In what circumstances can I claim compensation after a slip, trip or fall?

There are many different places a slip, trip or fall may occur, many of which people are unaware they are able to claim for, below are some common examples that we have extensive experience in dealing with:
 

• A building open to the public: if you slip on a pool of liquid or trip due a loose and unmarked cable inside a bank, restaurant, supermarket or any other public building, and injure yourself then a compensation claim could be made against the occupiers Public Liability insurance policy.
   

• Private Property: if your injury is sustained on private property such as a house or piece of land privately owned by an individual, you would be able to make a personal injury claim providing the accident was the fault of the land owner or occupier and that they had suitable insurance in force or the means to pay personally.
   

• Council owned property; if you suffer an accident at a property owned by the Local Authority but rented to a member of the public, you may be able to make a personal injury compensation claim if the hazard was due to their negligence.
   

• Accident at work: if you trip on a cable trailing along the floor of your office at work, or even whilst working on a project site and injure yourself you would be able to make a personal injury compensation claim against your employer.
   

• Potholes and pavement claims; these can be made against either the Local Authority or the Highways Agency. Claims of this nature depend on the inspection regime of the area, when it was previously carried out and whether or not the hazard was spotted or should have been spotted. Following this we would also need to see if the issue had already been raised with the Local Authority and whether they had had chance to resolve the issue following the complaint.