Pence Proof
Highway Tripping Claims
If you or someone you know has suffered a head or other injury as a result of a faulty pavement or pot hole in the pavement or road, then you need to seek legal advice as you might be entitled to claim compensation for the injuries you have sustained.
One of the most common factors behind tripping claims is either due to raised paving slabs or cobblestones in the city centres, housing estates, school or possibly in local parks maintained by the local council or authority.
If you’ve been unlucky and this has happened to you and you would like to pursue a claim for injury you must take clear photos demonstrating the measurement of the depth or height of the defect.
For the defect to be assumed unsafe the depth or peak of the defect must be at least an in., if you do not have a ruler to hand then a 50 p piece is about an in. so place this next to the defect and take a picture and date the photograph on the back.
It might also be beneficial if you might create whether there had been any other similar accidents in the area and how long the area had been in a bad state of dilapidation prior to your accident.
Pursing a claim for injury following a fall against the local council can be quite hard and therefore you'll need as much evidence as feasible to prove their carelessness so if you can provide details of any witnesses to the incident this will help and support your statement of events.
To substantiate any injury you sustain you must have medical proof to support any injury claim you may wish to make Thus please seek medical information as fast as possible after the situation and advise them as to where you sustained the injury.
To succeed in a claim against the local council or roads agency your barrister must be in a position to prove they were negligent for failing to maintain or mend the public path and/or highway, and so will request sight of their upkeep records.
If you have been hurt in as a consequence of a trip or fall and feel you are entitled to make a claim for personal injury you need to get advice as quickly as possible as all legal claims are liable to time limitations.
Mark Duffy owns of PICA a injuryclaims managing company that specializes in road tripping claims.
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