ILS Solicitors - Personal Injury Solicitors based in Durham
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Slips, Trips and Falls
Had a slip, trip or fall and wondering about compensation?
There are two main types of accident outside the workplace:
Accidents in the street
Your local council is responsible for keeping roads and pavements maintained
and in a reasonable condition. The council can only avoid blame if they
can prove that the street in question was inspected in accordance with
the relevant guidelines. The frequency they have to inspect varies depending
upon the location of the accident.
Accidents
in other areas
If you enter a public place e.g. a supermarket, bank etc, the owners
of that building have a duty to ensure that you are safe whilst on their
property. This includes ensuring that the building and fixtures and fittings
are in a good state of repair and that any hazards, for example a spillage,
are cleaned up so as not to cause an accident.