Slip Or Trip Claim
A slip or a trip can cause injury which could be minor or serious and these are very common type of accidents. Slips and trips occur mostly on a wet floor in supermarkets, fruit on floor of shop or supermarket, uneven paving, and loose pavement. You can bring a claim against the person, group or company responsible for maintaining the surface in question. If it is a public footpath a pavement or a public road, it will be the responsibility of local Highway Authority.
Tripping or slipping claims against the local Highway Authority are common but potentially difficult claims to pursue. This is because the Law recognises that Authorities have insufficient resources to maintain their highways so they are not defect free. The Law therefore provides Authorities with a defence to personal injury claims if they can show that they have taken all reasonable steps to maintain their footpaths and pavements by, carrying out regular inspections and repairs.
The courts have also developed a general rule of thumb which provides that if the hazard in question, for example a hole in the ground or raised paving stone, is less than 1 inch in depth or height then this is unlikely to be hazardous enough for a claim to succeed.
