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Anywhere public that is privately owned is normally subject to an important piece of health and safety legislation called The Occupiers Liability Act. This puts a duty on those in control of a premises to take all reasonable steps to prevent an accident and injury occurring.

There are many reasons as to how a person can slip and fall in a takeaway – so let’s look at when you might be able to claim.

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A raised section of tiling is a fairly obvious tripping hazard. However, its not always noticeable to the innocent victim who unfortunately ends up injured by tripping over it. So, what are your rights when it comes to being injured due to tripping over a raised tile in a shop? Can you claim for compensation for a slip, trip or fall incident like this?
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Generally speaking, claims for personal injury compensation for slipping on a wet floor can be inherently difficult to win. The reason for this is that the law, which is normally The Occupiers Liability Act for when you visit a public place like a shop, doesn’t make it easy to win a case.

But that being said, it all depends on what has happened in your individual case, and you may be able to stand a much better chance if the floor was wet from mop water.

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Cellar steps in particular are known to often be dangerous. The passageway can commonly be narrow, and the steps themselves are often small in size. They may also not have enough grip on them as well.

So if you need to use some cellar steps where the health and safety responsibility lies with someone else, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation if you’re injured?

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Many people have the idea that they are automatically entitled to compensation if they are injured through no fault of their own. The old adage “where there’s a blame there’s a claim” can sometimes ring true, but it doesn’t mean you will automatically be entitled to claim compensation if you do have an accident that was not your fault.

But there is a lot you can do to give yourself the best chance of winning in these kinds of scenarios – so read on for more info.

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Pothole compensation claims are one of the more common forms of accidents we pursue as a specialist injury law firm. They can be incredibly hard to win because the law is very on the side of the local authorities and councils.

That’s why it’s important to give yourself the best chance of winning by following these simple steps which can help us to make a better assessment of the claim and can help when it comes to evidence for a case.

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Surprisingly, we have taken on several claims where people have tripped due to a stub from a recently removed fence being left in the ground. It seems mad – a stub, even at a low height of a couple of inches or so, is an obvious tripping danger. Yet we have represented victims for claims against the council when fences and railings have been removed as well as represented people for falls on private land.

Here is some information about your rights when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation if this has happened to you.

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Whilst difficult to spot at the best of times, potholes can be seen and often dodged, as can raised or sunken paving slabs. But one of the worst forms of defects that are well known for being more difficult to spot is raises or sunken sections in the tarmac or concrete.

Raises or sunken sections can be caused by a number of things – tree roots under the surface lifting the ground up, or defects under ground causing the concrete to lower and sink. But what are your rights for making a claim in these kinds of scenarios?

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It can perhaps be seen as an unusual set of circumstances, but we get a surprising volume of calls from people who want to know their legal rights when they have tripped due to what they perceive as a dangerous door frame. What I mean by this is any raised edges in a doorway, which can of course be fairly common anyway.

If you trip, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation? Is there a claim for negligence if you trip due to a dangerous lip or rise in a doorway?

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Cobbled streets are often old, so it’s important for local authorities to keep on top of maintaining them. You can easily end up tripping on a raised cobblestone, or falling due to a missing cobblestone.

So if this has happened to you, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation? Are the council liable to pay you out if you have been injured in a cobblestone accident?

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