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Articles concerning occupier's liability cases

Defective Equipment In The All Night Gym Causes Accident

By Jonathan Flattery in Occupier's Liability on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 @ 17:39

The burgeoning low-price, 24-hour gym industry seems the perfect fit for a society wanting to look great, keep fit, but do so at an affordable price and at their own convenience. Whereas gym memberships were once a luxury, they are now the norm with many national gym chains expanding to meet... read more

Heavy-handed Security Policy Causes Injury To Shopper

By Laura Edgeley in Occupier's Liability on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 @ 16:40

We recently won at trial an interesting case involving a whiplash victim. The young woman from Leigh, Greater Manchester, was 18 at the time of the incident and we were instructed to bring a compensation claim on her behalf. Yet she didn't sustain her whiplash injury in a road... read more

Elderly Woman's Fight Against Shopping Centre Pays Off

By Jonathan Flattery in Occupier's Liability on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 @ 15:39

I'm delighted to report that we recently secured a fair compensation package for an elderly lady involved in an accident in a shopping centre. The woman from Bournemouth, in her seventies, slipped on an orange-coloured liquid that had been spilt. The shopping centre was clearly... read more

UK School Suffers E Coli Scare

By Daniel Slade in Occupier's Liability on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 12:32

E coli has been the subject of much discussion again in the media recently, with tragic deaths in Europe believed to have been caused by "killer" cucumbers or infected bean sprouts. Closer to home, a school in Bristol was closed after an outbreak of E coli caused 16 pupils... read more

Anniversary Of Ice Slip Schoolgirl Is Timely Reminder Of Seasonal Dangers

By Daniel Slade in Occupier's Liability on Monday, January 17, 2011 @ 16:27

It was the recent anniversary of the tragic death of a girl from Blackburn who died in January 2010 after slipping on ice at school. Naeemah Achha suffered serious head injuries when she fell and despite treatment at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital she sadly passed away on.... read more

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