(V): And from what I remember of my law classes at college, if someone breaks a leg, etc on the paths then the council is liable and can be sued. I remember this as my tutor sued the council over lack of maintenance regarding a broken paving slab that resulted in her breaking her ankle... she won.


i think were talking about very different issues here
firstly falling on a pavement due to lack of maintenance
is alot easier to prove has all you need do is take a pic of offending pavement and a hospital report and most councils pay up because they dont want the aggro of going to court
but theres still a lot of ppl who will do nothing and put it down to bad luck

geesh you keep telling everyone how much better the UK is from the rest of the world
yet if im reading you right your planning to sue your local council for not gritting a pavement
IMO if ppl start doing that we be even more in line with Americans who sue for any little thing

i think you find it very hard to prove in a court of law