Fall caused by contractors failure to correctly install
Our client suffered an anterior dislocation of his shoulder as a result of falling when he lost his footing on a defective stair nosing on the internal staircase at the premises where he worked. A dispute as to liability ensued between the landlord of the premises (who was responsible for maintaining the condition of the communal areas of the premises) and the company who had fitted the carpets and stair nosings. The landlord denied liability on the basis that it had employed a suitable company to complete works on the flooring. The said flooring company in turn denied that their workmanship had been sub-standard. Court proceedings were commenced against both Defendant’s and following an independent engineers report being obtained, liability was eventually accepted by the flooring company shortly before the scheduled Court hearing. Our client received £8650 in damages.