Trips, Slips and Falls

A 14-year-old girl who was paralysed when a neighbour’s porch collapsed on top of her has been awarded damages of £300,000. Zoe Talbot was 10 years old when the accident happened in 2004. She was playing with her friend next...

A pensioner who fell two storeys from a hospital balcony has been awarded £230,000 in compensation.   Dorothy Cardno, 67, was admitted to hospital after suffering a minor heart attack. Three days later,...

A man whose career was ended when he slipped down a grass verge at work has been awarded £250,000 in compensation. Mr Smith, 61, was reading meters at one of the factories owned by his employer, Glen Dimplex Cooking. To gain...

Statistics show that slipping and tripping are the most common causes of injuries in UK workplaces. Last year, slips and trips resulted in nearly 11,000 major injuries. A woman recently won damages after she slipped on some vomit and hurt...

The family of a baby who suffered a head injury when his mother tripped on an uneven pavement has won £2,500 in compensation. Joanne Moore was carrying her son Thomas in a baby sling when she tripped on an uneven paving slab and...

A mother has won her battle for damages from Edinburgh City Council after she injured herself in a fall caused by a hole in the road. The hole had been there for some time and was one metre square and two inches deep. Amanda Scott, 29,...

A commuter has won the right to damages for injuries he sustained when he slipped on the pavement outside a florist’s shop. Brian Piccolo, 50, was walking past Chiltern Flowers at Marylebone Station in London when he slipped on a petal and fell,...

 Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that Councils across the east of England have paid out £6 million over the last six years in compensation for pavement trips and slips. This figure excludes legal fees. ...

A former child care worker has been awarded damages after her employers failed to protect her from being attacked by a teenager. Ms Glynda Robinson, 60, worked for the Greenacre Children’s Unit in Crawley, West Sussex, as a senior...

A former artist who broke her arm when she slipped on a pavement covered with pigeon droppings has won £20,000 in compensation for her injury.   Lois Matcham,...