Most of us have at some point slipped or tripped and fallen down in the street. It is an embarrassing and often painful experience, and can even lead to serious injury.
Most of the time it is a straightforward accident, for which no-one is responsible, but what if the negligence of the council has directly led to a fall? If this is the case, then you can make a pavement fall council compensation claim.
Accidents happen everywhere irrespective of the place and you can never predict an accident. It can be a fall from the stairs or getting hit by a vehicle. You will get injured in all of these incidents and the seriousness of the injury might vary.
Simple falls and tripping are pretty common and there are people who slip on floors or fall from the stairs very regularly. They might sprain their leg or hand and get treated at a hospital. If bad luck favors you, then you might suffer from fractures which in worst case scenarios might lead to surgeries.
Employers have a legal duty to provide a safe work environment for their employees, and need to carry out suitable and sufficient risk assessments of health and safety.
This is perhaps especially true for any work that has to be undertaken above certain heights, such as construction work, roofing or guttering.
Injuring someone accidentally does not mean that the individual injures them without responsibility for their actions. The injured person or persons are perfectly within their rights in Great Britain to bring the injuring party to court if they can prove some form of negligence on the part of their opponent.
The evidence gathered about the personals of a case does not have to show that the defendant intended to injure the victim, but they do have to show that the defendant was in some way negligent. They also have to show that the negligence was responsible for the personal injuries of the claimant.
Personal injury claims from members of the public who hurt themselves on streets and footpaths have cost Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council over £2.4m since 2000. A recent report revealed that half of all public liability claims relate to roads and pavements.
Last year 197 new claims were made at a cost of £490,430 to the council. A total of 1,451 claimants have asked for compensation for a variety of injuries. Between April 2000 and March 2001, 384 claims were received and £288,975 paid out. The following year, this figure almost doubled to £503,788 with a further 320 being submitted. Between April 2002 and March 2003, £557,097 was paid and another 324 claims made. The following year saw 226 claims added and £575,411 paid out.
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