I slipped on a spillage in the supermarket – will they compensate me?

I slipped on a spillage in the supermarket – will they compensate me?

Supermarket slippers are a real common type of claim that people need to make when they have suffered injury and loss after a slipping accident. It’s easy for a victim to slip on a spilled food or drink product, or on floors where the area has been mopped and signage hasn’t been deployed.

If you slip in a spillage in a supermarket though, where do you stand on being able to make a claim for personal injury compensation?

The law says that a supermarket has to take all reasonable steps to prevent you from being injured on their premises. Spillages will happen so the way in which the supermarket can limit the risks is to have systems of inspection and maintenance to look out for and quickly clear spillage hazards.

The common ones that should be employed are:

• A rota of inspection at regular intervals to look for hazards
• Policies for staff in “clean as you go” where they spot hazards generally and clear them
• Policies to react quickly to a spillage to ensure the area is safely cordoned off and the spillage is cleared

Where the floor is mopped it’s a little more straightforward – if they fail to put signs up or cordon the area, they are likely to be negligent in law.

So if the supermarket doesn’t have policies in place like those mentioned above, you ought to be in the position to win your claim for personal injury compensation. If it is the case and you have slipped on a spillage in a supermarket then they should compensate you.

How do I win my claim?

By instructing proper injury lawyers like us. We’re not some accident advice helpline or a claims management company – we’re a real firm of real lawyers and it is us that actually represent you for the claim. This means you are not passed off to some third party law firm you know nothing about.

You need to act quickly because the best evidence for a case like this is normally CCTV footage. Unfortunately the tapes are normally erased after a couple of weeks so you need to make sure you claim early to avoid this happening.

Starting a claim couldn’t be easier with us – just call 0800 634 7575 and we can sort it out over the phone for you.