After 2 years of agony client decided to claim and won £8,000.

Our client was 37 years and worked full time in healthcare information technology.

Her accident occurred as she was walking back to her home with her father. They were crossing the LLanidloes Road in Cardiff when her foot caught on the uneven road surface. The tarmac of the road surface had become broken and uneven either through wear and tear or during the resurfacing of the road. The defect was in the road at the crossing point for pedestrians.

Initially our client did not try and make a claim. However nearly three years after the accident, when she was still suffering pain she approached us for advice.

We recommended our client should get expert medical evidence from a Consultant Orthopedic surgeon and arranged an appointment for her.

The Consultant advised that she had suffered a fracture and dislocation which would require surgery.

We advised our client that she had a god case and that we needed to issue proceedings immediately as the limitation period of three years was about to expire. We also sent a letter of claim to the Council who formally denied liability. 

Despite the evidence the Council continued to deny liability and, unusually, the case then went to trial where we succeeded in obtaining £8000 compensation for our client.