A slip, trip, or fall claim seeks compensation when you are injured due to a breach of duty of care by an owner of a property open to the public or by your employer at work. 

You may be able to make a compensation claim for the personal injury in a slip, trip and fall and its effects on your life today and in the future. 

If an accident was not wholly your fault, whether your slip, trip, or fall was at work or in a public place, you may be able to bring a personal injury claim against those responsible for your injury. 

Hughes & Associates Solicitors in Dublin can look at your slip, trip and fall injury and see if you have a valid compensation claim.

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What is a slip, trip and fall claim?

A slip, trip and fall claim is when you make a personal injury compensation claim for the effects of one of the many types of accidents you can have at work or in a public place. 

If your slip, trip, or fall injury has caused you pain, suffering or financial loss and was caused by the negligence of another, you may be able to make a personal injury claim. 

The personal injury claim will seek compensation for the injury, for your pain and suffering, and any financial loss due to your slip, trip, or fall at your workplace or any public place. 

You may make a personal injury claim for the slip in the warehouse, the trip in the supermarket or the fall in the local park. 

At Hughes & Associates Solicitors we have the experience to handle your slip, trip and fall personal injury claim.

Who is liable for a slip, trip and fall personal injury claim?

The property owner where you had your slip, trip and fall accident could be liable for the personal injury claim. 

In making a claim for personal injury, you must establish that the property owner or an employer had a duty of care towards you and that a breach of that duty of care led to your slip, trip, or fall injury. 

The negligent party in a slip, trip and fall claim may be:

  • An employer
  • The property owner
  • The local authority
  • The property management company
  • The public transport company
  • The concert promoter

Even if you are found to have been partially responsible for your accident, you may still receive compensation, depending on the circumstances. 

At Hughes & Associates Solicitors, we can look at your case and advise you on how to make one of the common slip, trip, and fall compensation claims.  

Common slip trip and fall claims for compensation

Common slip, trip, and fall claims for compensation range from the slip on a wet floor at work to a trip over uncovered cables to a fall in the school playground. 

If you suffer personal injury in one of the common slip, trip and fall accidents, you could have a compensation claim. 

You could suffer a broken wrist, torn ligaments or nerve damage from your slip, trip and fall, and you may be able to claim compensation. 

Types of slip, trip and fall accident claims:

Slip, trip and fall in a public place accidents can happen when you are out exercising, going for a coffee or doing the weekly shopping. 

Types of injury in a slip, trip and fall in a public place accident: 

  •          Torn ligaments in a slip on the pavement when out for a run
  •          Bruised ribs in a trip over a broken seat in the local café
  •          A broken ankle in a fall in the shopping centre 

Any slip, trip and fall accident can cause you injury and have you off work or unable to drive for a time. 

A slip, trip and fall accident claim could get you compensation for any financial losses.

Slip, trip and fall claims from an accident in the local park could easily happen to one of the children or any family member. 

Older people can suffer a severe injury from a fall in the park and could have a personal injury claim. 

Types of injury claims following an accident in the local park: 

  •          Cuts and bruising from a trip over uncollected rubbish in the park
  •          A broken arm from a slip on wet leaves on a public path
  •          Dislocated shoulder due to a fall on a badly-maintained path in the park 

Hughes & Associates Solicitors can help make your claim following a slip, trip and fall in the local park.

Slip, trip and fall in the workplace accident claims could be due to a breach of an employer’s duty of care to you. 

An employer must make the workplace safe for employees, and if you are injured, you could have a slip, trip and fall claim. 

Some slip, trip and fall in the workplace claims are: 

  •          Lower back nerve damage from a slip on oil on the warehouse floor
  •          Hip injury from a trip over a torn carpet on the office floor
  •          Facial cuts and bruises after a fall from height at work 

You may have a compensation claim if you suffer injury in a workplace slip, trip and fall accident.

A slip, trip and fall at a public event can happen if the organisers or concert promoters do not follow health and safety guidelines. 

A public event can have many participants, but the organisers owe you a duty of care. 

Types of accidents at a public event can be: 

  •         A slip on a muddy path at a football match
  •         A trip over uncovered cables at a concert
  •          A fall due to overcrowding at a triathlon 

Organisers and promoters of a public event have a duty of care to all participants. 

If you suffer an injury due to a lack of duty of care at a public event you may have a slip, trip and fall compensation claim.

A slip, trip and fall accident on public transport can see broken limbs, snapped tendons and cuts and bruises to the face and body. 

The public transport operator has a duty of care to all passengers while on their property, and you may have a compensation claim for an accident due to a breach of that duty of care. 

Types of slip, trip and fall on public transport claims are: 

  •          Torn muscles in the leg from a slip down wet stairs on the bus
  •          Shoulder injury from a trip over rubbish on the train station platform
  •          Facial lacerations in a fall when the Luas or Dart stops suddenly 

Any injury in a slip, trip and fall on public transport may put you in line for a personal injury compensation claim. 

If you suffer an injury due to the breach of duty of care by a property owner, event organiser or local authority, you may have a personal injury claim. 

Hughes & Associates personal injury solicitors in Dublin can make your compensation claim for a slip, trip and fall injury that was not wholly your fault.

Contact Hughes & Associates for help with your personal injury claim today.

Compensation for a slip trip and fall claim in Ireland

Compensation for a slip, trip and fall claim in Ireland is for the injury you suffer when you slip on a wet floor in a restaurant, trip over rubble on the construction site or fall from a height at work. 

The compensation is for the damages suffered today and in the future. 

There are two types of damages in a slip, trip and fall claim in Ireland:

  • General damages in a slip, trip and fall claim
  • Special damages in a slip, trip and fall claim

A successful claim could see you receive compensation for the injury in a slip, trip and fall accident. The compensation you receive will be a combination of the two types of damages.  

General Damages in a Slip, Trip and Fall Accident Claim

General damages in a slip, trip and fall claim will see you compensated for the Loss of Amenity due to the slip when on a night out in the bar, a trip on the stairs at work or a fall when running in the park. 

You may have problems due to the injury, such as difficulty in walking, exercising or in getting to work. 

You can also claim for the Pain and Suffering due to the injury you suffered in the slip, trip and fall accident.

Special Damages in a Slip, Trip and Fall Claim

Special damages in a slip, trip and fall claim are for the costs and expenses that you will have due to the slip on public transport, the fall while at a concert or the trip in the workplace. 

Special damages in a slip, trip and fall accident claim could be:  

  • Medical costs
  • Physical therapy costs
  • Loss of earnings
  • Travel costs
  • Cost of care
  • Cost of aids and equipment

A slip, trip and fall claim in Ireland seeks compensation by combining the two damages due to one of the many types of injury suffered in a personal injury accident.

How to make a slip, trip and fall claim

To make a slip, trip and fall personal injury claim you should contact Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors. 

Any personal injury claim, like for a broken wrist after a slip on the wet changing room floor at the gym, can take time, but we can help you make a successful compensation claim. 

Our steps are designed to provide an efficient and effective way to make a slip, trip and fall compensation claim.

The first step to making a claim is to contact a personal injury solicitor. You can contact Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors today and outline the issues you have experienced.  

It may be difficult for you to take a compensation case against an employer or local bar owner for the personal injury. 

We will take the time to understand your situation and build a professional relationship with you.

You and your solicitor work together to create your compensation case.  

One of the main aspects of this step is to gather evidence. We will want to look at your medical records, workplace health and safety records, CCTV footage and any other accounts related to your case. 

The solicitor helping you with the case will know what areas of evidence to cover and what will help your case.  

When the claim is complete, we can make your slip, trip and fall claim by sending a letter of claim to the Personal Injury Assessment Board, PIAB. 

The PIAB will assess your case and recommend a compensation payment, or they may reject your case. 

The solicitor or insurance company for the guilty party has several weeks to reply to the PIAB compensation claim recommendation. 

When a PIAB is accepted at this stage, the process of providing your compensation will begin.  

When a slip, trip and fall claim is rejected, or if you are not happy with the amount of compensation offered, we can begin court proceedings on your behalf.

Court proceedings can be the next step if the defendant rejects the claim or you feel you should receive more in compensation. 

Court proceedings are rare, although your Hughes & Associates solicitor will be prepared. We may look to gather further evidence to support your claim when it comes to a court hearing.  

A slip, trip and fall injury claim is often settled on the morning of the court case when the guilty party realises you are not backing down and they look at your evidence. 

When the court case is successful, compensation for the personal injury claim will be paid.  

Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors will be with you from day one, and we can be your guide towards making a successful personal injury claim for compensation.

Frequently asked questions in slip, trip and fall claims

Frequently asked questions are those that come up a lot in slip, trip and fall personal injury claims. 

At Hughes & Associates, we hear these questions from most of our clients, and we know how the right answer can help you prepare to make a personal injury compensation claim.

You have two years from the day of your injury, or when you first knew about your injury, to make a claim for compensation. 

In cases when you only realise you suffered a personal injury after the two-year time limit, you may have what is known as a ‘date of knowledge’ clause. The date of knowledge is the date when you first became aware of the injury in the slip, trip and fall accident. 

A doctor may diagnose a back injury and trace it to a slip at the local gym over two years ago. In this case, a date of knowledge is the date when the doctor diagnosed the injury. 

You have two years from the date of knowledge to make a personal injury claim. 

It is essential to act promptly if you think you may have a valid claim for compensation while the circumstances of an injury and the evidence are still fresh in your memory.

No, a child, someone under 18, cannot make a personal injury claim on their own but can do so through a parent or guardian. 

The process of making a personal injury claim is the same as it is for an adult in most cases, except that a parent, guardian or court-appointed trustee represents the child.

Contributory negligence is when your own actions may have partially caused your personal injury in a slip, trip and fall accident. 

It often happens that your actions contributed to an accident but it does not mean that the landowner, public transport operator or promoter did not breach their duty of care to you. 

Contributory negligence may reduce the amount of compensation you receive, and the amount of reduction depends on how much you are responsible for the injury. 

If you are deemed 40% responsible for the personal injury, your compensation claim may be reduced by 40%. 

At Hughes & Associates Solicitors, we can answer all your questions when you inquire about making a personal injury claim.

Make a personal injury claim today

Make a personal injury claim today by contacting Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors in Dublin. 

You could have a compensation claim if you were injured in a slip, trip and fall accident in the workplace, at a concert or even when in the local supermarket buying milk.  

The torn ligaments, cracked skull, cuts and bruises and other types of personal injury can affect you today and in the future, and you may have a slip, trip and fall compensation claim. 

Contact Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors today for a confidential and professional service with your slip, trip and fall compensation claim.

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