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Any lower limb injury, especially breaks, can be very painful and debilitating in even the most straightforward of cases. You’ll often need the limb to be immobilised for a set period of time, and you may not be able to bear weight on the foot either.

This can all lead to a lot of inconvenience, time off work, and financial problems. So read on for advice about foot injury compensation claims for fractures.
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Over time there are things can happen to fixtures, fittings, and buildings – plastering can fail, ceilings can crumble, and screws or bolts are liable to become loose. So what happens if you are the victim of a tripping accident that is caused by a screw or a bolt protruding from the ground perhaps due to changes over time, or where it has been accidentally left in that way that poses a tripping hazard?
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Restaurants can be dangerous places for both the public as well as people working there. We take on large numbers of Restaurant accident compensation claims ranging from slips and trips to burns from spillages or hot objects.

So here is a quick guide in to some common restaurant accidents and when you may be eligible to win a claim for personal injury compensation.
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Slipping on a liquid substance on the floor – whether it’s simply water, oil, juice, or perhaps some trodden on fruit or food – will likely result in some form of injury. Whether you’ve hit the ground and bruised or broken limbs or even where the slip has caused a twisting injury to an ankle or the back perhaps, it can be a painful experience to go through.

So what happens if you slip on a liquid in a public place like a shop or a supermarket, or perhaps if you have slipped on liquid at work? Can you make a claim for a slipping injury compensation?
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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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When a defect appears in the road or on the pathways, there is a duty for the council or local responsible authority or agency to make safe the area or make appropriate reparations. But sometimes, repair work doesn’t quite go as it should do, or is perhaps not done to a proper and safe standard.

So what happens if you trip or fall because an area that has been worked on has either been poorly or incorrectly repaired? Can you claim for personal injury compensation?
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Our No Win, No Fee agreement is genuine and it does exactly what it says on the tin. If the claim doesn’t win, we don’t charge you for the work we have carried out for you.

We do this because it eliminates the risk of you ending up with a massive legal bill costing you thousands of pounds if you lose your case. Sometimes claims can be difficult to win, and we don’t know whether there is a good case or not until we actually pursue it.

So how does it all work?
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Kerbs are a part of the street that are often subject to defects – whether part has broken away, sunken down, raised up, or has fully fallen away from the side of the road. It can easily cause a tripping or falling hazard.

So what should you do if this has happened to you? Best start to read our guide for the best chance at making a successful claim for personal injury compensation!
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Did you know that there is a specific regulation that addresses the condition of walkways and traffic routes in the workplace?

You do now! Regulation 12 of The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 specifically places a duty on an employer to:

(1) Every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be of a construction such that the floor or surface of the traffic route is suitable for the purpose for which it is used.
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Slipping and falling to the ground in any location can be a proper embarrassment; but slipping in a toilet is often seen as the ultimate, embarrassing slip situation to be involved in.

Given that toilet floors are, for want of a better phrase, usually wet from water and other substances, slipping accidents are more common than you think…

So what are your rights when it comes to making a slip injury compensation claim if you have injured yourself in a public toilet?
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