Slips, trips and falls in public or the workplace are the most common cause of ankle injuries. These accidents can happen as a result of loose carpeting, wet floors or unsuitable footwear. Accidents like these at work are usually the most avoidable, and employers should always be aware of any potential slip or trip hazards to ensure your place of work is safe.

Employers are under a duty to provide you with a safe place of work. A lack of training and not having appropriate safeguards in place to reduce certain risks could mean you may be entitled to compensation should you suffer an ankle injury following an accident at work.

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, including ankle injuries sustained as a result of the incident.

If you have tripped on a pavement over a raised paving flag or tripped due to a pothole in the road you may be entitled to compensation. 

Sometimes, patients go to their GP or hospital with symptoms of an ankle injury and the diagnosis is missed or the doctor breaches their duty of care to you in some other way. For example, you may go to the hospital, have an x-ray and a fracture may be missed.  If you have experienced medical negligence and have suffered a worse outcome as a result, you may be able to claim compensation for your injuries and financial losses.