Pavement Accident Claims

Have you suffered a pavement accident due to the negligence of another individual? Perhaps you tripped on paving that had become raised or cracked as a result of inadequate maintenance? If so, contact the pavement accident claims specialists at Grieves Solicitors.

Huddersfield's Grieves Solicitors regularly help the victims of pavement accidents claim the financial compensation they deserve. To find out how you could make a claim, contact our team of 'no win, no fee' personal injury lawyers today on 0800 0747 644 or e-mail us and we will get back to you.

Making a Pavement Accident Claim

In order to make a claim following a pavement trip, slip or fall, you will be required to identify the individual or public body at fault. Local councils have a responsibility to maintain the pavements and other public rights of way within their jurisdiction. If your pavement accident was caused by any of the following, it is highly likely that the council responsible for the area in which the accident occurred was at fault:

• Raised or cracked pavement
• Poorly laid paving slabs
• Potholes
• Tree roots
• Broken road signs
• Poorly aligned or raised kerbs

Even if you are concerned that the accident was partly your fault, because you were on the phone or were not looking where you were going, you may still be able to make a claim, as it is the council's responsibility to ensure pavements are kept in a good state of repair.

Ensuring Your Pavement Trip Claim is Successful

If you have been injured due to a local council's negligence, you are entitled to claim financial compensation, however not all claims are successful. In order to ensure that you have the best possible chance of claiming the compensation you deserve, collect some or all of the following information:

• Photographic evidence of the hazard that caused your pavement trip, ideally with a ruler or tape measure in shot demonstrating the height of the raised paving, kerb or the depth of a pothole. If you don't have a ruler or tape measure, use an object to show the scale, such as a coin.
• Photographs should also show the hazard from all directions, and in relation to a landmark such as an easily recognisable building, demonstrating the location of the hazard.
• Contact information for any witnesses to the pavement accident.

If you were unable to collect any of the above information, it is still worth contacting an experienced pavement accident solicitor to discuss a potential claim.

Contact Grieves Solicitors

For more information about claiming compensation following pavement slips, trips or falls, contact the team of expert 'no win, no fee' pavement accident lawyers at Grieves Solicitors on 0800 0747 644 or e-mail us and we will get back to you.