{"id":8110,"date":"2011-08-01T14:50:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T13:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2011-08-01T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T13:50:12","slug":"occupier%e2%80%99s-liability-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/08\/01\/occupier%e2%80%99s-liability-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupier\u2019s Liability Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/slip-trips-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"liability-claims\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8139\" \/>The term Occupier\u2019s Liability may sound complex, but its meaning is fairly simple to explain. There are two Occupier\u2019s Liability Acts; the one relevant for our discussions in this blog is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/Eliz2\/5-6\/31\/contents\">Occupier\u2019s Liability Act 1957<\/a>.\u00a0 It is this act which offers protection to the \u2018<strong>lawful visitors<\/strong>\u2019 of premises rather than trespassers with which the other Act deals. The act states that the Occupier has a <strong>duty to ensure its visitors will be reasonably safe when visiting its premises<\/strong>. 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. A good way to illustrate this is with the following examples of Occupier\u2019s liablity claims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An item falling on you from a poorly stacked shelf in a supermarket \u2013 this may be a strong <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/personal-injury-claims.php\">claim for personal injury<\/a> and would be directed against the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/supermarket-accident-claims.php\">supermarket<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Slipping on a spillage in a night club \u2013 if you have been injured as a result, this too may be a claim and would be directed against the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/slips-trips-falls-claims.php\">nightclub<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nSo, in summary, all of the above examples are brought by way of an Occupier\u2019s Liability claim. If any of the above or similar has happened to you then you can strengthen your position by taking the following actions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Report the incident to a member of staff (or your landlord) &#8211; this is important as an accident report may need to be filled out, or in the case of a landlord repairs may have to be made.<\/li>\n<li>Check for witnesses to the accident \u2013 if they are present, it is important to get their contact details as their evidence may be valuable later on down the line in your claim.<\/li>\n<li>Seek medical assistance \u2013 this not only assists with your injuries, but also allows the medic to place a record in your medical notes.<\/li>\n<li>Seek the advice of a specialist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">personal injury lawyer<\/a> \u2013 again, this should be done as soon as possible after your accident whilst the events are fresh in your mind.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you require any further information regarding your claim then please feel free to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/contact_the_injury_lawyers.php\">give us a call<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The term Occupier\u2019s Liability may sound complex, but its meaning is fairly simple to explain. There are two Occupier\u2019s Liability Acts; the one relevant for our discussions in this blog is the Occupier\u2019s Liability Act 1957.\u00a0 It is this act which offers protection to the \u2018lawful visitors\u2019 of premises rather than trespassers with which the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/08\/01\/occupier%e2%80%99s-liability-claims\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Occupier\u2019s Liability Claims<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-claims","category-compensation-advice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Occupier\u2019s Liability Claims<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/08\/01\/occupier\u2019s-liability-claims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Occupier\u2019s Liability Claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The term Occupier\u2019s Liability may sound complex, but its meaning is fairly simple to explain. 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