told what was going to happen on this particular piece of equipment, there were no signs telling her what would happen and the instructor told her to put her arms out and walk along it. Dd expected it was an unmoving balance beam but actually, towards the end it dropped to be more like a seesaw, she wasn't expecting it and had to unexpectedly jump off it. This caused her to break her foot. This was nearly 6 months ago and she's still having complications due to it, shes in constant pain when walking and just found out she may have to have surgery.
Does he have a case for a no win no fee solicitor or is just a case of you signed a waiver so it's tough luck?
Our issue is lack of signage and no info on how this piece of equipment moved/worked so she wasn't prepared for how she'd have to physically deal with it. She wasn't messing around etc, just following what she was told to do. Any chance advice would be much appreciated.

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RH1234 · 05/08/2025 16:09

It will be down to if you can prove negligence on their behalf.

As I guarantee they have a robust waiver in place.

Even places like trampoline parks make you sign a waiver and watch a video online and then verify you have before you enter.

hmmnotreallysure · 05/08/2025 18:08

@RH1234 yes this is our thinking. The issue though is that we feel they were negligent in not explaining what would happen on that piece of equipment and with no signs up explaining what this particular piece would do we feel that this incident could have been avoided has she been made aware of what was about to happen.

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HundredMilesAnHour · 05/08/2025 18:12

So she was injured by her choice to jump off it? Or was the injury due to the actual movement of the equipment?

hmmnotreallysure · 05/08/2025 18:18

@HundredMilesAnHour due to the nature of the equipment she had no choice but to jump off it, she wasn't aware that it moved, she was just told to put her arms out and walk along it, she expected it to be like a balance beam but instead it was like a seesaw so had to jump at the end. Had she been made aware that it would move she would have been prepared to jump off it but it completely caught her off guard. There were no signs up telling her what would happen on this piece of equipment.

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RH1234 · 05/08/2025 18:23

hmmnotreallysure · 05/08/2025 18:08

@RH1234 yes this is our thinking. The issue though is that we feel they were negligent in not explaining what would happen on that piece of equipment and with no signs up explaining what this particular piece would do we feel that this incident could have been avoided has she been made aware of what was about to happen.

My advice would be ask a no win no fee, they won’t take you on unless they feel there is a case.

If this was a new piece of equipment and your daughter was one of the first on it, it’s an easy case for negligence potentially. However, chances are thousands have done it without injury, and there must be a reason for that.

Question is, did they miss one of their processes that led to your daughter’s injury? Or did your daughter not pay attention to it? (Obviously I can’t say which one is factual) and it’s what can be proved or without reasonable doubt.

hmmnotreallysure · 05/08/2025 18:35

Thanks @RH1234 that is what I'm thinking, that it wasn't a made as clear as it should be. Dd is 19 and watched the safety briefing as she was supposed to, this was just general rules about not running about like an idiot etc, but this wasn't equipment specific, just general rules. I know that when she had her injury they called the ambulance but also said that they have people fracture bones on average twice a week.
I get that accidents happen in these places absolutely, it just doesn't sit right with me that she had no indication of what was about to happen and surely they should have said what the equipment was going to do. I'll get her to contact a no win no fee solicitor and take it from there I guess.

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RH1234 · 05/08/2025 18:52

hmmnotreallysure · 05/08/2025 18:35

Thanks @RH1234 that is what I'm thinking, that it wasn't a made as clear as it should be. Dd is 19 and watched the safety briefing as she was supposed to, this was just general rules about not running about like an idiot etc, but this wasn't equipment specific, just general rules. I know that when she had her injury they called the ambulance but also said that they have people fracture bones on average twice a week.
I get that accidents happen in these places absolutely, it just doesn't sit right with me that she had no indication of what was about to happen and surely they should have said what the equipment was going to do. I'll get her to contact a no win no fee solicitor and take it from there I guess.

No worries, good luck. Hope you’re daughter recovers soon.

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