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Carly’s Personal Slip Claim Settles for £20,000 (Portrush)

Carly was attending Kellys in Portrush with a group of friends and towards the end of the evening they were in the venue’s popular nightclub, Lush. She was descending a small flight of steps which led from the general bar area onto the dance floor. Her foot slipped on an excessively wet floor which caused her to fall. Unfortunately there was a broken bottle on the ground which she fell directly on to. Carly was aware immediately that she had cut her thigh and went into shock at the sight of blood. She was taken to Causeway Hospital where she was treated.

Pursing Claim of Occupiers Liability

Carly initially instructed another firm of Solicitors to pursue a claim for compensation on her behalf. As she was not satisfied with the service she was receiving she contacted Paschal O’Hare Solicitors to ask that we take over conduct of the case. We obliged – The file was reviewed and a medical report was obtained from a Consultant Plastic Surgeon which confirmed that Carly had sustained an unsightly cut to her upper thigh which left permanent scarring.

Liability Denied by Defendant

Liability was denied by the Defendant, Kellys, who indicated that it had a reasonable system of cleaning and inspection in place on the night in question. However Carly strongly disputed this. High Court Proceedings were issued and a Statement of Claim setting out Carly’s case was served on the Defendant. A denial defence was then received from the Defendant. Carly maintained that the general area of the dance floor and the premises in question had a reputation as untidy due to the vast numbers of people attending the venue on any given night.

Facebook photograph provides evidence

Carly came across a photograph (above) on Facebook which depicted a visitor standing on the dance floor in Kellys at the end of the night. This photograph was not taken on the date of the accident, but clearly showed that the venue’s reasonable system of cleaning and inspection was not fit for purpose. This photograph demonstrated that the dance floor was littered with glass and debris and was in an unsafe state.

Personal Injury Claim Settles

The new found evidence was duly served on the Defendant who then agreed to negotiate the case. A viewing of the scarring was arranged and the case duly settled in the sum of £20,000, without admission of liability from the Defendant.

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