{"id":3622,"date":"2010-10-04T13:14:19","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T12:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2015-08-07T11:52:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T10:52:02","slug":"injury-claims-accidents-on-a-night-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/10\/04\/injury-claims-accidents-on-a-night-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury claim accidents on a night out"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a long week of hard work we all look forward to the weekend, especially our Friday night. It\u2019s the night we all go out and let our hair down, and dance away our stress. We\u2019ve probably spent all week, maybe even all month planning this night out. We\u2019ve spent hours in our local shopping centre trying to find the perfect outfit, shoes, bag and everything else. We\u2019ve spend endless hours texting around friends, getting them organised, and at least two hours getting ready.<\/p>\n

We all expect our nights out to be one to remember, to have a laugh with friends and who knows maybe even meet the next best thing to Gerard Butler. But what happens when a night out goes wrong? A night out around your local town, has the same possibilities of an accident occurring like a visit to your local supermarket…except may be greater<\/strong>.
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With the high amounts of alcohol some party-goers consume – accidents are bound to happen<\/strong>. Trips and falls become the norm in clubs, whilst others stand by and laugh. If this happened in the day time they\u2019d probably run to see if you were ok, but that\u2019s what alcohol does. It\u2019s expected!<\/p>\n

What happens if you have been drinking and slip on the dance floor due to a drink someone spilt earlier, would it be your fault? This is where the confusion lies with accidents that happen on nights out. Some people may fear that because they were drunk the insurance companies will be reluctant to help them. They may even think it\u2019s their own fault because they were drunk<\/strong>, so don\u2019t even consider making a claim. If this happened in a shopping centre, and you slipped on a spillage that hadn\u2019t been cleaned up, surely you\u2019d complain?<\/p>\n

The truth is that if you do slip on a night out, and it wasn\u2019t your fault you may still be able to make a compensation claim<\/a>. However this depends on a number of factors:<\/p>\n