Falls Trips & Slip Accident & Injury Cases

Carrs win shop worker’s slip at work case after it had been dropped by Union Solicitors on advice from Counsel

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

We recently settled a case for a shop worker in the West Country who had to carry trays from a supermarket barbecue display to a kitchen without being provided with a receptacle to prevent grease falling to the floor.

Our client slipped sustaining injury requiring time off and incurred a loss of earnings. The employer refused to pay company sick pay and said that our client could not prove the exact cause of the slip. The previous Solicitors appointed by our client’s Trade Union and their Counsel, advised against continuing with the compensation claim.

On taking over the claim we were impressed by our Client's honesty and reasonableness and were able to persuade the Defendant Solicitors to enter into negotiations where our predecesors had failed.

Claimant's do not have to prove their case to a high degree of certainty. The applicable standard of proof required in relation to the allegations that the employer had breached Regulation 12 of the Workplace Regulations and it's comon law duty of care was on a 'balance of probabilities.'

Carrs Solicitors able to achieve an amicable settlement with the employer wthout serving court procedings.

Carrs Solicitors help a catering worker receive compensation for tripping accident claim

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Carrs Solicitors have recently acted for a Catering Assistant Mrs C who sustained a fractured scaphoid as a result of tripping in a busy kitchen when a large container was unexpectedly left on a busy pedestrian traffic route just behind a work top by a colleague.

Employers have a duty so far as reasonably practicable to keep workplace floors and pedestrian traffic routes free from tripping or slipping hazards under Regulation 12 (3) of the Workplace Health Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992.

In this case the employer was in breach of its duty of care to our client for failing devise a safe system for storing the item in question and was also vicariously liable for the negligence of the fellow employee.

In this type of case we often have to address allegations of contributory negligence and these can give rise to legal argument that differs to that raised in relation to other types of injury claim.

We were able to resolve this claim favourably to our client with a significant out of court settlement to compensate her injuries and losses.

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If you have been tripped in an accident at work, get in touch with the specialists work accident solicitors at Carrs to make a compensation claim. Call 01204 496898 today or fill our online contact form.

Carrs Solicitors win trial for client with serious head injury after pavement trip

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Carrs Solicitors acted on behalf of a claimant who was left with a serious head injury after tripping over defective paving in Leicester city centre. The client suffered a subdural haematoma as a result of the fall.

The defendant denied liability, stating that repairs had been undertaken on the previous day to nearby defects in the paving. They also claimed that workmen on the pavement would have noticed the defect which caused the fall if it had been there while repairs were taking place – implying that the defect had appeared overnight.

At trial we were able to challenge the local council’s system for drawing defects to the attention of contractors, and we also challenged their measures for ensuring repairs had been carried out.

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If you have had a slip or trip accident, get in touch to make a compensation claim. Call 01204 496898 today or fill our online contact form.

Home visits can also be arranged with 24 hours notice.