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compo claim

  • 13-02-2013 12:33pm
    #1
    dienbienphu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭


    Hi,

    A friend fell down the stairs at work. He wants to put in a compo claim against his employer. How long does he have from the date of the accident to make a claim of negligence against his employers?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    SNORBEAST
    Closed Accounts Posts: 252 ✭✭SNORBEAST


    2 years.


  • #3
    dienbienphu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭dienbienphu


    SNORBEAST wrote: »
    2 years.

    He shouldn't be in a mad rush to get out of hospital then?


  • #4
    SB2013
    Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭SB2013


    Use to be people would be embarassed about falling down a stairs. How times have changed.


  • #5
    dienbienphu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭dienbienphu


    SB2013 wrote: »
    Use to be people would be embarassed about falling down a stairs. How times have changed.

    Well the guy was saying reports were made numerous times about a defective stairs which his employers did nothing about. You can't blame him really.

    So keep your smart a.rse comments to yourself.


  • #6
    miller50841
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭miller50841


    If they knew and the workers knew then would being careful not come into the equation.

    People fall all the time and also if hand rails are provided you use them, as most don't.

    Same on a bus people fall all the time but it's their own actions usually that cause them to fall.


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  • #7
    SB2013
    Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭SB2013


    dienbienphu wrote: »
    Well the guy was saying reports were made numerous times about a defective stairs which his employers did nothing about. You can't blame him really.

    So keep your smart a.rse comments to yourself.

    If you don't want comments then don't post on a public forum. I'm just amused at the things that are sued for these days. But I'm sure your friends solicitor will explain the concept of contributory negligence to him so you don't need me to do it.


  • #8
    dienbienphu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭dienbienphu


    miller50841 wrote: »
    If they knew and the workers knew then would being careful not come into the equation.

    People fall all the time and also if hand rails are provided you use them, as most don't.

    Same on a bus people fall all the time but it's their own actions usually that cause them to fall.

    So why is it you're assuming due care wasn't taken? Are you saying he threw himself down the stairs becuase thats what it sounds like?
    SB2013 wrote: »
    If you don't want comments then don't post on a public forum. I'm just amused at the things that are sued for these days. But I'm sure your friends solicitor will explain the concept of contributory negligence to him so you don't need me to do it.

    I wonder would you still find it amusing if you were stretchered out to an ambulance and you couldn't feel your own legs?


  • #9
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    He should have started procedings before he hit the bottom.


  • #10
    nuac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,769 ✭✭✭nuac


    I know an eminent lawyer who used to say " send out the writ with the blood on it" i.e. don't delay


  • #11
    miller50841
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭miller50841


    dienbienphu wrote: »
    So why is it you're assuming due care wasn't taken? Are you saying he threw himself down the stairs becuase thats what it sounds like?



    I wonder would you still find it amusing if you were stretchered out to an ambulance and you couldn't feel your own legs?


    Of course that's what I done it was a bit like Father TED Oh no I've after falling down the stairs part.


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  • #12
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    dienbienphu wrote: »
    Well the guy was saying reports were made numerous times about a defective stairs which his employers did nothing about. You can't blame him really.

    No doubt he banged his head on the way down as a result of which he'll be suffering from selective recall amnesia and won't be able to remember if his colleagues passed on this warning to him before he tumbled down the stairs.


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