Slips on ice or snow claims

Can I claim if I was at someone’s property?

If you fall on someone's property as a result of snow or ice you may have a claim for compensation against them as the occupier or owner of the land under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. For example, this would be the case if you slipped in a car park, hotel or leisure centre. The owner or occupier of the land has a duty to take reasonable care that a visitor is reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which he/she is invited or permitted. This duty is not an absolute one and the court in considering whether or not the owner or occupier has acted reasonably before looking at the facts of the particular accident. For example, the court will consider whether the area had been gritted, whether warning signs were in place, whether there had been a weather warning of snow and ice which was not heeded and how long the ice/snow/frost that caused the incident was present.