Slipping On Ice In A Car Park
It was on this day a year ago that we were waking up snow. The winter weather of snow and ice will soon be upon us but we still need to carry on with our day to day activities.
Sometimes you may find yourself on someone else’s premises where the presence of snow and ice is a slipping hazard and should have should have been preventing from forming, for example the area should have been gritted or should have been removed, for example the snow should have been shovelled away.
As a visitor to a public place a duty of care is owed to you under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957. The duty owed is “… to take such care as in all circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that the visitor is reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which he is invited or permitted by the occupier to be there”.
Bartletts Solicitors acted for a lady who was collecting a parcel from a Royal Mail collection depot. She had collected the parcel and was walking across the car park back to her car when she slipped on ice. There was no evidence that the area had been gritted. She fell onto her left side and as a result injured her left elbow. She was absent from work for a few days.
The Defendant’s insurers admitted liability straight away. She received £3000.00 in compensation.
If you have injured yourself as a result of slipping on snow or ice in the car park of a retailer, supermarket, or some other public place please fell free to contact us to find out if we can bring a claim for compensation on your behalf.
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