Learn If You Could Claim For A Lift Breaking Down
If you have suffered harm, we could help you claim for a lift breaking down.
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Learn If You Could Claim For A Lift Breaking Down
If you have suffered harm, we could help you claim for a lift breaking down.
Claim For A Lift Breaking Down – How Much Compensation Could You Receive?
If you have suffered a physical or psychological injury due to a faulty lift, you may be able to make a personal injury claim for a lift breaking down.
We start this guide by explaining how your compensation may be calculated and when you could have an eligible claim. Additionally, we will share examples of how a lift may break down and what evidence you could use to support your claim.
Furthermore, this guide will list some of the various benefits of working with a personal injury solicitor of ours on a No Win No Fee basis.
You can contact our advisors today to discuss your public liability claim and receive free advice. They could also help answer any questions you may have. To connect with them today, you can:
- Call 0151 375 9916
- Contact us online and request a callback.
- Use the live chat pop-up.
How Much Compensation Can You Claim For A Lift Breaking Down?
If you make a successful personal injury claim for a lift breaking down, you will be awarded general damages. Later in this guide, we will set out the criteria that must be met to be eligible to make a personal injury claim.
General damages compensate you for the pain and suffering your injuries have caused you, including both psychological and physical injuries. If you were in a lift when it broke down, and you became stuck, this could result in an impact on your mental well-being or even accelerate or exacerbate a pre-existing mental health condition.
Those responsible for valuing your injuries may refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) alongside medical evidence. This document sets our compensation guidelines for various injuries at differing levels of severity.
We have used these guidelines when creating the table below, except for the first entry. Please only refer to it as a guide.
Guideline Compensation Brackets
| Type of Injury | How Severe? | Definition | Award Bracket Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Severe Injuries Plus Special Damages | Severe | Compensation for multiple injuries that are severe in nature and the special damages they cause, such as a loss of earnings, care costs and travel expenses. | Up to £200,000+ |
| General Psychiatric Injury | Severe | Severe issues will make the person struggle to cope with their daily working and social life, there will be future vulnerability, as well as a poor prognosis. | £66,920 to £141,240 |
| Moderately Severe | The person will struggle significantly to cope with life, but the prognosis is more optimistic than severe cases. | £23,270 to £66,920 | |
| Moderate | The person will have suffered with various issues, but improvements will have been made and there is a good prognosis. | £7,150 to £23,270 | |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Severe | Permanent issues that prevents the person from functioning anything close to the level they did prior to the trauma. | £73,050 to £122,850 |
| Moderately Severe | Some recovery will be made with professional help, but significant issues will still be present for the foreseeable future. | £28,250 to £73,050 | |
| Moderate | Here, the injured person has made a large recovery with any continuing effects not being grossly disabling. | £9,980 to £28,250 | |
| Bladder | Almost Complete Recovery | An almost complete recovery, but the bladder will still suffer with some interference with its natural function for the long-term. | £28,570 to £38,210 |
| Ankle | Modest | Undisplaced or minor fractures, ligamentous injuries or sprains. | Up to £16,770 |
| Leg | Less Serious (iii) | A simple fibula or tibia fracture or a soft tissue injury. | Up to £14,450 |
What Special Damages Can You Claim If You’ve Been Stuck In An Elevator?
In addition to general damages, you may also be awarded special damages as part of your compensation settlement. This reimburses you for any financial expenses caused by your injuries. This could include:
- Lost income from time taken off work to recover.
- Travel expenses to essential doctor appointments.
- The cost of psychotherapy and counselling.
- Prescription fees, such as paying for anti-anxiety medication.
To see whether you could make a claim for a lift breaking down, you can contact our advisors.
Eligibility Criteria To Claim If A Lift Has Broken Down
If you have been stuck in a lift while out and about in public and this has caused you to suffer mental or physical injuries, you may be thinking of making a personal injury claim. However, not all instances of being stuck in a lift will be eligible for a compensation claim. In this section, we look at who could have a valid personal injury claim.
When you are in a public place, the party in control of that space, otherwise known as the occupier, owes you a duty of care under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Per their duty of care, they must take steps to ensure your reasonable safety while you are visiting that space. This could include performing regular risk assessments of areas used by members of the public and also maintenance checks of any facilities they may use also.
However, being stuck in a lift when out in public may not be the occupier’s fault. Very often, lifts will be manufactured and installed by different parties. According to the Lifts Regulations 2016, before placing a lift for sale, the installer has to check that the design, how it has been manufactured and how it is installed is in accordance with the essential health and safety requirements. The installer must investigate any complaints and keep records of these complaints. If the installer or manufacturer is responsible for the lift breaking down, then your claim may be against them.
You may be able to make a claim for a lift breaking down if you can demonstrate that you meet the following personal injury claim eligibility criteria:
- An occupier or another third party, such as an installer, owed you a duty of care.
- This duty was breached.
- Due to this breach, you suffered an injury.
How Long Do I Have To Claim?
There is a time limit to making a personal injury claim after a lift or escalator accident under the Limitation Act 1980. This means that legal proceedings must be initiated generally in most cases within 3 years. There are exceptions for those who lack mental capacity or are classed as a minor (under the age of 18).
To see whether you may have a valid personal injury compensation claim, you can contact our advisors. They could also explain the time limit exceptions to you.
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How Could A Broken Down Elevator Be Caused By Negligence?
As previously mentioned, you would be able to make a personal injury claim for a lift breaking down if you can show that you suffered an injury in the incident and that this was caused by another party breaching the duty of care they owed you.
Some examples of why a lift may break down:
- Failure to install the lift correctly.
- If a lift is not regularly maintained.
- If the lift operator fails to perform regular maintenance checks.
- When the business occupier fails to report a fault.
- When the lift is not maintained to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
These are just a few examples of how a lift could break down to the negligent actions of another.
If you became trapped in a lift, this could cause you to suffer anxiety. Alternatively, if the lift dropped when breaking down, this could cause you to suffer a physical injury, such as a broken ankle.
To see whether you could make a lift accident injury claim, you can contact one of our advisors.
What Evidence Do You Need To Claim For A Lift Breaking Down?
If you intend to make a claim for a lift breaking down, you will need to provide evidence of the injuries you suffered as a result of this as well as evidence for who was liable for your injuries.
Some examples of the evidence that could be used in lift compensation claims include:
- Medical evidence of the injuries sustained. This could be a copy of your medical records, or a diagnosis letter from a psychologist confirming the psychological injury you have been diagnosed with.
- Any available CCTV footage of the incident.
- The contact information of anyone who witnessed your accident or was inside the lift with you, as they could provide a statement at a later date.
- Proof of any costs your injuries have caused you to suffer. For example, if you have suffered a loss of earnings, your wage slips could help with proving this.
A solicitor could help you with gathering this evidence if you decide to work with one on your case. Contact our advisors today to see if you could be eligible to work with one of our solicitors who has experience working on lift accident claims.
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Use A No Win No Fee Solicitor To Make A Lift Accident Claim
If you contact our advisors, they could inform you whether you could be eligible to claim for a lift breaking down that has caused you to suffer physical or psychological harm. If they deem your claim to be strong, they may also direct you to one of our personal injury solicitors.
Our lift compensation claim specialists usually offer their services under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), which is a version of a No Win No Fee contract. Some of the benefits of claiming with a solicitor under this arrangement involve:
- No upfront fees to pay for your solicitor’s services.
- No ongoing fees to pay for your solicitor’s services.
- If you are unsuccessful in claiming compensation, your solicitor will not ask you to pay them for the work they have provided.
For a claim that is successful, your solicitor will be due a success fee. This fee will be taken directly from your compensation as a percentage that is legally limited.
Contact Us
To see if one of our solicitors could help you claim for a lift breaking down, you can contact our advisors. They could offer you free advice for your lift injury compensation claim and answer any questions you may have about the claims process.
To connect with them today and to find out if you could claim compensation, you can:
- Call 0151 375 9916
- Contact us online and request a callback.
- Use the live chat pop-up.
Learn More About How To Claim Compensation For A Personal Injury
Additional guides by us regarding other types of personal injury claims:
- Advice on how to claim for an injury at work and the steps you could take.
- A guide about making a claim as a pedestrian hit by a car.
- Guidance on claiming for a slip, trip and fall in the workplace and the eligibility criteria that must be met to have a valid claim.
Some helpful external resources:
- A guide about post-traumatic stress disorder from the NHS.
- Guidance on thorough examination and testing of lifts from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
- A guide on when you could receive statutory sick pay from Gov.UK.
If you have suffered an injury and would like to know whether you could claim for a lift breaking down, you can contact our advisors.
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