Litigation Tips & Tactics in Highways Slipping and Tripping, Occupiers and Defective Premises Claims - Andrew Mckie, Clerksroom
12/07/14. One of the ways in which the claimant’s lawyer can deal effectively with highways slipping and tripping claims, occupiers’ claims and defective premises claims is not only in the quality of the evidence of the case and assessing the same together with the credibility of the witness but the litigation tactics one chooses to pursue in pursuing the claim on behalf of the claimant. Litigation tactics in such cases can be just as effective at settling the case, and will potentially help to achieve a positive outcome on cases which are less evidentially sound using the following methods to encourage settlement in relation to a case.
The following chapter deals with matters in highways slipping and tripping cases, occupiers’ liability cases and defective premises act claims and potential tactics one can use in dealing with such cases to progress the case.
Not all tactics will be of use in all cases, but the following sections are intended to give a brief synopsis of how, used appropriately, these tactics can be used against the defendant to encourage and progress cases especially when dealing with cases within a fixed costs regime...
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