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Slip, Trip or Fall

If you suffer a tripping or slipping accident or injury, you may be eligible to obtain compensation for any injuries suffered during your trip or fall. Tripping accidents are one of the most common types of personal injury claims occurring in the country. If you have suffered an injury from slipping, tripping or falling in a public space such as a shop, an office or even walking down the street, you can claim compensation if the accident was not your fault. You have the right to expect that any public place you enter or even any private building or home is safe from slippery surfaces and things you can trip over such as wires, raised paving stones or damaged carpet. You will have to be able to prove that there was negligence on the part of the company or person whose property the accident occurred on, it’s always a good idea to consult with a personal injury solicitor if you’ve suffered from tripping or slipping fall. Whether you trip in public or at home, there may be something you can do to get money for your medical bills and injuries you have received.

We deal with all slip, trip and fall accidents under, a no-win, no-fee basis which ensure you receive 100% of the compensation that you are awarded. We provide a completely free service to you. Please Call us now on Freephone 0800 975 5764 or contact us using this Form for a free consultation with a personal injury solicitor that specialises in slip, trip and fall accident claims.

Veja & Co have a team of personal injury solicitors who are experienced at winning compensation claims for slip, trip and fall accidents. Our solicitors successfully deal with many slipping, tripping and falling accident cases each year.

Common causes of slip, trip and fall accidents are defects on the ground such as broken paving slabs, uneven ground or something protruding from the pavement. Usually slipping and falling accidents on a public road or footpath will be the responsibility of the local Council.

Tripping accidents also occur at work. Every employer has a duty to care under Health & Safety regulations for their employees and visitors. Your employer or fellow employee may be responsible for your slipping or tripping accident at work. If the accident was the result of a co-worker leaving something in a walkway or spilling something, your employer is liable through what is known as 'vicarious responsibility'. This means that your employer is responsible for the behaviour of their employees and for ensuring that all employees follow proper safety procedures to keep the workplace free from health risks.

You can also make a claim if you are in a supermarket, a restaurant or a shop and you slip and fall on a wet surface or receive injuries from tripping over an obstruction, if you are able to prove that the proprietor was aware of the problem and did not take appropriate steps to fix it.

Taking the note of the circumstances and information relevant to the accident is very important as the information is still fresh in your mind and objects could have been replaced or repaired afterwards. If you are involved in any slipping or tripping accident and suffered injury, If you can, you should take photos of the ground where you slipped or the object which caused you to trip. Your solicitor will need to prove that somebody was aware of the hazard and that no steps were taken to warn people to be careful or to correct the problem. Click on the following link to see how much compensation you could be entitled to depending on the type of injury.

You can recover damages for your injury, pain and suffering together with any other losses, such as prescription charges, medical treatment, loss of earnings and any other expense incurred as a result of the slipping accident and your injury. Typically, you may have been off work as a result of your injury or been unable to go on the holiday that you had planned. You may have had to pay for prescription charges or painkilling medication out of your own pocket. Your solicitor will recover all losses for you.

Slipping, tripping and falling accident cases are dealt with on a 'no win no fee' basis by Veja & Co's personal injury solicitors, which means they are free to you. On the successful conclusion of your case, we will recover our costs from the party responsible, and so you have nothing to worry about with regard to legal costs.

If you have had a slip, trip and fall accident within the last 3 years, please contact us for a free consultation and expert legal advice. You can claim compensation even if you think that you may have been partially to blame. It's important to know where you stand, so please call us for a free consultation with one of our solicitors on the freephone 0800 975 5764 or send us a completed form using this link, if only to put your mind at rest.