Slips, Falls and Trips

South African courts have pronounced that Personal injury law does not require for example, a “shopper” in a supermarket to examine the floor or whether their footing would be safe for each step they make, and that a “shopper” has the right to move about freely while focusing on the business of picking up the shopping that they need. Having said that, to prove liability on the part of the supermarket is not necessarily as clear as you might believe and a number of facts need to be taken into account to prove their liability. The crux of a successful slip, fall or trip personal injury claim depends very much on whether the injured party has proven that their negligence did not exceed that of the supermarket and that there is therefore a reasonable cause for a claim. Typically you have to examine for example whether the supermarket had a suitable policy or procedure for dealing with spillages. The quick display of warning signs telling shoppers that there is a risk because of a wet floor or a policy of regular maintenance of dry floors by regular cleaning etc would constitute as a suitable policy or procedure for dealing with spillages. As you can see this is not straight forward and you should contact us now free of charge on 087 550 8099 to your Slip, fall or trip lawyers on 087 550 8099 without obligation to discuss your rights.

After being hurt, injured or harmed in a slip, fall or trip many victims fail to report the accident in a timely manner. The effect of this is to increase the difficulty in proving the slip, fall or trip was the original cause of the injuries suffered. The lesson to be learned is that when an unfortunate slip, fall or trip occurs and you have a personal injury, the first thing to do is to seek treatment for the injury immediately, secondly you have to clearly document the accident including what happened and you should see us your slip, fall and trip lawyer and we will take you through the process of claiming for the injuries, harm and suffering. So call us now your Slip, fall and trip attorney on 087 550 8099 for a call back free of charge and without obligation.