Public Liability Compensation
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Slip or trip injury in a public place - compensation

You are likely to be looking at this site, because you, like thousands of other people every day, right across the country you have suffered a trip slip and fall in a private or public place.

Whilst many people just accept their pain and suffering and put it down to their own fault, you may well be prepared to do something about it. If you are injured and you do not claim, the person, firm or organisation responsible for the problem will have “got away with it” so the danger will remain, leaving the likelihood that someone else will suffer the same fate as you.
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The difficulty you have is how to go about bringing a claim.

This is when our experienced solicitors and legal advisers look at the circumstances of the trip slip and fall and can usually tell immediately if you are entitled to compensation. Nobody wants to waste their time. If you are entitled to compensation you will be told immediately.

When deciding if a claim is likely to succeed we must consider whether or not the incident was reasonably foreseeable. A compensation claim resulting from an unusual accident which nobody could reasonably expect to happen is unlikely to succeed.

Ultimately we consider each individual case on the facts. We do not want to waste your time or ours seeking compensation for something which in law can not be shown to be someone else’s fault.

How do we access the likelihood of success and 100% compensation?

We will carefully consider the height of the object you have tripped over. We handle many cases where the pavement surface is uneven, a paving stone is not fitted correctly and rocks or a curb stone is raised.


We will look into the system of reporting and repairing defects to see if it is adequate and complies with the law.


At work you may have tripped over a pallet or crate left by a work colleague. It is your employer who is responsible for such an accident, and the employer is almost always insured.


If you enter a public place including a shop, supermarket, swimming pool, sports centre or night club , then the occupiers of that building have a duty of care to ensure that the public are safe whilst on their property. This includes ensuring that the building and its fixtures and fittings are in a good state of repair.


A step might be worn or uneven. The step might need visible edging so that it can be seen clearly. The steps in a shop may require a handrail or the handrail may have become detached or loose.


We also consider the texture and composition of the floor surface. Should there have been a non slip surface? Should there have been a non slip step? A building may be required to have an area to clean shoes or dry wet shoes to prevent floors from becoming slippery.


We often act for people who have slipped due to liquid being left on the floor. This might have been caused by a leak from a roof, a toilet or a sink. We have brought successful claims where the liquid spilt is water, tea or coffee in the workplace. We also have successfully brought cases where cleaners have not cordoned off the area that they have just cleaned leaving a wet surface.


We can also make compensation claims for injuries caused by obstructions, in walkways, stairs or corridors. Was office equipment left in a dangerous position? Were shelves put up, where a worker could bang their head because they were too low, or in a position too close to their desk?


Winston Solicitors are personal injury claims solicitors who deal with trip slip and fall claims. We will make sure that you receive 100% of your compensation and win or lose there is no charge. Our solicitors deal with compensation claims throughout England and Wales and are able to arrange home or hospital visits from our national network. We can arrange medical examinations at short notice from some of the countries most eminent specialists. If you would like to talk to a solicitor without obligation just complete the contact form and we will phone with free advice on how to protect your legal rights to compensation.

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If we represent you we guarantee:

You receive 100% of your compensation

We work on a No win No fee basis - win or lose there are no fees

You deal with regulated solicitors from the moment you call

Your claim is completely risk free.

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