{"id":15084,"date":"2014-02-28T12:14:57","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T12:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=15084"},"modified":"2014-02-28T12:14:57","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T12:14:57","slug":"manhole-cover-compensation-claims-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/02\/28\/manhole-cover-compensation-claims-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhole Cover Compensation Claims \u2013 What You need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having been helping people claim for personal injury compensation caused by manhole cover accidents for years, I know better than to walk over them! I know that you\u2019d expect the cover to be safe to cross over; especially when it\u2019s on a public path or highway. But unfortunately, we take on a lot of claims where people have been injured by covers collapsing, flipping, or injuries caused by covers simply not being there.<\/p>\n

If you are the unfortunate victim of a manhole cover incident, what can you do about making a claim for personal injury compensation?<\/p>\n

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What you need to know about responsibility<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

We\u2019re a firm of personal injury lawyers \u2013 not some middleman agency or claims company \u2013 so we know what we\u2019re talking about when it comes to experience for these types of claims.<\/p>\n

One of the first hurdles is establishing who is actually at fault. Most people would instantly think of the local council or highways authority, and that may be correct. But it could fall within the direct responsibility of a utility company, like a water board or power company.<\/p>\n

Knowing this at the start is very difficult. But rather than investigating this yourself, the best thing to do is contact us and we\u2019ll do the work necessary to find out for you. So it may be classed as a bit of a hurdle, but you needn\u2019t worry as it\u2019s a part of our service to look in to this kind of thing.<\/p>\n

What you need to know about success for this type of case<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Being injured due to a defective or missing manhole cover doesn\u2019t instantly entitle you to a winning claim for personal injury compensation. Depending on who is responsible will depend on what law is applicable for the duty that those responsible have to prevent people being injured by manhole covers. Whichever it falls under, the general thing you need to know is that the duty imposes the following:<\/p>\n