How much compensation could you claim?
If you have been injured, and it was due to another party not taking reasonable care to prevent the injury, you are due compensation. How much you are due will vary enormously, however, and it would be misleading to attempt to state precise amounts.
The total amount of compensation your personal injury demands will vary for several reasons. It will be measured firstly as general damages - pain, suffering and loss of amentites of life. It will also be affected by special damages - possible loss of earnings both current and future and ongoing treatment. These are measured separately.
General damages are based on previous cases as guidelines, and the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines has been accepted as the starting point in negotiating levels of payment for general damages in personal injury cases. Here are selected examples from this review.
Injury |
Compensation Amount |
| Body Paralysis Quadraplegia Paraplegia |
£206,750 - £257,750 £140,000 - £181,500 |
| Psychiatric Damage Severe Moderately Severe |
£35,000 - £74,000 £12,250 - £35,000 |
| Head Injuries Severe Brain Damage Minor Brain Damage |
£180,000 -£257,750 £9,875 - £27,500 |
| Facial Injuries Fractured Nose Damaged Teeth Fractured Jaw |
£1,100 - £14,750 £700 - £7,250 £4,100 - £29,000 |
| Sight Injuries Loss of Sight in One Eye Minor Eye Injuries |
£31,500 - £35,000 £2,500 - £5,600 |
| Hearing Injuries Total Deafness Tinnitus and Slight Loss of Hearing |
£58,000 - £70,000 £4,750 - £8,000 |
| Neck Injuries Severe Whiplash |
£16,000 - £95,000 £850 - £16,000 |
| Chest Injuries Severe Traumatic Injury Fractured Ribs Asbestos-Related Disease |
£64,250 - £96,000 Up to £2,500 £4,250 - £81,500 |
| Internal Organs Digestive System Kidney Problems Hernia |
£600 - £39,500 £19,750 - £134,000 £2,150 - £15,400 |
| Back Injuries Severe (Non-Paralysis) Minor (e.g. Sprains) |
£24,750 - £108,000 Up to £8,000 |
| Arm Injuries Amputation of One Arm Simple Fractures Wrist Injuries Hand Injuries |
£61,500 - £87,500 £4,250 - £12,250 £2,250 - £38,250 £1,400 - £129,000 |
| Leg Injuries Amputations Serious Fractures Simple Fractures Knee Injuries Ankle Injuries |
£58,500 - £180,000 £11,500 - £17,750 Up to £5,750 Up to £61,500 Up to £44,500 |
| Foot injuries Very Severe (Non-Amputation) Simple Fracture Toe Injuries |
£53,500 - £73,000 Up to £8,750 Up to £36,000 |
Remember, these are guideline amounts from the Judicial Studies Board, based on previous cases. They are not guaranteed; they are simply to provide an idea of the compensation that may be awarded in different personal injury cases.
