Slips & Trips Claims

A slip occurs when your foot loses contact with the floor. It is often caused by a wet floor.

Alternatively, a trip occurs when your foot is caught on an object, such as a wire or a doorframe.

Slips, trips and falls can cause injuries ranging in severity from cuts and bruises to sprains, concussions and fractures to spinal injuries and brain damage.

The main causes of slips are substances affecting the grip of a floor. For example, a road might be covered in ice or a floor may have water or cleaning products on it.

The main causes of trips are objects obstructing walkways and uneven floors. People may get caught on loose wires, steps or potholes that they did not see.

If someone else’s negligence caused your slip, trip or fall, you may be able to claim compensation for damages you suffered. You might slip on a wet floor that was not indicated or trip on an uneven road surface.

Slips, trips and falls at work may be a result of your employer’s failure to implement necessary safety precautions. You should contact our slip and fall accident lawyers to pursue a compensation claim.

To start your claim, you should contact our team within three years of the incident. We will then schedule a free consultation to learn about your case and see whether you can claim.

There is a three-year deadline to begin your claim, starting with the date of the incident. Whilst some cases might qualify for exemptions to this rule, contacting our team of solicitors as early as possible is always the best option.

We can offer a no-win, no-fee service if your case is strong enough, meaning you only pay for our advice when successful. It removes the financial stress of the case as your compensation will cover our costs.

Your trade union might also pay for your legal representation.

No set amount of compensation is issued in a slip, trip and fall case; the sum is determined by the injury’s severity, its impact on your life and other factors. For example, it may prevent you from working, meaning you lose earnings. These losses can be included in the sum.

Your compensation may cover your pain and suffering, medical care, rehabilitation, mental support, loss of earnings and other expenses you would not have had if the injury had not occurred.

After you contact us, we schedule a free consultation and decide whether to take on your case. We then conduct an immediate investigation into the incident, including gathering contact details from everyone involved and collecting evidence from witnesses and CCTV cameras. Our team will also check the relevant police and medical reports to understand your injuries further.

From there, we will complete all the necessary documents to file our claim, based on the evidence we have found. Then, we represent you in all the negotiations to achieve the best compensation settlement for you.