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3rd January 2007
Insufficient Inspection Records
Clear Answers' lawyers, Thompsons Solicitors represented a client after a public liability accident where the client tripped over a defect in the road.
The client returned following his accident in order to take photographs of the defect.
When the case went to trial the highway inspector claimed that the defect in the road was less than 25mm and claimed that it was not sizeable enough to pose a danger to the general public.
He then went on to say that even if he had come across this particular defect on his inspections no action would have been taken as it was too small to be considered a hazard.
The claimant however argues that it did pose a danger and he was adamant that the defect was in excess of 25mm. The client also stated that the defect had been there for approximately a year before his accident took place.
The Judge ruled in favour of the claimant stating that the defect was indeed dangerous and found the fact that this had not been spotted during previous inspections as an act of negligence.
The claimant was awarded £1,300 in damages.
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