When you are injured in a slip, fall or trip accident due to the negligence of another party, you may be eligible to claim against public liability insurance. Our slip and fall injury lawyers can provide compensation legal advice for a slip and fall claim on a 100% no-win, no-fee basis.
Both minor and significant fall injuries can mean time off work. When you experience a financial loss, our personal injury lawyers can explain the legal process for a slip-and-fall compensation claim.
Public liability law covers incidents such as slip-and-fall accidents. These laws apply to injuries sustained in public areas such as shopping centres, car parks, private properties (including rental properties), footpaths, parks, and other council-owned properties.
Splatt Lawyers has a legal team of public liability solicitors who explain your right to claim benefits, including slip, trip, or fall compensation, with a 100% no-win, no-fee, no-risk guarantee.
Pay when you win and zero if you lose. It’s free to know your options. Call 1800 700 125
The Civil Liability Act 2003 governs damages for slip-and-fall cases (PIPA) in Queensland.
However, seeking compensation for a trip-and-fall injury can be complex. Sometimes more than one party is to blame, making it challenging to establish liability. That’s when an experienced trip-and-fall lawyer can help with expert legal support.
Experienced personal injury lawyers offer expert legal support, explaining the claims process and your rights.
You may be concerned about the cost of seeking legal advice after being harmed in a slip, trip, or fall accident and being unable to work. All Splatt Lawyers’ legal services come with a no-win, no-fee, no-financial-risk guarantee, which means the following:
Our compensation lawyers can explain our legal cost agreement, which outlines our 100% no-win, no-fee guarantee, during a free initial case review. It’s free to know if you qualify. Call 1800 700 125
After a slip-and-fall accident caused by another person’s negligence, an injured person has the right to seek legal advice from personal injury lawyers. However your accident occurred, an experienced public liability lawyer can advise you of your right to make a personal injury compensation claim and receive a fair settlement.
The public liability claims process can be complex. Our compensation lawyers can explain legal proceedings for wrongful and negligent acts. Call 1800 700 125
The value of a personal injury claim payout is based on a series of calculations that aim to restore your financial position to the one before your fall injury. Calculating a personal injury settlement for a slip, trip, or fall, considers several factors, including:
The severity and long-term impact of injuries greatly influence the amount of compensation paid out for slip-and-fall cases, with younger people potentially receiving higher amounts for lost future wages.
During a free case review, a solicitor or lawyer can diagnose your case, explain your rights, and provide a settlement estimate. Call 1800 700 125
A slip-and-fall incident is a type of accident on someone else’s property caused by hazardous conditions and resulting in a personal injury. This type of accident is covered by public liability or premises liability insurance.
Slip-and-fall incidents are relatively common in Australia. In fact, statistics from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners show that one in three people aged 65 and over experience a fall each year.
In the United States, floors and flooring materials contribute to more than 2 million fall injuries annually, according to SafetyNow data.
Step | Action |
|---|---|
Seek Medical Attention | Visit a doctor for immediate medical attention. This step also documents the injuries sustained. |
Gather Evidence | You need strong evidence to successfully claim compensation, including accident reports, medical reports, witness statements, photos, video and CCTV footage. |
Advice from a Compensation Lawyer | You have the right to seek advice from an experienced lawyer. They can explain the legal process and maximum compensation limits using the ISV scale. |
Lodge a Slip and Fall Claim | The next step is to lodge a slip and fall claim with the liable insurance company. |
Settlement or Court Proceedings | Most slip and fall claims settle through mediation. An approved claim results in a lump-sum benefit payment. There can be court action if the insurer denies a claim, but this is rare. |
When you are harmed in a slip and fall accident on private or public property, your steps will determine eligibility for a public liability claim. Here are some recommended actions:
Making a personal injury claim against a public liability insurer requires expert medical evidence. You should focus on treatment for your injuries in the days immediately after your accident and save the receipts for any out-of-pocket costs for reimbursement from an insurance company.
Our slip-and-fall injury lawyers work with the guidance of Kerry Splatt (Principal Lawyer). He is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, as recognised by the Queensland Law Society.
To have a strong compensation claim for slip and fall injuries, you must demonstrate the following:
According to Turnstall Healthcare, Australian slip-and-fall incidents account for 42% of hospitalised injury cases, highlighting the importance of establishing negligence when making a slip-and-fall claim.
All Queensland employers are legally responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace, so they must take reasonable steps to prevent work-related trip-and-fall accidents.
In Australia, you can be eligible to make a workers’ compensation claim if your injury occurred at your workplace or during a work-related activity. You could also receive a lump-sum payout for a severe injury that prevents you from working again.
Our slip-and-fall lawyers can explain your eligibility during a free claim review.
Local councils oversee maintenance to keep public areas and properties safe for use. Essentially, they are responsible for keeping people safe when on council property. Sadly, they may occasionally neglect their duties and harm someone.
Hence, you could be entitled to compensation if you were hurt on a council-owned property or in a public area. Council insurance claims include mishaps, falls on shared pathways, council-owned parking areas, and open spaces like playgrounds and parks.
Personal injury matters are challenging, particularly slip-and-fall claims. Public liability insurers typically try to deny or reduce compensation payouts, making it difficult to have a successful claim. This situation is also true for:
Seeking advice from qualified lawyers can help, even for minor injuries. A lawyer with a solid track record for helping clients understand their rights and achieving their desired outcome.
Mr Corkery suffered significant injuries when he fell down wet and slippery external stairs at Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island. The court found that the property owners had failed to maintain the stairs in a condition fully compliant with Building Code requirements. Consequently, it was reasonably foreseeable that a guest would slip and fall.
The claimant suffered the following injuries:
Mr Corkery personally was awarded $147,494.41 by the Supreme Court of Queensland
Head of Damage | Amount |
|---|---|
General damages (pain and suffering) | $60,000 |
Interest on general damages | $4,980 |
Past medical and related expenses | $22,000 |
Interest on expenses | $3,746.41 |
Past care and assistance | $15,000 |
Interest on past care | $6,225 |
Future care | $35,000 |
Future pharmaceutical expenses | $543 |
It is reasonable to expect to shop in a safe environment when visiting your local stores. Therefore, you might have a public liability claim if the store doesn’t take reasonable care to ensure safety and prevent a slip-and-fall incident.
Supermarket slip-and-fall accidents can occur due to poor housekeeping. There are numerous circumstances that can lead to something going wrong inside a large grocery store. Slippery surfaces can happen when items:
The longer it takes to remove these hazards, the greater the potential for harm.
Hazard | Risk Factors |
|---|---|
1. Wet or slippery floors | Failure to provide adequate warning signs and failing to clear spills or alert customers to slip hazards that can lead to slip-and-fall incidents. |
2. Tripping risks | Uneven surfaces, poorly placed or curled doormats, electrical cords, packages blocking doorways, unexpected steps can all create tripping hazards and injuries. |
3. Poor lighting | Bad lighting can mean you fail to see a trip or slip hazard |
4. Poor maintenance | You can be hurt when a store or shopping centre fails to properly maintain its escalators, lifts, stairs, and rails. |
5. Dangers for children | A child was hurt because the store failed to provide a kid-safe environment. |
You can be eligible to make a public liability claim for injuries sustained by slipping and falling in a store, on council property, or in any other public place. Public liability insurance policies frequently cover:
Common injuries from slip-and-fall incidents include fractures, particularly in the hips and wrists, which are especially prevalent among older adults.
But anyone can suffer a serious injury from a slip-and-fall accident, depending on age, general physical condition, and how it occurred. Here are some common types of injury that could result in permanent disability.
A Splatt slip and fall lawyer can provide legal support on a 100% no-win, no-fee basis when injured in a wrongful or negligent act. Our public liability lawyers can explain your right to claim compensation during a free case review. They can provide straightforward advice that helps identify the following:
Our Queensland slip-and-fall lawyers can explain our no-win, no-fee, no-risk policy and the next steps for fall compensation claims. Call 1800 700 125
Splatt’s slip and fall personal injury lawyers offer legal advice from ten locations across QLD.
If a council-owned public footpath is not properly maintained, for example, it has large cracks, gaps, or uneven concrete, and you trip and injure yourself, you may be able to make a trip claim.
Local councils maintain public areas, including parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields. Local governments are responsible for ensuring that public spaces are frequently maintained and secure to keep people safe while they are there.
But on occasion, they might be negligent in their duties. In such cases, you could be eligible for injury compensation.
Accidents like slips and falls on wet floors often occur in supermarkets and stores, such as Coles and Woolworths, where staff may be too busy to maintain safe premises.
Similar concerns can arise in public buildings and shopping centres, such as Westfield Indooroopilly and Chermside.
The right slip-and-fall solicitor can explain how it works.
Local councils usually maintain bike paths, particularly along the Brisbane River and beside main roads.
Queensland CTP compensation should cover you if your bike accident involved a motor vehicle on a public road.
Queensland CTP compensation should cover you if your bike accident involved a motor vehicle on a public road.
Fall settlements can take from nine months to two years. The time it takes to pay out a fall claim depends on:
Most slip and fall lawyers work on a no-win, no-fee basis, which means you only pay legal fees and the costs involved when you win. But you may still have to pay for disbursement costs.
But Splatt Lawyers is a 100% no-win, no-fee law firm, which means you owe nothing if you lose.
Most fall injury claims settle within 12 to 18 months depending on the severity of damage to the injured person.
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