UK SLIPPING AND TRIPPING CLAIMS ADVICE

We represent solicitors all over the United Kingdom who focus on accident compensation and who deal with slipping and tripping claims. Our solicitors are all specialists who deal in claims for compensation following personal injury, and in England and Wales they are accredited with membership of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts. To obtain this membership, a substantial degree of competence and experience is required, giving us confidence in the solicitors we represent, and in their firms. Our expert lawyers operate on a no win no fee¹ basis and any compensation won is fully paid to you without deduction². The expenses are negligible: you are not required to fund the claim, obtain loans, pay for insurance nor medial report costs. This makes the process of claiming risk free and devoid of substantial risk to yourself.

Slipping and tripping claims on pavements and roads

Local or County Councils are required in most cases to be responsible for roads and pavements and to ensure they are of a reasonable standard, which is formally embodied in Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. If a client has experienced a trip or clip on a road or pavement, a claim for compensation may succeed if it is shown that the road is in an inadequate and dangerous condition owed to the failure of the council to adequately maintain it. If the council can prove this is not the case, and the road is shown to be adequate and safe, it can escape liability. It is therefore advisable to be aware of the foresight required in regard to claims involving a trip on a road or pavement – namely whether it can adequately be claimed that a road or pavement is dangerous.

Occupier's liability covering privately owned premises

The Occupiers Liability Act 1957 is comprehensive in its coverage of locations for slipping and tripping claims including; private homes, private gardens, hotels and shops, sports facilities, offices, and other privately owned land or premises. It is legally required that any occupier of such premises takes as much care as is reasonably possible in the circumstances to ensure guests or visitors are safe to use the land or property for the purposes for which they are invited or permitted. Whether it was another person’s fault or not, a slip or fall on an occupier’s premises caused by an object or obstruction on the floor or ground that would not normally be located there, may make the occupier liable for compensation.

Free consultations are available to give you an indication of the likelihood of success of your case and the plausible range of compensation figures available. It may be the case that subsequently to talking to us you decide not to take matters further, and we ensure that you will not be obligated to do so, and will not be charged any costs.

Complete and return the form to arrange an obligation-free, risk-free talk to an expert solicitor about claiming for accident compensation. On receipt of the form we will arrange for a specialist solicitor to call you with free advice and information on a potential claim.