The personal injury team at Alkers specialises in securing compensation for clients as a result of pavement slipping, tripping and falling claims. If you have suffered an injury as a result of a trip or fall in a public place, you may be eligible to make a claim. However, there are certain criteria that come into play with cases regarding slips, trips and falls on the pavement, and it is therefore recommended that you contact a solicitor to discuss your potential claim.
Slips, Trips and Falls
The following criteria must all be considered before you begin your compensation claim:
- if your accident was caused by a pothole at least an inch deep in the concrete or tarmac, you could hold the local authority (or whoever is responsible for maintaining the pavement) responsible. You could also hold them responsible if a paving stone was sticking up above the rest of the path by more than an inch and this caused you trip and fall and injure yourself;
- if the defect in the pavement is less than an inch we would not normally suggest trying to make a claim for compensation as it will probably be found that the defect was not of sufficient danger to warrant repair. However, if the state of repair of the pavement can be proved to be unacceptable to a reasonable person, then you may still have a valid claim.
- in order to make a valid claim for a personal injury caused by a slip, trip or fall on a pavement, you must prove that it was the result of someone else’s negligence. In slipping, tripping and falling cases, it is usually the local authority that is at fault, either as a result of poor maintenance of footpaths or failure to put adequate measures in place to prevent accidents within an acceptable time period.
The team at Alkers is well-equipped to deal with your pavement 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 the maximum entitlement of any compensation money received – whether it’s awarded by the courts or agreed in an out of court settlement.
Contact Alkers
For more information about slipping, tripping and falling claims, whether you are located in Poulton-le-Fylde, Blackpool, Lancashire or the UK in general, contact Alkers today.
Call us on 0800 00 55 44 (free from all UK landlines and mobiles), or get in touch via the enquiry form.
If you’d like us to call you request a callback and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.