Trips and falls at Edinburgh city centre construction site
Unsuspecting pedestrians on the streets of Edinburgh have had a spot of misfortune recently after injuring themselves tripping or falling on the construction works for the city’s new tram network.  According to an update from the body overseeing the tram construction, Transport in Edinburgh (TIE), £5,500 was paid out in the last year to people who tripped, fell or where somehow… read more

3 fatal accidents at work involving slips, trips and falls in North West last year
1,751 people were seriously injured during accidents at work in the North West last year, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Executive as it stepped up its “Shattered Lives” campaign.  The new campaign is aimed at preventing deaths and serious injuries in the workplace that are estimated to cost £800 million each… read more

Compensation for slips and trips in nightclubs
So you’re out with friends on a Saturday night, on the dance floor, when all of a sudden you slip and lose your balance, crashing to the floor and potentially suffering a very nasty injury. 

At some time or other, most of us have fallen over in a bar or a nightclub, usually as a result of having a few too many… read more

£3.5 million paid out by NI Government to accident victims
An increasing number of people are being injured in tripping accidents on badly maintained public roads and footpaths, according to figures released by Northern Ireland’s Department of Regional Development.

More than 1,800 people in the province made a tripping injury compensation claim in 2008, up from 1,000 in 2004/2005.  All of these claims related to accidents that took place… read more