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Tripped or slipped on cardboard packaging in supermarket claims
When you’re in a supermarket, you are owed a duty of care by the supermarket company to take all reasonable steps to prevent you being injured on their premises. The Occupiers Liability Act is the important piece of health and safety legislation that enforces this duty of care.
So what happens if you trip or slip and you’re injured due to cardboard or packaging on the floor? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
Slipped on price tags – advice from The Injury Lawyers
Price tags on the floor can be a dangerous hazard. Their small size does not mean they will not cause a slip – in fact, they can be very slippery and very hard to spot due to their small size.
So if you slip in a shop or other premises on a price tag or a pile of tags on the floor and you end up injured as a result, can you make a claim for a slipping injury for compensation?
Slipped in a Takeaway – Advice from The Injury Lawyers
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.
Tripped on raised tile in a shop? Make a claim today!
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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Slipped On Wet Mopped Shop Floor, Can I Claim?
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.
Cellar Stair Accidents – Advice from The Injury Lawyers
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?
Slipped on a Wet Floor, Can I Make a Claim?
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.
Steps to Take After a Fall on a Pothole
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.
Tripped on a fence stub? Advice from The Injury Lawyers
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.
Tripped on Raised or Sunken Tarmac Claims Advice
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?