Slips, Trips & Falls in Public Places
Most personal injury claims tend to be for accidents which happened in a public place such as parks, shops, shopping centres, restaurants, schools, cinemas, bars, even the communal areas of residential buildings. This is an almost endless list but one where the key principles are the same.
Claims of this nature come under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 which states that the occupier or owner owes lawful visitors a duty of care to see that they remain reasonably safe while using the premises (or land) for the purpose for which he/she is allowed to be there. This is not an absolute duty and no-one is liable for a pure accident or another person’s misadventure.
Wherever your accident has occurred, if someone else is at fault, then you could have a valid claim for compensation.
The same can be true even if you were not a lawful visitor. If you were actually trespassing on another person’s land and suffer an accident, then you may still be able to claim for compensation. Under the Occupier’s Liability Act 1984, all occupiers or owners have a duty of care to all persons including unauthorised visitors. There are other criteria which must be met in order to pursue a valid claim but one of our specialist slip, trip or fall solicitors here at Alkers would be happy to advise you about this.
The team at Alkers is well-equipped to deal with your public place slip, trip or fall compensation claim. We will take care of everything for you and keep you updated every step of the way. What’s more is that you get to keep 100% of any compensation money received – whether it’s awarded by the courts or agreed in an out of court settlement.
Contact a specialist slip, trip or fall solicitor today on freephone 0800 00 55 44 or via the enquiry form, and kick-start your ‘no win, no fee’ claim today.
