Person slips outside train station shop: who is liable?

• Author:
• Deepika Chana

The recent case of Piccolo v. Larkstock (2007) highlights the need for landlords to carefully consider whether any occupier liability problems apply in relation to their tenanted properties, and if so to address them to avoid being caught in a negligence claim.

In the case, Mr Piccolo was badly injured when he slipped on some wet flower petals on the floor outside a florist’s shop in Marylebone Station. He sued the occupier tenant, Larkstock, along with the landlord operator of the sta... (405 more words)

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