Slip And Fall Lawyers Queensland.
One wet floor can change everything. Slips, trips and falls cause some of the most serious injuries we see — fractures, spinal damage, head injuries. If it happened because someone failed to keep their premises safe across Queensland, you can claim. No Win, No Fee.
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Can You Claim Compensation For A Slip And Fall?
Yes — if the occupier of the premises failed to take reasonable care for your safety and that failure caused your fall. Claims run against the business or owner's public liability insurance and cover your injuries, lost income, care and pain and suffering.
Common scenarios: spills left uncleaned in supermarkets, missing wet floor signs, polished or wet entryways in rain, unlit or uneven steps, loose mats, and hazards left in walkways. The question is always whether a reasonable system would have found and fixed the hazard before you met it.
What Should You Do Immediately After A Slip And Fall?
Report it and insist it's recorded. Photograph the hazard, your footwear and your injuries. Take witness names. Ask the venue — in writing — to preserve CCTV. See a doctor the same day, even for 'minor' pain.
CCTV is the single most decisive piece of evidence in these claims, and it is routinely overwritten within days. A same-week preservation letter from a lawyer is often the difference between a strong claim and a deniable one — which is why we say call us in the first week, not the first year.
Who Is Liable For A Fall In A Supermarket Or Shopping Centre?
The supermarket or store for hazards within its tenancy; the centre management for common areas; and sometimes the cleaning contractor — frequently more than one. Their cleaning and inspection system is the battleground.
Courts ask whether the system was reasonable and whether it was actually followed that day. In Nkamba v Queensland Childcare Service, a tidy-up rule on paper wasn't enough — the occupier couldn't prove it was followed, and breach was established. Records, rosters and sign-off sheets win and lose these cases.
What If The Fall Was Partly Your Own Fault?
Your claim survives — reduced, not destroyed. Contributory negligence reduces damages by your share of responsibility, such as not watching your step or ignoring clear warnings.
In Rodd v Hall, a guest who slipped on wet motel tiles still recovered $470,690 after a 20% reduction for failing to keep a proper lookout. But beware the other edge: where a risk is truly obvious, claims can fail entirely (Blue OP Partner v De Roma). We'll tell you honestly where your facts sit — see our public liability recent cases.
What Is A Slip And Fall Claim Worth?
It depends on the injury and its effect on your work and life. Fractures requiring surgery, spinal injuries and head injuries commonly support six-figure claims once future economic loss and care are properly assessed.
Falls are dismissed as 'embarrassing accidents' far too often by the people who suffer them. A shattered wrist for a manual worker, or a fractured hip for an older person, carries lifelong consequences the law compensates — if the claim is brought.
Frequently Asked Questions.
The store says I should have seen the spill. Do I still have a claim?
Probably. Customers in supermarkets are entitled to assume floors are safe — displays are designed to draw your eyes up, not down. Obvious-risk arguments succeed sometimes, but they're a defence to test, not a reason to walk away.
There was a wet floor sign nearby. Does that kill my claim?
Not automatically. A sign doesn't discharge the duty if the hazard should have been cleaned promptly, the sign was poorly placed, or the area should have been blocked off. Signs reduce arguments; they don't erase negligence.
I fell at work. Is that a slip and fall claim or WorkCover?
Both systems can apply: a statutory WorkCover claim immediately, and potentially a common law claim against your employer or the occupier (for example, a host site). We routinely run these in tandem — see our WorkCover page.
Nobody saw me fall. Can I still claim?
Yes. Unwitnessed falls succeed on prompt reporting, medical records consistent with the mechanism, photographs and CCTV. The absence of witnesses raises the bar on the rest of the evidence — another reason to document everything immediately.
How long do I have to make a slip and fall claim?
Court proceedings within 3 years, with pre-court notices due well before that — and the practical deadline is the CCTV retention window, measured in days. Treat week one as the real time limit.
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