Slip and Trip Accident
A slip/Trip and fall case is when a person falls and injures themselves as a result of a dangerous condition on the ground of someone's property in public or private places and the law relating to both places is very similar. This dangerous condition can be either a liquid, gel, solid, raised carpet, leaves, ice, dirty area, or any substance or defect that can cause a person to slip or trip and fall.
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Slipping and Tripping in Private Places
This includes factories and homes as well as any land around them including gardens. Whilst most workers in the work place are very well protected by particular laws and Regulations in the uk relating to workplace safety what many people do not realise is that in addition to being able to take action against a landlord for injury caused by faulty premises it is also possible to take action against a the occupier of a private house if an accident due to their negligence occurs on property owned, rented of controlled by them. This means that if a slip or trip causing a fall and you get injured at a friends home then a claim can be made and if that person has a policy of household insurance it will almost certainly be the insurer that pays the compensation.
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Slips and Trips in Public Places
This includes roads and pavements, shops and offices to where the public are invited or allowed free access. In all cases the rules that govern trip slip and fall compensation claims are similar. The occupiers/owner of these places, which can be a public authority or a private institution have a duty to regularly inspect and repair/clean their property and premises. If they fail to apply to a satisfactory inspection and repair/cleaning system and someone is injured in a slip or trip then they are liable to pay compensation.
In both of these cases any allegation of negligence can be defended if the occupier of the land in question has taken reasonable care for the safety of visitors.
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