Trips, Slips and Falls

  • £44,000 Award for Supermarket Trolley Fall

    A pensioner who was seriously injured when she fell over a flatbed trolley in a supermarket has been awarded £44,000 in compensation by the Court of Appeal. Jean Palfrey, 79, tripped over the L-shaped trolley while shopping in the Morrisons...

  • Man Wins Damages of £35,000 for Ladder Fall

    A handyman has been awarded compensation of £35,000 after he fell off a ladder at work. Richard Proctor, 58, was painting the warehouse of an Asda store when the accident happened in 2010. He was standing on an unsecured ladder on a stairwell. The...

  • Woman Receives Damages for Fall on Uneven Footpath

    A recent case, in which a woman tripped on an uneven footpath, illustrates that a slip or trip can have a devastating impact on a person’s life. Three years after the accident, the woman is still reliant on others for help with day-to-day tasks. The...

  • Civil Servant Gets Damages for Office Slip

    A civil servant who was left with permanent injuries after she fell down a flight of stairs at her place of work has received a substantial sum in compensation. The woman, 43, worked for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in Balham, London. The area...

  • £9,500 for Woman Who Slipped in Car Park

    A woman who slipped on ice as she was walking across the car park at her place of work has won £9,500 in compensation. The healthcare worker was returning to her car when the accident happened. The weather had been cold and a lot of snow had fallen in...

  • Groundsman Wins £11,000 for Pathway Slip

    A council worker who tripped on a path at work has won £11,000 in damages. John Brown, 65, was employed as a groundsman for Merton Council in South London. He was working at a recreation ground, unloading tools from his truck, when the accident...

  • Shopper Wins £3,775 for Supermarket Slip

    A shopper who was injured when she slipped on an uneven floor in a supermarket has won £3,775 in damages. Cindy Thompson, 24, was shopping in the ASDA store in Mount Pleasant, Hull, when she tripped on some metal studs that had been accidentally left...

  • Woman Who Slipped on Shopping Centre Bridge Receives £3,700

    A woman who slipped and broke her ankle at a shopping centre in Leicestershire has won £3,700 in compensation. The woman was walking across a bridge between the car park and the John Lewis department store at the Highcross shopping centre when the...

  • Millions Paid Out in Trip, Slip and Fall Claims Against Council

    A council grave digger who fell into the plot he was preparing and injured his knee has won £65,672 in compensation. The cemetery worker, who was employed by Birmingham City Council, was digging a fresh grave when a burial chamber collapsed. The...

  • £70,000 for Construction Worker's Shattered Heels

    A former roofer who shattered his heels when he fell feet-first from a tall building has won £70,000 in damages. Francis Ancliffe, 28, fell from the roof of a mill where he had been working without scaffolding. The injury meant he was confined to a...
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