Re the claim bit:
Well although I have thought about this a lot as you can imagine, and resolved that there should not be a claim against me, I’m not totally convinced that I’m out of the frame at all, although I’m struggling to see the priority connection, maybe you guys might be able to add some thoughts here?
The facts are that there are 3 parties of responsibility although all should lead back to the company involved.
1 The company that caused the incident
2 The building owners who allowed the demo (it was a public area and ultimately their responsibility)
3 Me who requested the demo and who bought all the parties together and was present at the time (although not paying a lot of attention it seems).
I have exonerated myself from blame at this time in respect that it was not my building and I did not wet the floor. Another analogy here is if I requested a demo of a washing machine in (say) Comets and someone fell over the open door, would that constitute being my fault for asking for the demo?
Its contentious to say the least, however I have a gut feeling that I’m missing something here which is in my face, just cant think what.
Len:
Nope there were no trip signs out either, and you are absolutely right, as this was just as big a hazard on the day as the wet floor.
DP.