JJ Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 My 12 yr old daughter had an accident last October whilst at school, the accident was whilst she was doing escalade (rock climbing), she is very experienced at the sport, having done it for the past 4 years. The other girl holding the end of the safety rope was not experienced, and let go of the rope resulting in my daughter falling approx 2 metres to the floor.She was taken to hospital by ambulance, and x rayed, they said there appeared to be no damage, but a follow up xray would be advisable.We later had the follow up x ray, and there was evidence of damage to the spine, this was later confimred by a scan. The bottom line is that the medical proffession are saying that my daughter should refrain from all activities that may put her lower back at risk, escalade, cross country running, mountain biking, and finally skiing. And that it may take over a year to heal.She was due to go on a school skiing trip to the Pyrenees this week.A friend has advised us that we should put the school on notice that we may be pursuing a claim against them for liability and negligence.The UK is awash with companies who will pursue personal injury claims, but has anyone had any similar experience in France with the system?An help and advice welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boiling a frog Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 There is no such thing as no win no fee in France, in fact it is illegal for avocats to offer this.It is all very well saying you are going to sue the school, but you need to think, can you afford the avocats fees,around 300 euros per hour, can you say with certainty who was responsible etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thanks for the info re no claims no win in France, but we do not know if we will be suing or not, the school will have the relevant insurance to protect them against any such claims.I am interested if anyone out there has been in a similar situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Isn't insurance compulsory for school children?Have you contacted your own insurance company for suggestions?If I am reading this right, you should be able to claim off the other child's insurance (garantie responsabilité civile)...Some details here: http://www.dossierfamilial.com/famille/scolarite/comment-choisir-une-assurance-scolaire,21PS: I am not a lawyer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Clair,Many thanks for that, we are aware of insurance for school children, which is compulsory. We are in the process of contacting our insurance company.Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontheway Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 claiming all this time later ? let us all know if your insurer will help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 [quote user="Boiling a frog"] can you say with certainty who was responsible etc. [/quote] As someone who has previously climbed, if there was an inexperienced person on the lifeline and no immediate back-up, then the line should have had a safety brake (Petzl stop or similar device). Properly set up this will arrest anyone falling on a tight line within 1m. JJ sorry to hear of your daughter's injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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