| SUPERMARKET ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
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| | incidents of this nature. Our clients
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| CLAIMSIt would be fair to say that
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| | generally have been the victim of shoddy
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| supermarkets are something of a modern
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| | practices inside the store where
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| phenomenon. There are around 10 million
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| | spillages are left unattended to or
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| people who shop regularly in supermarket
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| | warning signs not used etc.The
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| stores in the UK. One retail chain alone
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| | supermarket manager have a legal duty to
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| has up to 2000 stores nationwide. Every
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| | ensure that customers are able to shop
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| city, town and almost every village has a
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| | safely and that any hazards are quickly
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| convenience store.With so many people
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| | identified. Spillages, breakages,
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| moving through the checkouts it will come
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| | obstacles and obstructions must all be
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| as no surprise to learn that more than
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| | dealt with to avoid the risk of injury
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| 20,000 customers suffer injury or harm
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| | being sustained by shoppers.Most stores
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| whilst shopping in supermarkets.The
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| | operate an aisle inspection program which
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| casualty numbers are not publicised by
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| | involves rigorous checking of the aisles
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| the larger stores. There are many
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| | at regular intervals during the day.
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| thousands of incidents that go unreported
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| | Staff are expected to report and deal
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| because the accident victim is simply too
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| | with any hazards as soon as practicable.
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| embarrassed to take the matter further or
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| | Whilst the duties imposed are onerous
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| make a report to the store manager.A
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| | they are nevertheless entirely justified
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| great many injuries are caused by
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| | and very much in the publics interests.We
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| shoppers slipping on produce (fruit for
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| | would recommend the following steps to be
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| example) or debris left on the floor. The
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| | taken by anyone suffering injury or harm
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| tiled surface can become extremely
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| | inside a supermarket:Report the accident
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| hazardous when wet or when objects such
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| | to a member of staff immediately and
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| as paper or plastic are dropped.We are a
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| | ensure a full record of the event is
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| firm of solicitors who deal with many
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| | made.
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