{"id":8036,"date":"2011-07-25T18:47:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T17:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=8036"},"modified":"2011-07-25T18:48:36","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T17:48:36","slug":"accidents-on-a-night-out-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/07\/25\/accidents-on-a-night-out-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Accidents on a Night Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"If you have had an accident in an evening out venue that was not your fault, and you suffered injury as a result, you may have a claim for compensation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are a number of ways an accident can occur in a venue \u2013 I have listed some of the more common types of accidents below:<\/p>\n

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  1. Slipping on a spillage that was negligently left uncleaned.<\/li>\n
  2. Tripping on an item negligently left in a walkway.<\/li>\n
  3. Getting shards of broken glass stuck in your foot.<\/li>\n
  4. Accidents arising from the venue being overcrowded and over capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


    \nWhatever the accident you have had in a venue it is brought as an Occupier\u2019s Liability Claim.\u00a0 There are two different Occupier\u2019s Acts in place now – it is the     Occupier\u2019s Liability Act 1957<\/a> which would be relevant in this case as it is this act which offers protection to the \u2018lawful visitors<\/strong>\u2019 of premises rather than trespassers with which the other act deals with. \u00a0The act states that the Occupier has a duty to ensure its visitors will be reasonably safe when visiting its premises. Contrary to how the name sounds, an Occupier need not actually occupy the premises as such; an occupier is simply the person(s) who have overall physical control over the premises.<\/p>\n

    Many people with claims arising from a night out tend to worry that due to them consuming alcohol before the accident occurred it means that they would not have a claim. This is not necessarily true and our advice is that if you do not try you will never know. Firms such as The Injury Lawyers<\/a> offer free claims assessments, so it seems you have nothing to lose by getting some free legal advice and assessing your options.<\/p>\n

    If you are in the above position, you should look to seek legal advice. However with the seas of law firms and referral agencies out there vying for business we appreciate that it can be difficult to make an educated decision as to who to choose.<\/p>\n

    At The Injury Lawyers we offer the following benefits to our clients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n