Public accident claims*

A holiday accident claim is when you look to receive compensation following a personal injury or damages experienced while on holiday. 

There are a lot of things that could result in a holiday accident claim such as slips, transport accidents or other injuries that were not your fault. 

To make a holiday accident claim, make sure that you get in contact with the right legal professional. This means that whether you sustained the damages in Ireland or abroad, you can still make a claim.

Common claims for public accident personal injury range from a broken arm in a slip on a wet supermarket entrance floor, to severe bruising to the upper body in a fall while exercising in the local park.

You make the compensation claim for the effect of the public accident on your life today and in the future.

Types of claims for public accident personal injury:

The slip on a muddy path at the sports field may be a personal injury claim*, and you could have a compensation claim.

The owner of the sports field, the rugby club, the local GAA club, or the city council has a duty of care to all users of the property. If they do not keep paths safe for all users, and you suffer an injury, it may be a breach of that duty of care.

You make the compensation claim against the owner of the sports field for the impact of the broken arm, torn ligaments, or nerve damage on your life.

A trip over broken gym equipment at the health centre would not have happened if the management had taken due care of the property. All equipment should be maintained, and any broken equipment should be removed to keep all areas safe for all users.

Types of personal injury claim*s at the gym:

Valerie Kearins personal injury solicitors can help you make a personal injury claim* against the operators of the gym.

The fall over a loose carpet in the hotel lobby could happen to a child on holiday, a guest at a family wedding, or an elderly person meeting a friend for lunch.

The management of the hotel has a duty of care to keep the hotel safe for all users. All carpets and other fittings in the lobby must be repaired, and walkways must be kept clear for access by passing guests.

The broken hip, the cuts and bruises and the sprained wrist could all happen in a fall over loose carpet and may form part of a personal injury claim*.

The injury when hit by an object falling from a height in the shopping centre could have you in the A&E waiting to be seen, or even worse, needing a stay in the hospital.

Being hit by an object falling from a height often causes serious personal injury and could impact your life.

Types of personal injury when hit by an object falling from a height:

Valerie Kearins personal injury solicitors have the experience of making a compensation claim for an injury at a shopping centre.

The slip, trip and fall on council property is a very common personal injury claim* in Ireland.

The city or local council has responsibility for the roads, the footpaths and the town parks, and you can suffer a personal injury if they are not maintained properly.

Types of slip, trip and fall personal injury claim*s on council property:

The local council has a duty of care to the public, and a breach of that duty of care could cause a personal injury.

Valerie Kearins personal injury solicitors will work with you to help make a compensation claim for injury in a public accident.

A compensation claim for a public accident injury in Ireland depends on the effects of the injury in a public place on the victim and the effects on their life today and in the future.

The compensation claim can be for the pain and discomfort due to a twisted ankle resulting from a fall off the footpath or a shoulder injury from slipping on a wet bathroom floor. The amount of compensation awarded is based on how much the injury will impact the person’s life.

A personal injury can affect the ability to work, to bring income into the home and practical things like being able to drive and even to walk up steps or go out for exercise.

Any compensation claim may also reflect the physical therapy needs and costs of full-time care in some cases. The compensation claim will look for damages for living with the injury from a public accident, which could affect the victim’s life.

Valerie Kearins personal injury solicitors can make your personal injury claim* following a public accident.

Damages in a public accident personal injury claim* are a combination of two sets. For each set of damages, you seek compensation for the immediate effects of the personal injury on your life and how it will affect the rest of your life.

Damages in a public accident personal injury claim* are:

Making a personal injury claim* to the Injuries Assessment Board is one of the ways to claim for a public accident in Ireland.

The Injuries Assessment Board is a body set up by the government to examine a personal injury claim* and recommend any compensation amounts to be paid.

Every personal injury claim* in Ireland must first go through the Injuries Assessment Board before any other step is taken.

Your solicitor will be by your side during the public accident injury claim to the Injuries Board and can recommend you take a compensation award or take it to the courts.

Valerie Kearins Solicitors has the experience of working with the Injuries Board and will help you gather the evidence needed to support the personal injury claim*.

As much evidence as you can gather is needed to support a personal injury claim*. You may not think something is important, but your solicitor can point out exactly how a piece of evidence will help with a compensation claim.

When you are injured on a night out in the pub or when visiting a loved one in hospital, you may not be thinking of evidence, but any type of evidence may help the claim.

Types of evidence suitable to support a personal injury claim*:

Keep all medical bills, reports and receipts for bills paid when you are recovering from a personal injury.

Valerie Kearins Solicitors will help you gather the evidence needed for the personal injury claim*.

The owner of the public place or a management company may be responsible for the personal injury claim* in a public place accident.

A personal injury solicitor will know from looking at the details of your accident in public who may be responsible for the personal injury claim*.

Those responsible for a public accident personal injury claim* could be:

You are the one injured in a public accident, and you may be in line for compensation. The person responsible for organising the event, the shopping centre owner or the management of the pub owes you a duty of care. If they breach that duty of care, resulting in your personal injury, you may have a public accident injury claim.

Valerie Kearins Solicitors can look at the evidence and help make the personal injury claim* against the person or company responsible for the public accident.

Contact Valerie Kearins Solicitors today to make a personal injury claim* for compensation.

Our personal injury experts can be with you from day one and fully support you when making your public accident personal injury compensation claim.

You are the one who was injured when visiting relatives in hospital, on a night out with friends or when out exercising in the local park. We know what to do when forming a personal injury claim* and will be by your side until you get the compensation you deserve.

Contact Valerie Kearins Solicitors today for all your public accident personal injury needs.