Public Places - Roads & Pavements

If you have suffered a slip, trip or fall, you may be able to make a personal injury claim for compensation. Call now on 0800 3213 3239 for a no obligation chat with one of our solicitors.

These type of compensation claims usually involve a claim for compensation for injury (both physical and psychological) together with a claim for loss of earnings for the time the injured person spends off work and other expenses such as travel costs and medical bills can also be recovered.

In the case of more serious injures there can be compensation claims for future losses also if they cannot return to their job due to the nature of the injury they have suffered or they can only work reduced hours.

The effects of such accidents can be far reaching for the injured person and their family.

Local Councils have a duty to ensure that you are safe when using their roads and pavements. However due to financial constraints imposed on Councils, the Courts have held that in order for a person to be able to pursue such a claim any defect in the road or pavement must be "dangerous". What constitutes dangerous is based on a number of factors such as what the defect is, its size, where it is and how long it has been present. Such defect can be potholes, uneven surfaces, missing grids or even roadworks.

There is a common misunderstanding that there exists a standard measurement for trips caused by paving flags and the like, of 1 inch. Most people try to measure this with a 50 pence piece or a box of matches but this is a false belief. Depending on where the defect is, a depth of less than an inch could be held to be dangerous whereas a depth of an inch or more may be deemed safe. It is specific to each case.

If you think you may have a case call us today on 0800 321 3239 to talk with one of our solicitors or send us a free online enquiry and we will call you.