On the night of her accident Janice had gone out after work with a colleague.  As she walked out of the Defendant’s public house she fell into a cellar opening in the pavement.  She sustained a severe injury to her knee.

Unbeknown to Janice the public house was having a beer delivery.   Unfortunately there were no barriers or anything to prevent Janice falling into the hole.

Macks – the fall claim specialists

Janice contacted Macks.    A member of the Macks Personal Injury Team was able to tell Janice that the public house owed duties under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 to ensure that their premises were reasonably safe for use.   Further, where there cellar door opened onto a public pavement they owed a duty to ensure that when it was in use and open passers by were kept reasonably safe.   Insufficient precautions had been taken to prevent Janice falling into the hole.

Liability for the Defendant’s negligence and breach of statutory duty was admitted and compensation for Janice was settled at £15,000.

Janice’s case is representative of nearly all of our personal injury claims in that it did not progress to Court.  Less than 1 in 300 of claims handled by Macks progress to Court, with most Defendants accepting the cases put forward by our team of legal experts.

Making a fall claim

Macks provide a quality, caring service for all personal injury victims.   To find out more about making a trip and fall claim, please telephone 01642 252 828.   Alternatively, you may wish to complete the 30 second claim form.

Please note that in the interests of preserving our clients’ privacy, we alter some factual details, including names. The report is, however, based on a real case.