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Around the colder months of the year we see an increase in people making injury claims involving potholes. The reason for this is simple – potholes are commonly formed when water seeps in to cracks in the surface of roads and paths. Freezing conditions allow the cracks on the ground to expand and grow into what we know as a pothole.

So what happens if you’re walking along and you catch your foot on a pothole? Whether you fall or not, if you are injured due to stumbling or hitting the ground, or perhaps through twisting a part of your body, here is what you need to know about claiming for pothole compensation.
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As one of the largest UK supermarkets, we’re more than used to fighting for people who have been injured in accidents in a Morrison’s store – and with all the new local ones popping up we expect more people to be looking to claim!

So what happens if you have an accident in a Morrison’s store? Perhaps you have slipped on a hazard on the floor, or tripped over something in an aisle? Are you able to win a claim for personal injury compensation against a large company like Morrison’s?
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So what happens if you buy a chair and within a short period of time using it the chair breaks and causes an injury? Perhaps it collapses under you when using it, or tips over because a part breaks, falls off, or becomes loose?

The good news is that you should be covered by in important piece of legislation called Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 which states that goods received by you, such as a chair, from a supplier should be:
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The supermarkets are always crazy around this time of year with people madly rushing around to prepare themselves for Christmas! And with big stores like Tesco now not only doing food but selling most households products and all the latest in entertainment and fashion, they’re busier than ever!

So it’s no surprise that there can be an increase in claims around this time of year, but with Tesco being such a large UK-wide company we do generally take on and win a high volume of cases against them. Normally we’re talking slips, trips, and falls here.
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The streets can be littered with dangers that we will normally know nothing about until we are the unfortunate victim of a trip or a fall because of one. We take on loads of cases for pothole trippers and general street defect claims, and one common scenario is a trip or a fall caused by a sunken grate, drain, or manhole cover.

Over time, the ground surrounding a grate, drain, or manhole can become weak and sink inwards, creating a dangerous divot or dip in the ground. People don’t tend to look at their feet when walking, so they’re not easy to spot. In Autumn, they could be covered by leaves or in Winter covered by snow or rain; making the danger virtually impossible to notice.
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If you’ve had an accident, it can be quite daunting deciding which company to use to pursue your claim. With people being bombarded with cold calls, texts, emails and most commonly, TV adverts, it’s difficult to tell which company is really the best value for money, and who is going to take the least deductions from your compensation if they win your case.

Here at The Injury Lawyers, we do things differently. We work on a No Win No Fee basis, meaning that if we didn’t win your case for you, then you wouldn’t have to pay us a penny. And even if we did win it for you, we can claim the costs from the other side so for most types of claims you still wouldn’t owe us anything.
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Love them or hate them, supermarkets are an accident hotspot, and our expert team here at The Injury lawyers are more than used to getting calls from people wanting to start a claim for personal injury compensation having had an accident in Asda.

So what are your rights when it comes to making a claim for compensation from Asda? Is it even possible to take on one of the largest supermarket giants in the world?
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Firstly, I’ll define what I mean by the term “free” – by this we can organise funding of private medical care that we can then recover directly from the other side at the end of a successful claim. So it isn’t provided free of charge, but you won’t have to pay out for it so long as you comply with the terms of the agreement.
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It’s very common for people to see a medical expert as part of their claim for personal injury compensation, and this is usually arranged by your lawyer. But why?

The expert you see will produce a report for your lawyer which they will then use to:

• Value your claim for compensation.
• Justify any losses like lost earnings, medical expenses, or travel expenses.
• Find out if you need further investigation or treatment to assist your recovery.

This report, known as a medico-legal report, will give a solicitor the valuable information they need to determine the extent of your suffering and loss to allow them to use a combination of their own expertise and experience, together with official guidelines, to value your claim. In the absence of such a report, your solicitor can only ever give you estimates.
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It is understandable that Claimant’s often want to know how much compensation they can claim. Unfortunately it is difficult for a firm of solicitors to say with any certainly how much compensation is likely to be awarded. This is due to the simple fact that at the outset of a claim the extent, seriousness or length of your injury may not be known and there is no medical evidence to confirm your injuries/suffering.

At the outset, the only real guidance we can give is by using the JC Guidelines which assist in valuing claims. Note that these are just guidelines and not set amounts, every case is different. The guidelines are the only tool available to us at the outset. Once all evidence is obtained, we would value a claim using the guidelines in addition to past cases and the medical evidence in your case.
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