Slip And Trip Claims

Local councils, employers, and business owners have a responsibility to take reasonable steps to ensure any accidents from slipping and tripping are prevented. Wet floors, cracked paving, uneven flooring, inadequate lighting, and areas where obstacles or snow and ice should have been removed are all potential causes of an accident, resulting in claims.

Slip and Trip Claims Solicitors

You may have injured your back, head, knees, ankles, or wrists; whatever the nature of your injury may be, from minor injuries to those which are life changing, we can advise and represent you in a compensation claim. We have proven expertise in achieving the highest possible payouts for clients who have been injured in a slip or trip accident.

We offer all Personal Injury clients an initial FREE interview and if we consider you have a viable claim we will offer you a NO WIN -NO FEE arrangement.

Call: 01429 225200

Can you claim compensation for a slip or trip or fall?

If you have been injured by a slip, trip or fall, you may be able to claim compensation if another person, organisation or local body’s negligent act or omission caused your accident.

Our personal injury solicitors can quickly establish whether you have a valid compensation claim. They will examine your medical records and listen carefully to your account of events and those of any witnesses. It helps if you can provide photographs of the location your slip, trip or fall took place. In addition, other evidence such as the weather conditions at the time of the accident, and if you tripped over a pothole, a measurement of how deep and wide the crevasse was.

Can you claim compensation for a slip or trip or fall?

Who is responsible for slips and trips in public places?

If your injury occurred through slipping or tripping on a footpath, then the local authority is responsible for maintaining the footpath may be responsible. This is because under the Highways Act 1980, local bodies have a duty to maintain all footpaths and roads that are accessible to the public.

When it comes to private land, the owner and/or occupier of the property has a duty of care to ensure you do not come to any harm under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1984. If you suffer a trip, slip, or fall due to the owner’s negligence in not removing a potential hazard, you may be entitled to compensation.

How much compensation can you get for a slip, trip, or fall?

There are two types of damages that may be claimed for injuries resulting from a slip, trip, or fall:

General damages – these are determined by review of the medical evidence. The amount of compensation depends on how the injuries affect you now and whether you will suffer complications in the future.
Special damages – these are designed to compensate you for out-of-pocket expenses such as travel, prescriptions, and any rehabilitation you may need.

In most cases, personal injury claims, even complex ones, are settled outside of court. However, if is required to secure compensation, we will represent and advise you through the entire process.

How much compensation can you get for a slip, trip or fall?

Maximum Compensation: Guaranteed

Our personal injury team has years of experience advising and representing clients who have suffered often serious injuries from a slip, trip, or fall.

As well as offering a high-quality service and exceptional client care, we provide no win, no fee payment arrangements to our personal injury clients. We will assess whether your claim has a strong chance of success. If we believe it does, we will offer a no win, no fee arrangement to you. This means that should we be unsuccessful in obtaining compensation, you will not have to pay any legal fees.

Call: 01429 225200

Contact us for more details on how we can help.

Hartlepool: York Chambers, York Road, Hartlepool. TS26 9DP
Stockton: 11 Bridge Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS18 3AD
Wynyard:12 Evolution,Wynyard Park, Wynyard .TS22 5TB
Barnard Castle:8 Newgate, Barnard Castle. DL12 8NG

Hartlepool: York Chambers, York Road, Hartlepool. TS26 9DP
Stockton: 11 Bridge Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS18 3AD
Wynyard: 12 Evolution, Wynyard Park, Wynyard .TS22 5TB
Barnard Castle: 8 Newgate, Barnard Castle. DL12 8NG

Email: info@tbilaw.co.uk

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