Our cycling and sports accidents claims team represent cyclists and sports people who have been injured in sporting activities, whilst training, enjoying leisure pursuits or whilst commuting to work.
Even relatively minor injuries can have a significant effect, particularly on high achieving sports people, and can ruin months or even years of training. Our specialist cycling claims lawyers focus on rehabilitation so that our active clients can work towards getting back to their pre-accident quality of life as quickly as possible. Our cycling team lawyers have extensive experience in successfully securing compensation for injured cyclists so that they can return to training and competing as quickly as possible.
Cycle accident specialist solicitors
Solicitors in our experienced cycling and sports accident claims team are exclusively retained by both British Cycling and the British Triathlon Federation to provide a first class legal service for their members. The team has successfully represented over 1,000 injured cyclists and athletes of these organisations in the past two years.
Leigh Day & Co is accredited by:
Accidents against Medical Accidents (AvMA), the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), the Child Brain Injury Trust , Headway, and the Spinal Injuries Association as a firm of solicitors able to represent clients with complex and serious brain and spinal injury claims.
Penny Knight, head of the cycling team, recently presented a number of awards at the British Cycling annual awards dinner 2011.
News
Spinal cord injury claims specialist Sally Moore secures compensation for cyclist who suffered catastrophic spinal injury
New research looking at serious injuries suffered by cyclists in crashes with different vehicles has found that lorries pose the biggest threat to cyclists on Britain's roads.
British Cycling asks its members about road safety in research sponsored by Leigh Day
Penny Knight distributed prizes to award winners on 4th February 2012
Since 2001 over 27, 000 cyclists have died or been seriously injured on the UK’s roads
The 17-year-old driver of a vehicle, which struck and killed prominent cyclist Rob Jefferies has pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
Cycling injury lawyers Leigh Day issue top 10 blackspots for cyclists
Leigh Day cycling team secures compensation for cyclists injured in collisions
British Transport police officer charged with dangerous driving
British Triathlon Federation member successfully represented by Leigh Day
The cycling claims team at Leigh Day has recently settled a number of cycle compensation claims
A round-up of recent cycle compensation claims
Philip Hunter settles two claims on behalf of British Cycling members
David Fleming recovers compensation
Leigh Day secures compensation for injured British Cycling member