{"id":15195,"date":"2014-03-18T12:15:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T12:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=15195"},"modified":"2014-03-18T12:15:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T12:15:24","slug":"accident-in-a-co-op-claim-compensation-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/03\/18\/accident-in-a-co-op-claim-compensation-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Accident in a Co-Op? Claim Compensation Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

100% Compensation<\/a> for Supermarket Claims!<\/em><\/p>\n

Co-Ops are regularly found in most cities, towns and villages with the majority from what I\u2019ve seen being the smaller local shops as opposed to the superstores. But just because you\u2019re a smaller shop doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have as big of a responsibility when it comes to health and safety for visitors!<\/p>\n

Irrelevant of the size of the shop, there is an important duty of care you can expect to be upheld by the staff at your local Co-Op \u2013 so what happens if you have an accident?<\/p>\n

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How was it caused?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

A lot of whether you can claim or not comes down to what actually caused the accident and injuries in the first place. Most common ones that people will make a claim for personal injury compensation for involve slips on spillages or general surface water, trips on defects or hazards in walkways, or being hit by falling objects.<\/p>\n

If any of the above has happened to you, you may be able to make a claim. A lot of it depends on whether any steps have been taken by the Co-Op to prevent such an accident for occurring.<\/p>\n

What steps can they take?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The law that applies is called the Occupiers Liability Act, and it generally puts a duty on the Co-Op and its staff to take all reasonable steps to prevent an accident occurring. Reasonable steps could be:<\/p>\n