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Slipping on a liquid substance on the floor – whether it’s simply water, oil, juice, or perhaps some trodden on fruit or food – will likely result in some form of injury. Whether you’ve hit the ground and bruised or broken limbs or even where the slip has caused a twisting injury to an ankle or the back perhaps, it can be a painful experience to go through.

So what happens if you slip on a liquid in a public place like a shop or a supermarket, or perhaps if you have slipped on liquid at work? Can you make a claim for a slipping injury compensation?
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If you have had an accident in a supermarket you may be entitled to claim personal injury compensation. The Occupiers Liability Act, which is the law that governs health and safety for visitors to supermarkets, says that they should take all reasonable steps to prevent an accident.

If we can prove that the supermarket has breached the regulations that they must adhere to, the Law says you can be compensated.

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It can be quite hard to determine whether you will win your case right at the start of the claim. We need to investigate the accident with the other side to find out whether they have a reasonable defence or not. Unless we actually pursue the claim we normally cannot really tell what their position might be.

But I can explain what factors can affect such claims as well as discussing the law that applies as this gives you an insight in to how things work.

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When you’re in a supermarket, you are owed a duty of care by the supermarket company to take all reasonable steps to prevent you being injured on their premises. The Occupiers Liability Act is the important piece of health and safety legislation that enforces this duty of care.

So what happens if you trip or slip and you’re injured due to cardboard or packaging on the floor? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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Price tags on the floor can be a dangerous hazard. Their small size does not mean they will not cause a slip – in fact, they can be very slippery and very hard to spot due to their small size.

So if you slip in a shop or other premises on a price tag or a pile of tags on the floor and you end up injured as a result, can you make a claim for a slipping injury for compensation?

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Anywhere public that is privately owned is normally subject to an important piece of health and safety legislation called The Occupiers Liability Act. This puts a duty on those in control of a premises to take all reasonable steps to prevent an accident and injury occurring.

There are many reasons as to how a person can slip and fall in a takeaway – so let’s look at when you might be able to claim.

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A raised section of tiling is a fairly obvious tripping hazard. However, its not always noticeable to the innocent victim who unfortunately ends up injured by tripping over it. So, what are your rights when it comes to being injured due to tripping over a raised tile in a shop? Can you claim for compensation for a slip, trip or fall incident like this?
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Generally speaking, claims for personal injury compensation for slipping on a wet floor can be inherently difficult to win. The reason for this is that the law, which is normally The Occupiers Liability Act for when you visit a public place like a shop, doesn’t make it easy to win a case.

But that being said, it all depends on what has happened in your individual case, and you may be able to stand a much better chance if the floor was wet from mop water.

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Cellar steps in particular are known to often be dangerous. The passageway can commonly be narrow, and the steps themselves are often small in size. They may also not have enough grip on them as well.

So if you need to use some cellar steps where the health and safety responsibility lies with someone else, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation if you’re injured?

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Many people have the idea that they are automatically entitled to compensation if they are injured through no fault of their own. The old adage “where there’s a blame there’s a claim” can sometimes ring true, but it doesn’t mean you will automatically be entitled to claim compensation if you do have an accident that was not your fault.

But there is a lot you can do to give yourself the best chance of winning in these kinds of scenarios – so read on for more info.

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