How Much Compensation For Slipping On A Wet Floor Can I Claim?

This guide will provide useful information to answer the question, “how much compensation for slipping on a wet floor could I receive?”. Negligence must have caused your injury in order for you to be entitled to make a claim. To explain, negligence is the breach of a duty of care. Your employer or the party responsible for a public place may owe you a duty of care, for example.

Furthermore, slips, trips and falls can result in injuries of varying levels of severity. If negligence caused you to suffer from physical or mental harm, you could be entitled to make a claim.

This guide will provide information on how much compensation you could receive for different injuries caused by a slip. Also, we will look at how a No Win No Fee lawyer could benefit your case.

Read on to learn more about potential settlements for slipping on a wet floor. Alternatively, you can contact our helpful team of advisors for further information about making a personal injury claim. They are available 24/7 and if you have a valid claim, they could connect you with a lawyer from our panel.

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How Much Compensation For Slipping On A Wet Floor?
Determining Compensation For Your Slip Accident
Understanding Wet Floor Accidents
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How Much Compensation For Slipping On A Wet Floor?

You could slip on a wet floor while at work. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA), your employer owes you a duty of care. They are expected to take reasonably practicable steps to keep their employees safe. These steps include carrying out maintenance and giving staff proper training.

Alternatively, your accident could have happened in a public space, such as inside a hotel or a health spa. The Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 (OLA) outlines the duty of care that the person responsible for a public place owes to visiting members of the public. They are expected to maintain a safe environment by doing things such as reducing and removing hazards where possible and providing appropriate signage to warn of potential dangers to safety.

A breach of a duty of care could result in you slipping on a wet floor and sustaining an injury or even multiple major and/or minor injuries. If this has happened to you, you may be able to claim compensation for your injuries.

Following on from this, it is important to note the amount of time you have to begin your claim. The personal injury claims time limits are laid out by the Limitation Act 1980, which states that you have three years to start a claim. This can run from the day of the accident or from the day you related your injury to negligence.

There are some exceptions to this rule. Firstly, if you lack the mental capacity to claim, the three-year time limit does not apply until your recovery date. Secondly, if you are under eighteen years of age, you have three years from the date of your eighteenth birthday to make a claim. Alternatively, you can appoint a litigation friend to pursue your claim in both circumstances, and the time limit is suspended while you’re unable to claim yourself.

Contact our advisory team if you have more questions about beginning your claim for slipping on a wet floor.

Determining Compensation For Your Slip Accident

In personal injury law, there are two separate heads of claim that your settlement could consist of:

General damages – compensate you for the physical and mental injuries while considering the impact on quality of life.
Special damages – compensate you for the past and future financial impacts caused by the injuries.

The table below includes values for different injuries that could be caused by a slip; we’ve created this using the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), published in April 2022. Legal professionals refer to this text to help them assess settlement amounts.

Injury	Details	Compensation Bracket
Severe Back Injury (iii)	Disc fractures, lesions or soft tissue injuries that lead to chronic conditions and disabilities which remain after treatment.	£38,780 to £69,730
Moderate Back Injury (ii)	Injuries to ligaments, muscles and soft tissue giving rise to backache.	£12,510 to £27,760
Minor Back Injury (iv)	Injuries that fully recover within three months.	Up to £2,450
Less Severe Injuries Resulting from Brain Damage	A good recovery will be made, and there will be the ability to return to work and engage in social events. Some problems may persist, such as poor concentration.	£15,320 to £43,060
Wrist Injury (b)	The injury causes permanent significant disability. However, there is still some useful movement.	£24,500 to £39,170
Wrist Injury (c)	The injury is less severe but still causes some permanent disability, for example, persisting stiffness.	£12,590 to £24,500
Wrist Injury (d)	A fracture or soft tissue injury which takes longer than 12 months to recover. Recovery will be complete or leave only minor symptoms.	£6,080 to £10,350
Wrist Injury (e)	A Colles fracture with no complications.	In the region of £7,430
Wrist Injury (f)	Minor fractures and soft tissue injuries which recover within 12 months.	£3,530 to £4,740
Moderate Ankle Injury	Injuries such as ligament damage and fractures, which lead to less serious disabilities such as difficulty walking for a long time.	£13,740 to £26,590

It is important to remember that the amount you receive can vary depending on the unique facts of your case.

Furthermore, you can claim reimbursement for financial losses under special damages. This can include loss of earnings and the cost of care, travel and adaptation to your home, where applicable. It is important to note that you must keep proof of any special damages, for example, tickets and bank statements.

Get in touch with our helpful team of advisors for a more accurate valuation of how much compensation for slipping on a wet floor you could receive.

Understanding Wet Floor Accidents

This guide will provide examples of how someone else’s negligence could cause you an injury, such as an injury to the leg. Across different industries, there are numerous types of ways a slipping on a wet floor accident could occur. Below is an example of a slip and fall accident at work caused by an employer’s breach of their duty of care laid out by the HASAWA:

A sink at the bar of a restaurant has been leaking. Employees informed their employer of this hazard, who then failed to provide signage for the wet floor or carry out repairs on the sink in a reasonable time. Then, an employee slips on the wet floor and breaks their wrist. The employer’s negligence caused this restaurant accident. Therefore, the employee could claim compensation for their injuries.

Below is an example of an accident in a public place caused by a breach of the duties of care outlined by the OLA:

A person is shopping in a supermarket when they slip on a spillage on the floor. There are no signs marking the hazard. The supermarket was made aware of the wet floor but failed to take action. Therefore, negligence caused the shoppers injury.

Please don’t hesitate to contact our advisors for information on how much compensation for slipping on a wet floor you could receive.

Causes That Lead To Slip Accident Claims

There can be various causes of slip accidents. However, a slip accident that forms the basis of a personal injury claim must have been caused by negligence.

Following an accident, it is important to seek immediate medical attention to assess your injuries; not only could this mean you have the best chance of making a recovery, but the medical report detailing your injuries can also support your claim.

You should begin collecting the evidence needed for a personal injury claim as soon as possible. This evidence could include:

Photographs
CCTV video footage
Witness contact details (so a statement can be taken at a later date)
Medical records
Report book (Workplaces with over ten employees are legally required to have an accident at work report book)

Finally, we recommend seeking legal advice. Our team of advisors can assess your claim and connect you to our panel of solicitors. Answer the question “how much compensation for slipping on a wet floor can I claim?” by contacting us today.

What Are The Benefits Of Using A No Win No Fee Lawyer?

A No Win No Fee lawyer can benefit you by allowing you to pursue your claim with the help of a legal professional without the financial concerns of having to pay upfront or ongoing fees for their services.

On the other hand, No Win No Fee Agreements, of which Conditional Fee Agreements (CFA) are a popular kind, mean that if your claim is successful, your lawyer will take a small percentage of the awarded compensation to cover their services. Also, the law caps their ‘success fee’ so you cannot be overcharged. Also, you do not have to pay for your lawyer’s services at all if your claim is unsuccessful.

Contact us to learn more about No Win No Fee agreements and whether a solicitor from our panel could represent you on this basis.

Get Advice On How Much Compensation For Slipping On A Wet Floor

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