How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
How much compensation can I claim for my injuries? We are often asked how much compensation can be awarded for personal injury claims. Whilst each case is different, there are guidelines issued to help decide how much should be awarded.
Every year millions of people will suffer a personal injury that wasn’t their fault. However, only a quarter of them will make a claim for compensation! Levenes personal injury solicitors are here to help you claim the compensation you deserve.
Please note that the below figures are just a guide.
Our personal injury solicitors have many years of experience dealing with all types of accident claims, and will work to ensure you receive the correct amount of compensation that reflects your injuries and your situation.
Compensation Guidelines for Personal Injury
Levenes experts have created a list of compensation guidelines for personal injury, showing the amount you could win dependant on the type of injury. Hopefully, this will give you a better idea of what you should expect when it comes to compensation claims.
General Damages Compensation
It’s important to remember that the facts of each case are different. With that in mind, we will need to obtain full (medical) evidence to help us make a proper assessment. However, you can use our compensation guidelines list as a quick reference to the amounts claimed for “pain and suffering”.
Special Damages Compensation
There are also many other types of personal injury damages that you can claim for. Our specialist injury lawyers are familiar with these. In addition to general damages for “pain and suffering”, you can also receive compensation for loss of income in the past, future and disadvantage in the labour market.
Claims can also be made for travel expenses, medical treatment, special equipment, care and many other types of loss, if it has resulted from the accident. We will advise you of what can be claimed and what evidence we will need to prove your loss.
Injury Compensation
We will always strive to achieve the best possible settlement of your injury compensation claim. We will advise you on what may fall within the scope of your claim and what evidence we will need. Our lawyers always strive to achieve the best possible result for our clients.
Orthopaedic Injury Compensation
- Severe: £39,870 – £130,060
- Moderate: £6,920 – £33,750
- Minor: £2,150 – £6,920
Back Injury Compensation:
- Severe: £34,000 – £141,150
- Moderate: £10,970 – £34,000
- Minor: £2,150 – £10,970
Shoulder Injuries:
- Severe: £16,830 – £42,110
- Serious: £11,200 – £16,830
- Moderate: £6,920 – £11,200
- Minor: £2,150 – £6,920
- Fracture of Clavicle: £4,520 – £10,730
Injuries to pelvis and hips:
- Severe: £34,340 – £114,810
- Moderate: £11,040 – £34,340
- Minor: £3,460 – £11,040
Amputation of arms:
- Loss of both arms: £211,150 – £263,060
- Loss of one arm: £84,310 – £120,270
- Other arm injuries: £5,810 – £114,810
Injuries to the elbow:
- Severe: £34,340 – £48,080
- Moderate: £13,720 – £28,060
- Minor: £11,040
Wrist injury:
- Severe: £21,480 – £52,490
- Moderate: £11,040 – £21,480
- Minor: £3,090 – £8,970
- Total or effective loss of both hands: £123,310 – £176,660
- Serious damage to both hands: £49,010 – £74,150
- Total or effective loss of one hand: £84,310 – £96,150
- Amputation of index and middle and/ or ring fingers: £54,280 – £79,560
- Serious: £25,430 – £54,280
- Less serious: £12,670 – £25,430
- Moderate: £800 – £11,640
- Severe fractures to fingers: up to £32,210
- Amputation of index finger: in region of £16,420
- Loss of thumb: £31,140 – £48,080
- Very serious injury to thumb: £17,190 – £30,700
- Serious injury to thumb: £11,040 – £14,690
- Moderate injuries to the thumb: £8,470 – £11,040
- Severe dislocation of the thumb: £3,460 – £5,950
- Trivial thumb injuries: up to £1,930
Vibration white finger (VWF) and/or hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS):
- Most serious: £27,740 – £33,700
- Serious: £14,690 – £27,740
- Moderate: £7,580 – £14,690
- Minor: £2,620 – £7,580
Work-related upper limb disorders:
- Injuries causing disability: £1,930 – £20,280
Leg injuries:
- Amputation of both legs: £211,150 – £247,280
- Amputation of one leg: £91,910 – £120,530
- Severe: £34,370 – £119,210
- Moderate: £24,340 – £34,370
- Minor: £15,750 – £24,340
Knee injuries:
- Severe: £22,960 – £84,360
- Moderate: £13,010 – £22,960
- Minor: up to £12,050
- Very severe: £43,900 – £61,110
- Severe: £27,450 – £43,900
- Moderate: £12,050 – £23,310
- Modest: up to £12,050
Achilles Tendon injuries:
- Most serious: in the region of £33,700
- Serious: £21,910 – £26,380
- Moderate: £11,040 – £18,480
- Minor: £6,380 – £11,040
Foot injuries:
- Amputation of both feet: £148,540 – £176,660
- Amputation of one foot: £73,620 – £96,150
- Very severe: £73,620 – £96,150
- Severe: £36,800 – £61,410
- Serious: £21,910 – £34,370
- Moderate: £12,050 – £21,910
- Modest: up to £12,050
Toe injuries:
- Amputation of all toes: £32,020 – £49,180
- Amputation of the great toe: in the region of £27,450
- Severe: £12,050 – £18,480
- Serious: £8,480 – £12,050
- Moderate: up to £8,420
Brain and Head Injury Compensation
- Very severe: £247,280 – £354,260
- Moderately severe: £192,090 – £247,280
- Moderate: £37,760 – £192,090
- Less severe: £13,430 – £37,760
- Minor brain or head injury: £1,940 – £11,200
Epilepsy:
- Established Grand Mal: £89,450 – £131,620
- Established Petit Mal: £48,080 – £115,130
- Other epileptic conditions: £9,330 – £23,050
Psychiatric and psychological damage:
- Severe: £48,080 – £101,470
- Moderately severe: £16,720 – £48,080
- Moderate: £5,130 – £16,720
- Minor: £1,350 – £5,130
Post-Traumatic stress disorder:
- Severe: £52,490 – £88,270
- Moderately severe: £20,290 – £52,490
- Moderate: £7,170 – £20,290
- Minor: £3,460 – £7,170
Injuries involving paralysis
- Tetraplegia (also known as Quadriplegia): £284,610 – £354,260
- Paraplegia: £192,090 – £249,270
Injuries affecting the senses
- Total blindness and deafness: £56,070 – £354,260
- Total loss of one eye: £7,990 – £57,590
- Minor eye injuries: £3,460 – £7,650
- Transient eye injuries: £1,930 – £3,460
Deafness/Tinnitus:
- Total deafness and loss of speech: £96,150 – £123,310
- Total deafness: £79,560 – £123,310
- Total loss of hearing in one ear: £27,450 – £39,940
Impairment of taste and smell:
- Total loss of taste and smell: £16,830 – £34,340
Facial and Skeletal Injury Compensation
- Multiple fractures of facial bones: £13,080 – £32,210
- Fracture of nose or nasal complex: £1,500 – £20,280
- Fracture of cheekbones: £2,040 – £13,840
- Fracture of jaws: £5,660 – £39,940
- Damage to teeth: £960 – £33,430
Facial disfigurement:
- Very severe: £26,120 – £85,340
- Severe: £15,750 – £42,460
- Significant: £7,990 – £26,380
- Less significant: £3,460 – £12,050
- Trivial: £1,500 – £3,090
Scarring to other parts of the body
- Several superficial scars of leg(s), or arms(s), hand(s), back or chest: £6,870 – £19,930
- Laparotomy scars: up to £7,580
- Single noticeable scar: £2,080 – £6,870
Scarring to other parts of the body
- Injuries where there is a complete recovery within seven days: A few hundred pounds to £600
- Injuries where there is a complete recovery within 28 days: £600 – £1,200
- Injuries where there is a complete recovery within 3 months: £1,200 – £2,150
I want to make a claim, what should I do?
If you’ve got an injury and feel you might be entitled to compensation contact Levenes personal injury claim solicitors today. Our expert lawyers will guide you and your loved ones through the claims process. We deal with every claim with the utmost professionalism and compassion.
Every year we help thousands of people claim compensation for a personal injury. We offer specialist personal injury services across the UK and often act for individuals on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis. Get in touch today and find out within 1 hour if you have a claim! Call us on 0800 048 2355 or enquire online.
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