By Cat Way. Last Updated 24th April 2025. In this guide, we explain the requirements and steps to follow if you’re looking to claim slipped on ice compensation. The winter creates wet, icy and potentially dangerous conditions across the country.
A question people often ask after slipping or falling over on ice is, “I slipped on ice, can I claim compensation”? If you were injured in this type of accident and it wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to make a slipped on ice compensation claim.
If you have slipped over on property maintained by the council or private property and they have not taken reasonable steps, you could be entitled show the council’s liability for slipping injuries on ice and snow. Those in charge of places such as hospitals, car parks, schools, supermarkets, workplaces and shopping centres owe a duty of care to their users and staff. They are bound to keep walkways free from slip, trip and fall hazards. If this has not been done, they may have been negligent.
For information about your rights and how you could be able to make a claim, please read on. Alternatively, why not get in touch with Legal Expert today to see how we could help? If it seems like you may have a valid claim, they could connect you with a personal injury lawyer.
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- I Slipped On Ice, Can I Claim?
- Average Payouts For Slipping On Ice
- Top Tips On Proving Claims After Slipping On Ice
- Make A No Win No Fee Claim
- Useful Links
I Slipped On Ice, Can I Claim?
If you suffered an injury, such as broken bones, when you slipped on ice, you may be eligible to make a personal injury claim for slipped on ice compensation. However, the personal injury claims eligibility criteria will need to be met. This is:
- You were owed a duty of care.
- This duty was breached.
- You slipped on ice and injured yourself as a result of this breach.
While out in public spaces, you are owed a duty of care by the party in control of this space. This duty is set out within the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Per their duty of care, they must take all necessary steps and precautions to help ensure your reasonable safety while you are using that public space for its intended purpose. While using a public footpath, you could be owed this duty by a local authority or council.
Some examples of how they could maintain their duty of care could include gritting public roads and footpaths, and making extremely icy areas inaccessible to the public if they present an unavoidable risk.
To see whether you may have a valid personal injury claim is you slipped on ice, you can contact our advisors. They could also help answer any questions you may have about the ice injury claims process.
Can I Claim Compensation If I Slipped On Ice At Work?
If you slip and fall on ice at work due to your employer’s neglect, you may be able to claim slipped on ice compensation. Your employer has a duty of care to ensure the safety and well-being of all employees. They must follow the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s workplace safety regulatory body, has provided guidelines on temperature regulation. These guidelines mandate the following provisions for indoor workplaces:
- Maintaining a reasonable temperature within the workroom.
- Local heating to maintain a comfortable temperature and prevent the buildup of ice.
- Insulated flooring or warm clothing should be provided if employees must stand on cold floors for an extended period.
On the other hand, the HSE states the following precautions for working in an outdoor environment:
- Provision of protective equipment and clothing.
- Trying to delay the work until warmer weather without compromising on safety.
Here are some examples of how an employer’s neglect could lead to an employee slipping on ice:
- A failure to conduct maintenance work on the building’s plumbing results in a pipe burst during winter. The water leaks and freezes on the floor, and an employee slips, fracturing their hip.
- The employer fails to provide winter boots on a construction site, resulting in a worker slipping and spraining their ankle.
- Due to a failure to clear the icy path at the entrance, a worker falls and injures their head.
Speak to our advisors now to know more about accident at work claims.
I Slipped On Ice – What Are The Claim Time Limits?
When making a slipped on ice claim, as well as satisfying the eligibility criteria, you would also need to ensure that you start your claim within the relevant limitation period. The Limitation Act 1980 sets out the personal injury claim limitation period for public place accidents. According to this Act, generally, a claimant has 3 years in which to initiate court proceedings for a personal injury claim. That said, the Act also stipulates exceptions, which we will look at below:
Minors, those under the age of 18, are not legally allowed to make a personal injury claim until they reach the age of 18. Once 18 they will have 3 years in which to start their compensation claim. The time limit will finish on the date of their 21st birthday. While they are a minor, a litigation friend, who is generally an adult who has the claimant’s best interests, can be appointed by the court to act on their behalf.
For those who have reduced mental capacity, the time limit is indefinitely paused as they cannot pursue their own claim. Again, a litigation friend can be appointed to act on their behalf. If they regain the mental capacity to pursue their own claim and a litigation friend did not make one on their behalf the 3 year time limit will begin for them.
To find out if you are within the personal injury claim time limit, please call, and our advisors will assess your case free of charge.
Average Payouts For Slipping On Ice
There is no fixed average compensation for slipping on ice, because all claims are unique. But, we can tell you how your slipped on ice compensation claim will be calculated if you are successful.
Compensation can be made up of two heads of claim called general and special damages.
General damages, always to all successful claimants, provides compensation for how you have been physically and psychologically affected by slipping on ice. As such, these factors are just some that are taken into consideration:
- How severe your pain is.
- Loss of amenity.
- How long it will take you to recover.
The Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) and your independent medical records may be used to help legal professionals and others involved in assigning value to personal injury claims calculate the value of your general damages.
The JCG is a publication containing guideline compensation brackets for all kinds of physical and psychological injuries/illnesses.
Guideline Compensation Table
We have created a table containing injuries from the JCG that could be suffered after falling on ice. We have also taken the JCG’s guideline compensation brackets for each injury (except for the first figure, which is not the JCG’s).
Please remember that none of the JCG’s figures can be guaranteed for your specific claim, so this table should be used as a guideline only.
| Injury | Severity | Guideline Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Serious Injuries Plus Special Damages | Serious/Severe | Up to £250,000+ |
| Back | Severe (a)(i) | £111,150 to £196,450 |
| Moderate (b)(i) | £33,880 to £47,320 | |
| Knee | Severe (a)(i) | £85,100 to £117,410 |
| Severe (a)(ii) | £63,610 to £85,100 | |
| Leg | Severe (a)(iii) | £47,840 to £66,920 |
| Severe (a)(iv) | £33,880 to £47,840 | |
| Shoulder | Severe (a) | £23,430 to £58,610 |
| Serious (b) | £15,580 to £23,430 |
Special Damages
Special damages, awarded to some successful claimants, provides compensation for how you have been financially affected by your injury. This includes:
- Any past and future loss of earnings.
- Costs for mobility aid.
- Travel expenses from attending medical appointments.
Since special damages isn’t guaranteed to be awarded if you have a successful claim for falling on ice, providing evidence is essential. Such evidence can include bank statements, payslips, receipts, and invoices.
Get in touch with us today to see whether you can claim slipped on ice compensation.
Top Tips On Proving Claims After Slipping On Ice
If you have slipped on ice and seek to make a personal injury claim, you’ll need to prove that your injuries were caused by someone breaching their duty of care to you. This is why gathering as much sufficient evidence as possible could help with proving who was liable for your fall on ice and the injuries you suffered.
Evidence that you might consider gathering to help support your claim includes:
- Medical records
- CCTV footage of the accident.
- Other photographs or videos of the accident.
- The contact details of any witnesses – this is so a personal injury solicitor, or another legal professional, can collect a statement from them at a later date.
Additionally, one of our experienced solicitors could help you with gathering evidence for your claim.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our advisors if you have any questions about making a personal injury claim following a slip on ice. They could also put you in contact with one of our solicitors, who could help you with claiming personal injury compensation.
Make A No Win No Fee Claim
If you suffer an injury in a fall on ice due to negligence, you may wish to seek compensation. You could make your slipped on ice compensation claim with the support of a No Win No Fee lawyer. They could offer you a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). A CFA is a type of No Win No Fee funding arrangement used in personal injury claims.
This means your solicitor will typically not ask you for an upfront solicitors fee. A success fee will be deducted if your fall on ice claim succeeds. This is taken from your award and is subject to a legal cap. However, should your slipped on ice compensation claim not result in success, then you won’t be required to pay your solicitor.
Our advisors can discuss the potential of your fall on ice claim. If it seems like your slipped on ice claim has a good chance of success, then you could be connected to an experienced personal injury solicitor of ours. To receive free legal advice today, you can:
- Call us on 0800 073 8804
- Contact us online
- Alternatively, use the live chat at the bottom of the screen.
Useful Links
- HSE Guidance On Cold Stress: This section of the Health and Safety Executive website includes guidance on keeping work environments safe from potential hazards created by winter weather.
- Met Office – The Snow Code: Check out this guide on the Met Office website for tips on clearing snow and ice from the pavement outside your house or a public space you’re responsible for.
- How To Complain About Your Local Council: If you are looking to make a complaint against your council, then this section of the UK Government website can provide support and guidance.
- Slip Trip Claim Compensation: Use our slip and fall compensation calculator to find out how much compensation you could be entitled to.
- Forklift Truck Accident Claims: See this guide on claiming compensation following a forklift truck accident.
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We hope this guide, which covered popular questions such as ‘I slipped on ice, can I claim compensation?’, has helped. Once again, please don’t hesitate to get in touch today if you have any questions or you’re seeking help from our services.
