Restaurants are a notorious place for slipping hazards to arise and it’s important to know your rights if you are the victim of a slip in a restaurant. Whether it’s a fast food chain, a gastro pub, or a five star restaurant, they all have to adhere to the same laws.
If you have slipped on a spillage in a restaurant read on for advice about whether you could be entitled to thousands of pounds in personal injury compensation.
The legal stuff
There is an argument that a restaurant has a higher duty of care than some other types of places to look out for slip hazards because of how likely they can arise. A restaurant, especially during busy service hours, can be full of people with waiters and chefs running around and things are liable to be spilled both in the kitchens and in front of house.
The Occupiers Liability Act says that those in charge of a premises must take all reasonable steps to prevent their visitors from being injured. This important duty of care is owed to you and it may have been broken.
A failure to uphold this important duty of care may arise when:
- The restaurant does not have any systems for inspection and / or cleaning of floors
- Staff are not trained to look out for spillages and clear or cordon them
- The restaurant does not have any policies for how to deal with spillages, such as quick clearing or cordoning off, or using signage like a wet floor sign
- A spillage is not cleared away or cordoned off quickly enough
- A spillage caused by a member of staff is not immediately sorted out
In any of these scenarios you may have a valid claim for personal injury compensation. If you are the victim of a slipping accident in a restaurant you may have a good case. Whether you have slipped and fallen to the ground and been injured, or managed to stay upright but have strained or stretched your tendons and caused an injury, we can help you.
Making a claim is easy
No lengthy forms or paperwork to complete – you can call us on 0800 634 7575 and if you want to instruct us now using our hassle free service we can take your instructions over the phone, go through the stuff we need to get the case set up and submitted, and get the claim initiated.