Injured During Busy Shopping Periods
As the calendar turns over to December once again, the majority of us will have to brave the massed hordes and embark upon the most expensive of all the festive traditions; Christmas Shopping.
All shops or stores have a duty of care to ensure that their customers are safe whilst shopping inside. If a shop has breached that duty by exposing you to a hazard or trap, which has resulted in you becoming injured, then you may be eligible to claim compensation for this injury.
If it can be shown that the shop or store breached their duty of care, and in turn that breach has caused you injury, then your claim will be successful.
For example, if you slip on a spillage of mulled wine whilst making your way through the crowds inside the supermarket, as you attempt to snare that elusive ‘perfect turkey’, then it can be argued that the supermarket did not have an adequate system of inspection and cleaning in place to deal with the spillage. It will then be for the store themselves to prove that they did have such a system of ensuring that the floors are clean, dry and not posing a risk to customers.
Bartletts have acted for numerous clients who have unfortunately had an accident whilst carrying out their Christmas shopping.
I worked on the case of a Mr Page, who slipped on a sign that was originally hanging from the ceiling of a store advertising ‘Half-Price Mince Pies’, and which had fallen onto the floor, creating a hazard.
Mr Page slipped on this sign as he made his way through a busy and popular store, and sustained a very painful broken index finger. The store had no knowledge of the sign having fallen onto the floor, as they did not have a system in place ensuring that the shop floor was free from such dangerous obstructions.
As a result of the accident, Mr Page was unable to work for 12 days, and additionally incurred medical and travel expenses. Due to these circumstances, Mr Page decided to bring a claim and contacted Bartletts Solicitors who allocated his claim to an experienced member of the Personal Injury team.
By the end of December the following year, Mr Forrest had received his cheque for £4,000.
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