A public place is anywhere that can be accessed by the general public. This includes parks, shops, pavements, roads or restaurants.
There are many different organisations that could be responsible for them. This includes councils, property owners and businesses. All of these organisations must take reasonable steps to make sure they’re safe. For example, local authorities are responsible for the upkeep of roads and pavements. As part of their duty of care, they must regularly inspect them and maintain them so they are in good condition. These duties can help us to understand who is responsible for your accident.
Common accidents in public places include:
- Slips and trips in supermarkets and shops
- Objects falling from shelves on to customers in supermarkets and shops
- Being knocked in a shop by a shop worker pushing a roll cage or stacking shelves
- A collapsing chair in a bar or restaurant
- Tripping or slipping on a dangerous step in a shop, bar, restaurant, nightclub
- Slipping on a wet floor in shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants and nightclubs
- Slipping on spilt drinks in bars, restaurants and nightclubs
- Tripping on a pothole in a car park
- Slipping on ice
It’s not always immediately obvious who is responsible for accidents that happen while you’re out and about. That’s why it’s so important to get specialist legal advice from a Personal Injury Solicitor.
We regularly track down the organisations responsible for injuries to our clients, and we’ll do all we can to help you get the best outcome possible for your compensation claim. Even if you’re partly to blame for your accident, we could still help you claim compensation.