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Have you ever questioned whether you are eligible to submit a claim after suffering an injury at a supermarket? Perhaps you have slipped on liquid coming from a broken fridge or freezer after no wet floor sign was displayed? Or slipped on fruit left in an aisle? Supermarket injuries can leave you at a physical and financial disadvantage. If you have been the victim of a serious injury and cannot go to work for a long period of time your suffering may extend financially resulting in a potential loss of earnings and a lot of hardship.
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Have you recently had a slip or a trip in a shop or your local supermarket? Whether it was food, liquid, or loose packaging that caused your accident, you may be able to claim for compensation under the Occupiers Liability Act 1984.

The Occupiers Liability Act 1980 states that places like supermarkets must take all reasonable steps to prevent someone from being injured on their premises. Although accidents in shops are very common when it comes to personal injury, the Occupiers Liability Act also covers other places of interest such as theme parks, cinemas and restaurants. So basically it applies to anywhere people are likely to visit in their spare time.
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Recent changes in the law regulating the way in which personal injury claims are run have resulted in the introduction of a new protocol. Claims occurring after the 31^st of July 2013 for employers and public liability claims valued between £1,000 and £25,000 are now dealt with via a new online portal system. The idea of the online portal system is to make your claim process easier, faster and more efficient, than claims previously run under the pre-action protocol.

It is similar to the one already used for road accidents since April 2010.
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We deal with all types of personal injury claims including road traffic accidents. This includes accidents at roundabouts. Many drivers dislike using roundabouts and I can often understand why.

As a driver myself, I often see near misses on roundabouts almost every day. To me personally, the issues seem to be a lack of knowledge (especially when using a large multi-lane roundabout) and speed. Some drivers intend to go straight on at a roundabout and therefore think that they do not need to slow down.
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Road traffic accidents are common and occur on a daily basis on our roads. Whilst we should never stop in our attempts to improve road safety, accidents continue to happen. The aim is to continually improve safety and to decrease the number of accidents on our roads. Another aim is to ensure that, if an accident does occur, the resulting injuries are limited as much as possible. I guess it is the car manufacturer’s job to make cars safer and more robust – to ensure that less people are seriously injured or killed in road accidents.
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Scaffolding or working from height can of course be very dangerous, especially if proper safety procedures are not in place. When working from height there is a lot for employers to consider. As with any job, safety should be of paramount importance and should never be compromised. When working from height workers need a proper and safe platform from which to work, and scaffolding can provide this. It is also a place where workers can keep tools etc but again there is need for caution to prevent any tripping hazards.

Not having barriers on scaffolding is clearly unsafe. Barriers could prevent injury and stop workers from falling if something does go wrong. Say a worker trips up on the scaffold itself or over equipment. A barrier may prevent the worker falling and therefore preventing serious injury.
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In the workplace there can be many hazards, especially when vehicles and workers are side by side, such as in a warehouse for example. In a warehouse you could potentially have multiple forklift trucks carrying loads and several workers stacking loads or unpacking goods. Moving around in a workplace such as this needs to be properly thought out and planned. This is generally done by using designated traffic routes. This could be a designated route or area where only site vehicles are permitted. This is quite straight forward as workers know not to stand in or cross the designated vehicle path unless it is safe and necessary to do so.
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Trapping your fingers can be very painful, and I am sure it is something that most of us have done before. In the workplace trapping your fingers could result in a much more serious injury, such as severe lacerations or even the loss of fingers/hands. Some machinery can be dangerous if not properly maintained or supervised, or if the person using it has not been properly trained. Fortunately there are regulations which employers should comply with, and compliance with the regulations is designed to keep workers safe and free from injury. Despite laws and regulations, accidents do continue to happen.
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As a firm of personal injury solicitor’s we deal with all types of personal injury claims. These claims can be wide ranging in nature, from road accidents to work accidents, to trip/slip accidents in the street or in a supermarket. We also deal with industrial disease claims (for hearing loss, vibration white finger, etc). If you have sustained injury when working in a workshop, then you may be entitled to claim compensation. A workshop can be a dangerous environment if not properly managed and supervised.
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I will attempt to explain how Solicitor’s and law firms value personal injury cases. Basically in this area compensation is payable based on the injuries sustained and the effect of those injuries have on the Claimant’s life.

After all, it is compensation for personal injury! The accident could be minor; a trip in the street for example. But the injuries could be more significant and if these injuries can be linked to the accident then the value of the claim could be higher. Equally there could be a very serious accident at face value, such as a head on road traffic accident collision. Despite this, the injuries sustained could be relatively minor.
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