Q. I slipped on a wet floor in my local supermarket and broke my arm. Am I entitled to compensation?
A. Yes but to succeed you will have to establish liability against the supermarket by showing that they did not take reasonable care to ensure that the premises were safe for the customers visiting the store. It may be that the supermarket does not have a rigorous enough cleaning system in place or that they do have a rigorous system but they do not comply with it.


Q. I tripped up some stairs in the local car park, but there weren't any witnesses. Will this damage my claim?
A. In order to succeed you will have to establish that the stairs were not reasonably safe for those people who use the car park. You will also have to show that the accident did happen in the way you allege. There isn't always a witness to every accident. If an entry has been made in the accident book or if you have been taken to hospital or if you have seen your GP, these are things which will help to show the accident did happen if that is disputed.

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