If you or a person you know has suffered a private injury as a result of a damaged pavement or pot hole in the path or road, then you need to seek legal help as you could be entitled to claim compensation for the injuries you have sustained.
One of the commonest factors behind tripping claims is either due to raised paving slabs or cobblestones in the town shopping areas housing estates, university or possibly in local parks maintained by the local council or authority.
If you have been unfortunate and this has happened to you and you would like to pursue a claim for personal injury you should take clear photos demonstrating the measurement of the depth or height of the defect.
For the defect to be deemed hazardous the depth or height of the defect must be at least an in., if you don't have a ruler to hand then a 50 pence piece is about an inch so place this next to the defect and take an image and date the picture on the back.
It might also be useful if you might establish whether there had been any other similar accidents in the area and how long the area had been in a bad state of disrepair before your accident.
Pursing a claim for personal injury following a fall against the local council can be quite tricky and therefore you will need as much evidence as possible to prove their negligence so if you can provide details of any witnesses to the situation this'll help and support your statement of events.
To substantiate any injury you sustain you must have medical evidence to support any injury claim you may wish to make So please seek medical advice as fast as possible after the situation and counsel them as to how and where you sustained the injury.
To achieve success in a claim against the local council or roads agency your representative must be able to prove they were culpable for failing to maintain or fix the public path and/or road, and so will request sight of their upkeep records.
If you've been injured in as a result of a trip or fall and feel you have entitlement to make a claim for injury you need to obtain information as quickly as possible as all legal claims are subject to time constraints.
One of the commonest factors behind tripping claims is either due to raised paving slabs or cobblestones in the town shopping areas housing estates, university or possibly in local parks maintained by the local council or authority.
If you have been unfortunate and this has happened to you and you would like to pursue a claim for personal injury you should take clear photos demonstrating the measurement of the depth or height of the defect.
For the defect to be deemed hazardous the depth or height of the defect must be at least an in., if you don't have a ruler to hand then a 50 pence piece is about an inch so place this next to the defect and take an image and date the picture on the back.
It might also be useful if you might establish whether there had been any other similar accidents in the area and how long the area had been in a bad state of disrepair before your accident.
Pursing a claim for personal injury following a fall against the local council can be quite tricky and therefore you will need as much evidence as possible to prove their negligence so if you can provide details of any witnesses to the situation this'll help and support your statement of events.
To substantiate any injury you sustain you must have medical evidence to support any injury claim you may wish to make So please seek medical advice as fast as possible after the situation and counsel them as to how and where you sustained the injury.
To achieve success in a claim against the local council or roads agency your representative must be able to prove they were culpable for failing to maintain or fix the public path and/or road, and so will request sight of their upkeep records.
If you've been injured in as a result of a trip or fall and feel you have entitlement to make a claim for injury you need to obtain information as quickly as possible as all legal claims are subject to time constraints.
About the Author:
Mark Duffy is the owner of PICA a personal injuryclaims management company that specializes in highway tripping claims.
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