Why Work With Slip Trip And Fall Solicitors
By Stephen Hudson. Last Updated 11th June 2024. Within this guide, we are going to discuss slip trip or fall solicitors who could assist you when making a claim. Slips, trips and falls can happen anywhere in the UK. From the workplace and public places to car parks and supermarkets, such accidents occur in many different environments. They can also range in severity. While some people get away with minor injuries, there are others who aren’t so lucky.
No matter what type of slip trip or fall you have been involved in, you will be able to make a claim so long as someone else caused the incident. This is because all business owners in the UK have a legal responsibility to ensure the workplace they provide is a safe and healthy one. The same applies to public places that are managed by the council. If the council fails to maintain a public area properly, and you are injured as a result, you deserve to be compensated.
From broken pavements that have caused people to fall over to unmarked wet supermarket floors that have resulted in nasty slips, we have seen them all. This is why we have put together this specialist guide on working with slip trip or fall personal injury solicitors to secure compensation. Read on to find out more, or call us on 0800 073 8804 to start your claim today.
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- Can I Make A Compensation Claim With A Personal Injury Solicitor For A Slip And Fall?
- What Are The Benefits Of Working With Slip Trip Or Fall Solicitors When Claiming?
- How Long Do You Have To Claim For A Slip, Trip Or Fall?
- How Much Could You Receive In Slip Trip And Fall Compensation?
- Claim Compensation With No Win No Fee Slip, Trip And Fall Solicitors
Can I Make A Compensation Claim With A Personal Injury Solicitor For A Slip And Fall?
When you are at work and out in a public place, you are owed a duty of care. This is a legal responsibility placed on someone to protect your safety.
In the workplace, you are owed a duty of care by your employer under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Per their duty of care, they need to take reasonable measures to help ensure your safety. This could include taking regular risk assessments and maintaining workplace equipment and machinery.
For example, you may suffer a trip injury at work if your employer failed to tidy aware, secure down or signpost some trailing cable wires.
In public places, you are owed a duty of care by the party in control of that space, otherwise known as the occupier, under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Per their duty of care, they need to take necessary measures to ensure your reasonable safety while you are visiting that public space for its intended purpose. This could include addressing any hazards that they are made aware of within a reasonable time frame.
For example, you may suffer a slip injury in a supermarket if a spillage was not signposted or cleaned away within a reasonable timeframe.
To be eligible to make a personal injury claim for a slip, trip or fall you will need to prove:
- You were owed a duty of care.
- This duty was breached.
- As a result of this breach, you suffered an injury.
A personal injury lawyer for slip and fall claims from our team may be able to help with your case. To find out today, you can contact our advisors.
What Are The Benefits Of Working With Slip Trip Or Fall Solicitors When Claiming?
There are various benefits that come with working with a solicitor or lawyer for a slip and fall claim. Some examples of these benefits include:
- they can assess whether you have a valid claim.
- Ensuring your case is filed within the limitation period (we discuss what this is in a later section).
- Help with gathering evidence to support your case, such as collecting eyewitness statements.
- Someone to communicate with the defendant.
- Negotiating your compensation settlement.
Our solicitors have years of experience working on slip, trip and fall claims and could help you with yours. To see whether you could be eligible to work with one of them, you can contact a member of our advisory team.
How Long Do You Have To Claim For A Slip, Trip Or Fall?
The Limitation Act 1980 establishes that there is a three-year time limit for making a slip, trip or fall claim for injuries. This time limit usually starts from the date when the accident took place.
The way the time limit works can change under certain circumstances. For instance, if a child has been injured, then the time limit will not start until their 18th birthday. A slip, trip or fall claim could be made on the child’s behalf by a court-appointed litigation friend before this day. However, if this does not happen, then the three-year time limit will start for the injured party once they turn 18.
If the injured party lacks the mental capacity to make a personal injury claim, then the time limit is suspended indefinitely. A claim could still be made on behalf of the injured party by a litigation friend. However, if this doesn’t happen, and the injured party later recovers this mental capacity, then the time limit will instead begin from the day of recovery.
If you still have any questions about your eligibility to claim for injuries following a slip, trip or fall, please get in touch with our advisors for free.
How Much Could You Receive In Slip Trip And Fall Compensation?
After making a successful claim for a slip and fall, your compensation settlement will include general damages. This compensates you for your injuries and the suffering and pain they have caused you.
Often, legal professionals will use the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) to help them value claims. This is a document that provides guideline compensation brackets for various injuries. You can find some examples of the amounts listed in the 17th edition of the JCG in the table below.
| Injury | Severity | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple severe injuries with special damages | Severe | Up to £1,000,000+ |
| Head Injury | Very Severe | £344,150 to £493,000 |
| Back injuries | Severe (i) | £111,150 to £196,450 |
| Moderate (i) | £33,880 to £47,320 | |
| Neck injuries | Severe (i) | In the region of £181,020 |
| Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips | Severe (i) | £95,680 to £159,770 |
| Moderate (i) | £32,450 to £32,450 | |
| Foot injuries | Severe | £51,220 to £85,460 |
| Moderate | £16,770 to £30,500 | |
| Wrist injuries | Complete loss of function | £58,110 to £73,050 |
| Wrist injuries | Significant permanent disability | £29,900 to £47,810 |
Additionally, special damages could be awarded in slip, trip and fall claims. This aims to compensate you for the financial losses you experience due to your injuries. For example, you may be able to claim back a loss of earnings if you had to take time off work to recover, as well as the cost of travel, childcare, and prescriptions.
To be able to claim special damages, you will need to provide evidence of your losses. This could include bank statements, invoices and receipts.
To learn more about potential slip and fall compensation amounts, contact our team of advisors today.
Claim Compensation With No Win No Fee Slip, Trip And Fall Solicitors
Those with valid grounds to make a personal injury claim following a slip, trip or fall could seek help from a solicitor. If you discuss your claim with our advisors, and they determine you have a strong case, they may connect you with one of our No Win No Fee solicitors.
One of them may offer to support your claim under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). Under this type of agreement, you won’t have to pay upfront or ongoing fees to your solicitor for their services. Also, you won’t need to pay your solicitor for the work they have provided if your claim is unsuccessful.
If your claim succeeds, then the No Win No Fee solicitor can take a success fee. This is normally a legally capped percentage deducted from the compensation awarded to you.
For more advice on how No Win No Fee solicitors can support slip, trip or fall injury claims, you can contact our advisors for free. You can reach them by:
- Calling 0800 408 7825
- Using our call back form
- Messaging us on our 24/7 live chat service
Helpful links
After a slip and fall, you may experience a cut or graze. Why not take a look at the link above to discover how the NHS suggest you treat the injury.
Preventing Slips,trips and falls – HSE Guide
This link directs you to a guide that has been provided by the UK Government’s Health and Safety Executive on avoiding trips and slips at work. You will find information on the law, as well as tips regarding what businesses can do in order to avoid trips and slips from occuring.
Government’s guide to road health and saferty – trips,slips and falls
This link directs you to a booklet about major road fall, slip and trip health and safety information. The booklet has been provided by the government in the UK as part of their ‘Raising the bar’ health and safety initiative, which is designed to improve supply chain management, raise standards, and identify the best working practices.
Complete Guide to Slip, Trip Fall compensation
For more information on how much money you could receive for your slip, fall or trip claim, check out our guide. This also provides information on how much you may receive for different types of trips, slips and falls, including those in retail stores, workplaces, and public places managed by the council.
Slips, trips and falls at work compensation guide
Check out our guide to slip, fall and tripping claims. We reveal everything you need to know, including what you can claim for, what to do if you have been involved in such an incident, and personal injury claim amounts for such accidents.
Take a look at our guide where we discuss how to make a compensation claim for an arm injury that wasn’t your fault.
This helpful guide will explore the process of claiming compensation following a back injury.
Other personal injury claims guides
- Back injury at work claim guide
- I cut myself on barbed wire, can I claim compensation?
- I Slipped On Ice – Can I Claim Compensation?
- Inadequate Or Poor Lighting Accident
- Read this article if you would like answers to questions like “I’ve sprained my ankle at work, can I claim?”
- Liverpool Personal Injury Solicitors
- Mopping Accident Claims
- Claim for a fall in a supermarket
- I Tripped On Uneven Pavement – Can I Claim?
- Missing Tile Personal Injury Claims
- £14,000 Claim For A Pavement Accident
Thank you for taking the time to read our guide. If you have any questions regarding a slip trip or fall solicitors, please speak to one of our advisers.
