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Injury Compensation Claims
By: John Eastwood, Sat Sep 2nd, 2006
INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIMS
Accidents do happen, but if you feel you had a slip trip or fall
that was due to someone else’s negligence, you have the right to
claim compensation. Personal injuries because of slipping,
tripping and falling are a fact of life, but sometimes they are
the result of carelessness on the part of individuals or
municipal councils who are liable to pay compensation for it.
Though most public areas in the U.K. conform to the highest
safety standards, occasionally a poorly maintained road,
pavement, car park or shopping area can become the cause for
personal injury. One could trip on a warped or pitted road,
pavement, walkway or car park. One could also slip on
dangerously polished floors, fall down poorly constructed or
maintained stairs or trip over worn floor coverings or
obstructions.
In the case of slips and trips in public areas like roads,
walkways and pavements, the local authorities responsible for
their upkeep can be held liable if negligence is established.
The authorities are expected to carry out frequent inspection
and maintenance, especially in areas of high foot traffic. Shops
and occupiers of other similar public places are duty-bound to
keep the premises safe for their customers. They are required to
have staff locating and removing items customers might have
spilled or dropped on the floor in order to prevent injury to
other visitors.
If you should sustain injuries after taking a fall or slipping
in another person’s home, you are entitled to compensation if it
was the result of the occupier or proprietor’s negligence. It is
the occupier’s responsibility to keep the house safe by picking
dropped objects like toys off the floor and wiping off spilt
liquids so that no one is hurt. Slips, trips and falls are also
common in the workplace and liability in such cases rests with
the employer.
When a slip trip fall claim is filed, the law takes into
consideration whether the owner/caretaker of the premises where
the accident occurred takes “reasonable” care of the property.
Reasonableness here relates to a regular inspection and
maintenance regime. The claimant will also be questioned about
whether he/she was distracted at the time of the accident or was
careless in any way that might have led to the slip, trip or
fall. One is expected to watch where he/she is going. If there
were warnings of hazards that went unheeded or if the claimant
was careless, the claim will fail.
Legal Claim UK is a network of no win no fee accident
compensation claims lawyers operating across the United Kingdom.
When our personal injury specialists handle your claim, you get
the damages in full if you win. At no point of the process are
you required to pay. The legal fee is taken care of as part of
the settlement/verdict in case of a win and you get the entire
sum awarded as compensation. Our network includes experts on
slip trip and fall claims. For more information on our services,
visit www.legal-claim.co.uk. If you have been injured in an
accident in the last three years that wasn’t your fault, you
should contact Legal Claim UK.
About the author:
John Eastwood is a well know writer in legal issues. His
articles are popular in various online portals. He has a vast
experience in writing professional articles based on legal
issues, law and other related areas.
