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Factsheets
Slip and Fall Claims
Slip and fall claims require specialist legal knowledge and experience. We are able to make arrangements for an expert personal injury solicitor to advise you on a no win no fee basis with no financial contribution from you. Your compensation will be paid in full with no deductions and you will not have to finance your claim in any respect. This means our "no win no fee" service is in fact a "no fee, win or lose" service.
Claims can be made as a result of slips and falls in many circumstances including:
1. Roads and pavements - these are usually the responsibility of the Local or County Council and they have a duty to maintain these to a reasonable standard.
2. Shops have duty of care to ensure that customers are kept safe. If you have a slip and fall accident in a shop which is due to hazardous floor conditions then the shop may be liable to pay compensation.
3. Public and private places, including private houses are the responsibility of the occupier of premises who is under a duty to take such care as is reasonable to ensure that any visitors are safe.
Solicitors who deal with slipping claims should have extensive experience of handling these different types of accidents, because each will have unique aspects that must be adequately proven in order to establish liability. Our solicitors who are all members of The Law Society are experienced in all types of slipping accidents including:
slips in restaurants and supermarkets;
trips over badly aligned or uneven pavements;
slips on dangerous, polished or wet surfaces;
slips down stairs that are in poor condition or not built to an acceptable standard or in accordance to The Building Regulations;
falls in obstructed walkways, stairs or corridors.
Leaving the scene of a slipping accident as quickly as possible because of the embarrassment of falling over is not always the best thing to do. There are a number of things you should do as quickly as possible after an accident:
Take photographs of the location, the floor surface, your clothing and shoes, any mats or rugs, any warning signs and of any visible injury.
Take the name, address and telephone number of any potential witness but do not contact or speak to the witness again or attempt to get any written statements from them as this should be left to your solicitor.
Save the shoes that you were wearing and place them inside a plastic bag and tape it shut so that any materials stuck to the shoes will remain.
If applicable ensure that you complete an accident report form and retain a copy.
If the item that you slipped on is non-perishable, carefully save a representative sample.
If the item is perishable try to preserve it in a liquid chemical preservative or in a freezer.
For free advice call our Freephone Helpline on 0800 01 53425
Or simply send us an email by clicking on the link below
Please provide some brief details - including:
Your name,
Your age,
The date of the accident,
The location of the accident,
The injuries sustained,
A brief description of how the accident happened and who you think is to blame, and
A contact telephone number.
To
email us please click HERE
We
usually respond within 24 hours with answers to your queries -
except for weekends and bank holidays
Further References:
Occupiers Liability Act 1957
The Common Law of Tort
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