loss of earnings claim?

dacouch

Custardy UK law works on the basis of proving liability, in effect the cafe is legally liable if they have not taken "Reasonable" steps to prevent the accident and the court would probably say they were not liable

When working out what is Reasonable they take into account the risk of an accident, the practicalities of prevention and the cost.

A good example of taking reasonable steps to prevent an accident is a Mcdonalds Restaurant. If you go into their toilets they have a sheet on the wall that is signed, dated and the time written on each time the attendant checks the toilet. If a customer slipped a wet patch on the floor in the toilet they would produce the sheet as evidence that they had taken all "Reasonable" steps to prevent a slipping accident. (This is toilet spills not wet due to mopping).

There is a fair chance your OH slipping on a wet floor is foreseable for the cafe and that they should have done a risk assesement and worked out that maybe when it rains heavily they put a warning cone out about the wet floor or as the other poster mention some type of matt or non slip matt down permanently.

If you have a wording with your Home Insurers you may have the Legal Protection Cover which will cover the costs of making a personal injury. Otherwise have a word with the CWU ( I assume your a member through work) as they also often deal with injury claims and may be prepared to handle your partners claim (If she is a member of a union they may also help)