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All employers have a duty to ensure the health and safety or employees, sub-contractors, visitors and members of the public. As such, all walkways should be kept free from obstructions; yet, sadly, trips accidents caused by obstructions remain one of the most common sources of workplace injury.

If you are injured due to an obstruction on a walkway within your working environment – for example, office equipment being left in a dangerous location or a pallet left in an unsafe position – then you may be able make a successful compensation claim against your employers.

Some of the most common workplaces where obstructions on walkways are a problem:

  • Shops and supermarkets
  • Warehouses
  • Hotel corridors
  • Open plan offices
  • Restaurants
  • Factories

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It will be helpful to your claim if you have some evidence to support it – for example, photographs. Furthermore, it may be useful to have names, addresses and telephone numbers of any possible witnesses.

If you have suffered an injury and would like free legal advice please contact our specialist compensation claim lawyers FREE on 0800 0891 331. We are the leading personal injury firm in Scotland and will handle your claim on a No Win No Fee basis. We secure £1 million compensation for our clients each week and win more than 90% of the cases we take on.

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Ela done a great deal to get my personal injury claim sorted. Ended with a great result, very happy with how things ended

Lewis Aitken
10 August 2026
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Using Thompsons has been great. Especially the assistance of Campbell Beck during this period.

Simon Boyle
8 August 2026
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Work related injury claim

I dealt with Ela briefly however it was a pleasure, The updates were consistent throughout her side of the case and we came to a conclusion in the end.

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7 August 2026
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From the very first phone call Sophie advised me on everything I needed to do. She has been fantastic, and I woud highly recommend anyone to use her. Thanks so much for all your guidance and getting me the best claim .

Yvonne Friend
6 August 2026
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Thomsons were outstanding , the team were professional, but very approachable at the same time, nothing was too much bother for them and they left no stone unturned when preparing my claim and kept me fully updated throughout the entire process. I honestly could not fault them in anyway, they were brilliant. Through the diligence of the Team our claim was successful without having to go to court.

Andy
6 August 2026
5 / 5

Work injury claim

Ela was completely professional throughout my case. I knew exactly where we were at at all times and she also won the case. Can't thank her enough.

Mark Dickson
5 August 2026
5 / 5

Fought hard for me and secured a fantastic settlement – I couldn’t recommend more highly!

From start to finish Alix was absolutely brilliant. When I received a low initial offer, she fought my corner tirelessly, kept pushing for what my case was truly worth, and secured me a much higher, fair settlement. She always took the time to explain everything clearly in plain language, never made me feel like I was pestering with questions, and was so understanding about how stressful the whole process felt. Knowing I had someone working hard for me made such a huge difference. I could not recommend Alix and Thompsons highly enough – professional, supportive, and got me the amazing outcome I deserved. Thank you so much for everything.

Cheryl
4 August 2026
5 / 5

Superb service

Superb service from Regan Cotter he was approachable,informative & very efficient all the way through to the end keeping me informed at every step I would like to make a point of thanking Regan & his team in the handling of my claim

Kevin
4 August 2026
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