TRIPPING OR SLIPPING

On the Highway

Ever stumbled or slipped on the road or pavement ? Were you injured as a result ? If so you may have a claim. Under Section 41 of the Highways Act the local authority (council) is required to maintain the road to a safe standard. Systems of inspection have to be established and defects repaired. If they have failed to do so then they will be to blame for your injury and you can receive damages from them for the injury and losses you have sustained.

In the Shops

If you have slipped or tripped in a shop or supermarket – you may have a claim. These claims are often as a result of spillages on floors, loose products, dangerous stacking of items, blockages in the aisles

In the Playground

As any parent will know children often seem determined to injure themselves when playing in playgrounds. It is their naivety and inquisitive nature that lures them into potentially dangerous situations. Owners of public playgrounds have a duty to guard against dangers to children. Examples of such failures that may cause injury are:

• Dangerous equipment
• Aged equipment in disrepair
• Unsuitable equipment for age group
• Protective flooring unsuitable

What to do if you are injured

• Get details of any witnesses
• Seek immediate medical treatment
• Take photographs of the road/equipment where you were injured
• Telephone/ email us
• DO NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO THE OWNERS/COUNCIL – WE WILL DO THIS

How much can I expect to receive for my injuries?

Case Studies

Miss R was awarded £50,000 in damages following the amputation of her little finger after she severed a tendon in that finger when tripping over a raised paving stone and falling into glass.

Miss M received £9,000 in damages after slipping on a wet nightclub dance floor onto a shard of glass.  She had been left with a permanent scar on her back.