It’s an unfortunate statistic that many thousands of people will be injured in the UK this year as a result suffering an accident in a public place. The majority of these claims will involve a slip or trip on a defective pavement or pathway, but many occur away from the highway in other public places such as shops. As a visitor to a public place you have a legal right to be kept safe, but if you have suffered injury as a result of an accident in a public place then you may be able to claim compensation.

Areas of specialism

• Slips, trips and falls on a defective pavement, footpath or highway (usually involving claims against Councils)
• Accidents in shops, supermarkets and shopping centres.
• Accidents in other public places such as schools, colleges and hospitals.
• Accidents in the work place
• Accidents in playgrounds and parks