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How to Claim Slip Trip Fall Compensation: Step-by-Step Guide

If you have suffered injury in a slip, trip or fall accident, the claims process can seem overwhelming. Therefore, this step-by-step guide brings together all our key articles on claiming compensation.

We explain how to gather evidence, prove fault and value your injuries. In addition, we cover compensation amounts, limitation periods, no win no fee agreements and choosing the right solicitor.

As a result, you can quickly find the information most relevant to your accident and circumstances. Whether you are considering a claim or have already started the process, this guide will help you understand the next steps.

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Questions Before Claiming Compensation for a Slip Trip Fall Accident

Typical questions you might have that are answered in our specific articles, include:

  1. Is someone responsible for your slip trip fall accident?
  2. How do you show that someone is legally at fault for your accident?
  3. How much is your injury claim likely to be worth?
  4. How do you employ the services of a solicitor using a no win no fee?

How to Use This Slip Trip Fall Claims Guide

Follow our articles in order for a step by step guide as to how to claim compensation for slip trip fall accidents.

Headings are used to group pages under the part of the legal process they describe. At the end of each article we provide a link to the next article we recommend.

If you have just been involved in a slip trip or fall – we suggest you follow each heading in order. You will be taken through everything you need to know to make a claim – from what you should do immediately following your accident and ending with how to instruct a specialist solicitor using a no win no fee or some other form of funding arrangement.

If you have already commenced your claim for compensation – we suggest you consider each heading below and select the article that is of most interest to you.

Slip Trip Fall Compensation Guides

Peruse our headings and select the most relevant article.

Initial Steps Following a Slip Trip Accident

What to Do After a Pavement or Road Trip Accident

What are the immediate steps you take following a trip or fall accident due to a defect of a pavement or road in the UK? Find out the evidence you should gather o support your claim for compensation from the council or highways authority.

Identifying a Public Highway Claim

What Is a Public Highway Accident Claim?

What is a public highway? The different types of road, street and pavement defect which can cause you to have a UK accident claim.

Pothole in a road near a manhole cover creating a trip hazard that could cause a fall accident
Potholes in roads can create serious trip hazards for pedestrians and may lead to compensation claims if not repaired within a reasonable time.

Who Is Legally Responsible for Your Slip Trip Accident?

Pavement and Road Defect Claim

How to show the council is responsible for your pavement or road (highway) trip and fall injury claim. Size of defects and how to defeat the council’s statutory defence that a regular and proper system of inspection was in place.

Shop Injury Claims

How to claim compensation for the most common types of accident in supermarkets, shops and shopping centres.

Slip Trip Compensation Amounts

Slip Trip Compensation Amounts and Payouts

Examples of the amounts of compensation you can claim for typical injuries caused in slip trip fall accidents with an explanation as to how your solicitor determines the amount of compensation your specific injury is worth.

Compensation Amounts for All Body Parts

A list of body parts and types of injuries with examples of how much compensation you can claim.

Limitation Periods

How Long Do You Have to Start a Slip Trip Fall Claim?

Find out why you have three years from the date of your accident or knowledge of your injury to commence a claim at court – with exceptions to the three year rule.

Choosing and Funding the Right Solicitor for Your Claim

Slip Trip Fall Claims Solicitor

Find out the expertise you will need from a specialist slip trip and fall solicitor for the most common types of slips and trips. Plus how to select the best solicitor..

No Win No Fee

Free and least expensive ways of funding legal costs involved in claiming accident compensation. Where to look for insurance policies you are likely to have in place to meet legal costs and how no win no fee agreements operate to meet your solicitor’s costs.

Summary: Slip Trip Fall Compensation Claims

Slip, trip and fall accidents can occur in many different circumstances. However, the basic principles of a compensation claim remain the same. You must identify who was responsible, gather the right evidence and start your claim within the relevant time limit.

Therefore, it is important to understand both the legal and practical steps involved before pursuing compensation. Taking the right action at an early stage can strengthen your claim and help maximise the amount you recover.

To begin, we recommend reading our What to Do After a Slip Trip Fall Accident guide. It explains the immediate steps you should take following an accident and the evidence you should gather to support your claim.

At any time you can use our free telephone or online assistance. Where you can ask a question, have your slip trip fall claim assessed or speak direct to a specialist solicitor.

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