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Whilst this may seem like a hilarious thing to witness, falling down a manhole is no laughing matter at all. We take on a lot of these types of claims from either missing covers or damaged covers that collapse inwards when stepped on. No one expects the cover to just cave in.

The injuries that a person can sustain can be serious – particularly if you fall part or all the way in. Bone and ligament damage is common in both lower and upper limbs caused by impact trauma, as well as severe lacerations and bodily harm caused when falling down.
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When injured in the street, most people are the victim of a trip or fall accident caused by defective paving or potholes. But slipping accidents can be equally as dangerous, caused by the same sorts of defects.

You could slip on the edge of a pothole, or slip on broken and crumbled concrete around a defect. A loose paving slab or cobble stone could move and cause you to slip.

The law is generally the same; as long as the defect was the cause of the injury, you may have a valid slip, tip or fall injury claim for compensation. In fact, slipping accidents can sometimes be worse if you twist your knee or your back. You could easily cause serious ligament damage even if you don’t end up falling to the ground.
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Carpets, when frayed, loose, or raised, can be a real danger. You can easily slip on a loose section if it moves or trip due to a lip caused by it being raised or frayed. This kind of danger should never become an oversight.

So what happens if you are in a shop or a restaurant or other public place, or perhaps at work, and you are injured due to a dangerous piece of carpet? Can you make a slip or trip claim for personal injury compensation?
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Entrances / exits to premises are commonly more susceptible to becoming a slipping hazard, especially when it’s wet outside. People walking in and out will leave trails of moisture behind them which can accumulate in to surface water that’s dangerous enough to becoming a slipping hazard.

Whilst you’d find it hard to sue the weather or Mother Nature for the water, you may be able to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation against the owners of the premises, or whoever is in control of the place.
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If you have tripped on a raised grate and injured yourself it is likely you will be able to pursue a claim for compensation. Compensation is based on the losses incurred as a result of injury. For example if you are to suffer a broken leg it is likely you would have to take time off from work resulting in you suffering a loss of earnings.

It is important to take a number of factors into consideration at the time of and following the accident. It is essential to establish is whether or not the defect was the cause of injury, who the owner of the land containing the defect is and where the accident took place. Many accidents, such as falling down a pot hole, tripping due to raised paving slabs, or falling down a damaged drain cover take place on land which is owned by the council.
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Kerbs are a part of the street that are often subject to defects – whether part has broken away, sunken down, raised up, or has fully fallen away from the side of the road. It can easily cause a tripping or falling hazard.

So what should you do if this has happened to you? Best start to read our guide for the best chance at making a successful claim for personal injury compensation!
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Christmas – the season of goodwill, and the favourite time of the year for shopaholics. Our towns and cities are bustling with people spending their money on their friends and family and as Christmas approaches the last minute shoppers are lining the streets and the supermarkets to make sure they buy their gifts in time for the big day.

The combination of high volumes of people and retailers selling more and more stock can lead to a spike in the amount of people making a claim for personal injury compensation. One common scenario is when someone is injured by something sticking out from somewhere.
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Did you know that there is a specific regulation that addresses the condition of walkways and traffic routes in the workplace?

You do now! Regulation 12 of The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 specifically places a duty on an employer to:

(1) Every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be of a construction such that the floor or surface of the traffic route is suitable for the purpose for which it is used.
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A fall on stairs can be, for rather obvious reasons, very serious and potentially devastating when it comes to injuries and losses that can be commonly associated with these types of accidents.

It can be bad enough having a general slip, trip or fall but ending up down a flight of stairs is likely going to be much more serious.

So what can you do if you have injured yourself due to a defect or a hazard on some stair? Perhaps one of the following has happened to you:
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Have you ever tripped over raised paving in the street and injured yourself? Perhaps you suffered an accident after falling due to missing paving stones? The list of how you can injure yourself on the streets is huge, and if this has happened to you then read on to see if you could potentially qualify for a claim for personal injury compensation.

Here at The Injury Lawyers you could pursue a claim for personal injury if you have been the unfortunate victim of a slip, trip or fall accident on the street. The Highways Act 1980 puts a duty on the council to provide care to the public by ensuring the Highway is reasonably maintained. The Highway Act 1980 also outlines a “special defence” covering the authority when a claim is made.
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