€75k award to woman who slipped is overturned in significant ruling on occupiers’ liability

A €75,000 damages award to a woman who slipped and broke her ankle when walking down a wet grassy slope to leave a Dublin shopping centre car park has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

A €75,000 damages award to a woman who slipped and broke her ankle when walking down a wet grassy slope to leave a Dublin shopping centre car park has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

In a significant decision concerning the extent of occupiers’ liability, Ms Justice Mary Irvine ruled the companies that own and operate Mountview Shopping Centre, Blanchardstown, had not breached their statutory duty to take reasonable care for the safety of the woman.