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Pothole compensation claims are one of the more common forms of accidents we pursue as a specialist injury law firm. They can be incredibly hard to win because the law is very on the side of the local authorities and councils.

That’s why it’s important to give yourself the best chance of winning by following these simple steps which can help us to make a better assessment of the claim and can help when it comes to evidence for a case.

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Surprisingly, we have taken on several claims where people have tripped due to a stub from a recently removed fence being left in the ground. It seems mad – a stub, even at a low height of a couple of inches or so, is an obvious tripping danger. Yet we have represented victims for claims against the council when fences and railings have been removed as well as represented people for falls on private land.

Here is some information about your rights when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation if this has happened to you.

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Whilst difficult to spot at the best of times, potholes can be seen and often dodged, as can raised or sunken paving slabs. But one of the worst forms of defects that are well known for being more difficult to spot is raises or sunken sections in the tarmac or concrete.

Raises or sunken sections can be caused by a number of things – tree roots under the surface lifting the ground up, or defects under ground causing the concrete to lower and sink. But what are your rights for making a claim in these kinds of scenarios?

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It can perhaps be seen as an unusual set of circumstances, but we get a surprising volume of calls from people who want to know their legal rights when they have tripped due to what they perceive as a dangerous door frame. What I mean by this is any raised edges in a doorway, which can of course be fairly common anyway.

If you trip, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation? Is there a claim for negligence if you trip due to a dangerous lip or rise in a doorway?

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Cobbled streets are often old, so it’s important for local authorities to keep on top of maintaining them. You can easily end up tripping on a raised cobblestone, or falling due to a missing cobblestone.

So if this has happened to you, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation? Are the council liable to pay you out if you have been injured in a cobblestone accident?

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Dairy products can easily be spilled; and when they land on a hard floor, they can become a dangerous slipping hazard. The old saying ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’ may not apply to the victim of an accident who has twisted their knee or broken their arm due to a dairy product spillage.

Whether it’s a spilt patch of milk in Morrison’s or some ice cream melted on a shopping centre floor, what are your rights if you slip on a dairy product spillage? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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It sounds both embarrassing and clichéd – being injured and making a claim for personal injury compensation for slipping on nothing more than a bit of vegetable on the ground. But for the victim, it’s not as funny or as daft when it comes to making a claim as some might assume.

It only take one little bit of cabbage or carrot to cause a slipping accident. Especially when mashed and trodden on, vegetables like this can make for a slippery bit of ground. So if you are the victim of a vegetable slipping accident, what can you do?

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When it comes to manual handling in the workplace, it isn’t just about training in correct lifting techniques, providing equipment and enough people for a lift, and making sure lifts are performed safely; there are other factors to take in to account as well.

As the title of this blog may suggest, let’s look at slips when performing manual handling activities in the workplace. Is your employer negligent? When can you make a claim for personal injury compensation if you slip when performing a manual handling activity?

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Can you still get 100% compensation? Find out here

Health and safety legislation is aimed at making sure reasonable steps are taken to prevent a person from being injured. There are regulations for public places, workplaces, and as a resident in a rented property. Whilst the regulations may be named slightly differently, they all share the common purpose of protecting people from being in an accident.

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Can we still give you 100% compensation? Read here for info

Fall accidents – whether it’s a fall caused by a slip or a trip, or a fall from height in the workplace on some ladders or scaffolding, the injuries can be devastating. There’s plenty of health and safety legislation in place for general public places, as well as for workplaces, to prevent people from being injured in a fall accident.

Let’s take a look at the law and when you may have a claim for personal injury compensation.
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