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“Every single winter the age-old myth resurfaces that Good Samaritans will end up the victims of legal action if they are being helpful by clearing snow and ice. It’s simply absurd. There is a distinct difference between a simple accident which no-one could reasonably foresee and that no-one is at fault for – and negligence when it comes to making a legal claim. Negligence is when someone does something which they could reasonably predict would cause a person to be injured. Anyone clearing snow or ice would have to be demonstrably negligent to be liable for someone else’s injury.” – Jonathan Scarsbrook, president the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

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