Legal Claim UK represents a national network of no win no fee solicitors who deal with trip slip fall accident claim settlements. Our lawyers are members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts¹ and pay compensation in full with no deductions². Our claims scheme is completely risk free and you will not be asked to pay anything as the case proceeds. We guarantee that win or lose there is no charge.
The law relating to trip slip fall accident claim settlements is often complex and requires a
solicitor with experience in this particular type of personal injury claim. These claims
usually fall into two distinct categories being incidents that occur in public places and
incidents that occur in private places.
Roads And Pavements.
Most claims arise as a result of incidents that occur on pavements and walkways and to
a lesser extent on the road or highway.
The person or body responsible for the upkeep of these places is usually responsible for
any defects which cause injury. The leading legal case on trip slip fall accident claim settlements is now over 50 years old and the
judge indicated that places where pedestrians walk should not be judged by the standards
of a bowling green. In that particular case it was held that a ‘depth of trip’ i.e.
unevenness of about 3cm was sufficient to justify a claim. The law has moved on since then
in some respects and the ‘depth of trip’ that is now actionable depends to a large extent
on the location and usage of that particular road or pavement. Whereas an unevenness of
several inches may not be sufficient to take action for a trip on a country lane, a ‘depth
of trip’ of less than 2cm may be actionable as a result of a trip in a heavily used town
centre shopping precinct.
Local Authorities and Highway Authorities who are usually responsible for the upkeep of
roads and pavements have a complete defence to an action for personal injury if they can
show that they had a satisfactory inspection and maintenance regime. Again there are no
hard and fast rules however inspection should take place more often in areas of high
density usage and repairs should be carried out within a time that is reasonable dependent
on the severity and danger of the particular problem.
Shops And Other Public Places.
Similar rules apply to trip slip fall accident claim settlements in most other public places and the occupier of property
can be liable for the negligent action of a third party if they do not have a reasonable
and adequate inspection and cleaning or maintenance regime. The classic claim involves a
slip in a Supermarket on goods, most often fruit, dropped by another customer. The
supermarket has a legal duty to ensure that their premises are safe for their customers
and are expected to have floor walkers looking for spillages which must them be marked as
a danger and cleaned within a reasonable time.
Private Places.
If you have an accident on private property for example in someone’s home as a result
of negligence on behalf of the occupier, then the occupier or owner of the premises can be
liable to pay compensation. Home owners are often insured against these liabilities under
their household contents insurance. If you have slipped as a result of something spilled,
or fell over toys or other objects on the floor or stairs or tripped on the doorstep you
may be able to make a trip slip fall accident claim against the insurers.
Slips And Trips At Work.
The general principles outlined above also apply to incidents which occur at work
however in addition there is also considerable statutory protection and in certain
circumstances there can be a strict liability placed on an employer for injury to his
employees.
Statute often defines what is and what is not expected of premises and it is often not necessary
to prove that an employer has been negligent, merely that he has not obeyed the
regulations.
If you have been injured in an accident within the last three years that wasn’t your fault you should contact us. You will receive a complete professional service from lawyers who specialise in claiming compensation for personal injury caused as a result of an accident.
