Injured On The Ski Slopes? How To Make A Claim For Compension

• Published date: 17 April 2023
• Subject Matter: Insurance, Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Insurance Laws and Products, Trials & Appeals & Compensation, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
• Law Firm: Giambrone & Partners
• Author: Ms Ottavia Pulizzi

Skiing is a highly popular sport enjoyed by thousands of tourists in the Alps of France and Italy. Most people are aware that there are significant risks and that great care should be taken on the slopes and in surrounding areas as accidents happen regularly. The Times newspaper reported that the French National Mountain Safety Observation System (SNOSM) recorded more than 45,000 people were treated for injuries and 12 deaths were also reported during the course of the ski season in 2021-2022.

Giambrone & Partners' personal injury lawyers have assisted many clients with claims for compensation following a skiing accident and, whilst recognising that in the aftermath of a collision and injury on the slopes, a person may find it hard to think about the legal consequences, it is important that if someone skis into you and you are injured you should make every effort to find witnesses to the accident, including the medical team that comes to your assistance. As it can make the difference between success and failure, as has been seen in the press reports on the high-profile accident involving Gwyneth Paltrow, where the claimant had only one witness who was alleged to be too far away to see the accident properly.

OttaviaPulizzi, an associate, commented "The consequences of a skiing accident can be serious and you need to obtain as much evidence as possible to support your claim following a skiing accident if your injury is due to a third party's recklessness." Ottavia further pointed out "you have up to three years to bring a claim against an individual or an organisation's negligence in England & Wales. However, in other jurisdictions, this may vary. We can assist injured parties with claims in France and Italy and it is best to instruct a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible while the incident is still fresh in the memory and evidence can still be seen."

Giambrone & Partners' expert personal injury lawyers always seek interim payments, particularly if your injury prevents you from working and there will be a lengthy period of rehabilitation. If your claim is against an organisation for faulty equipment or faulty maintenance of equipment such as a ski lift or gondola our lawyers have...