How much are your injuries worth?
Below you will find approximations of how much you may be entitled to for certain types of injuries you might have sustained. Additional expenses may be awarded for loss of earnings and other expenses which may have occurred related to your injuries such as medical/ prescription costs.
Please note that all cases are judged on an individual basis and the amounts awarded are depended of individual circumstances.
Head
Head Injury
Minor head injury
£1,500 – £7,000
Minor brain damage
£8,500 – £23,500
Severe brain damage
£155,000 – £220,000
Neck
Neck Injury
Minor (Whiplash)
£1,000 – £7,000
Moderate (Whiplash)
£3,500 – £25,000
Severe (Fractures)
£12,000 – £250,000
Shoulder
Shoulder Injury
Minor, full recovery
£1,000 – £3,500
Moderate injury, full
recovery
£5,000 – £8,000
Serious injury with
permanent damage
£8,000 – £15,000
Arm
Arm Injury
Forearm fracture with some deformity
£3,000 – £35,000
Moderate injury
£9,000 – £75,000
Severe injury with permanent disability
£18,000 – £150,000
Loss of arm Below the elbow
£42,000 – £200,000
Above the elbow
£48,000 – £250,000
Loss of both arms
£95,000 – £1,000,000
Elbow
Elbow Injury
Minor, full recovery
£1,500 – £3,000
Moderate injury, full recovery
£3,000 – £8,000
Serious injury with permanent damage
£8,000 – £75,000
Back/Spine
Back/Spine Injury
Minor (Strains)
£4,250 – £7,500
Moderate
£15,250 – £21,500
Severe
£55,000 – £93,000
Hip/Pelvis
Hip/Pelvis Injury
Minor
£1,000 – £10,000
Moderate
£6,000 – £50,000
Severe
£18,000 – £250,000
Hand
Hand Injury
Minor with full recovery
£1,000 – £3,000
Moderate injury, full recovery
£3,000 – £8,000
Severe injury with permanent disability
£25,000 – £65,000
Effective loss of hand
£42,000 – £850,000
Effective loss of both hands
£60,000 – £1,000,000
Knee
Knee Injury
Minor
£1,000 – £6,000
Moderate
£3,000 – £13,500
Severe
£13,500 – £47,500
Leg
Leg Injury
Minor leg injury
£1,000 – £3,000
Fracture to tibula or fibula with full recovery
£8,000
Simple fracture to femur
£8,000 – £12,000
Fracture with residual disability
(left a gait, impaired mobility)
£8,000 – £15,000
Permanent disability, requiring crutches limited walking ability
£25,000 – £75,000
Degloving injury, gross shortening
£42,000 – £100,000
Loss of leg. Below the knee
£45,000 – £100,000
Above the knee
£47,000 – £150,000
Foot
Feet
Minor
£1,000 – £6,000
Moderate
£3,000 – £12,500
Severe
£12,500 – £100,000