How Much You Could Claim

Head Injury

• Minor head injury/Minor brain damage – £1,940 – £11,200
• Less Severe Brain Damage – £13,430 – £37,760
• Very Severe brain damage – £247,280 – £354,260

Nose Injury

• Simple undisplaced with full recovery – £1,500 – £2,210
• Displaced requiring manipulation – £2,210 – £2,760
• Displaced fracture and recovery only after surgery – £3,460 – £4,470
• Serious fractures with permanent damage – £9,330 – £20,280

Cheekbone Injury

• Simple fracture, no surgery – £2,040 – £2,620
• Simple fracture, some reconstructive surgery necessary – £3,810 – £5,660
• Serious fracture with permanent damage – £8,940 – £13,840

Jaw Injury

• Simple fracture, some immobilisation, full recovery – £5,660 – £7,650
• Serious fracture with some permanent damage – £15,750 – £26,730
• Very serious fracture with permanent damage – £26,730 – £39,940

Neck Injury

• Minor (Whiplash)
  Where a full recovery takes place between three months and a year £2,150 – £3,810
  Where a full recovery takes place within a period of about one to two years – £3,810 – £6,920
• Moderate (Whiplash) – £6,920 – £12,050
• Severe (Fractures) – £57,620 – £114,810, less serious fractures would attract lower compensation awards

Back/Spine Injury

• Minor (Strains)
  Where a full recovery is made within three months – up to £2,150
  Where a full recovery takes place without surgery between three months and two years – £2,150 – £6,920
• Moderate – £10,970 – £24,340
• Severe – £34,000 – £141,150

Shoulder Injury

• Minor, full recovery
  Where a full recovery is made within three months – up to £2,150
  Where a full recovery takes place within a year – £2,150 – £3,810
• Moderate injury, full recovery – £6,920 – £11,200
• Serious injury with permanent damage – £11,200 – £42,110

Arm Injury

• Forearm fracture with some deformity – £5,810 – £16,830
• Less severe injury – £16,830 – £34,340
• Severe injury with permanent disability – £34,340 – £114,810
• Loss of arm Below the elbow – £84,310 – £96,150
• Above the elbow – £96,150 – £114,810
• Loss of both arms – £211,150 – £263,060

Elbow Injury

• Minor, full recovery – from few hundreds up to £11,040
• Moderate injury, full recovery – £13,720 – £28,060
• Serious injury with permanent damage – £34,340 – £48,080

Wrist Injury

• Minor, full recovery – £3,090 – £4,160
• Moderate injury, full recovery – up to £8,970
• Serious injury with permanent damage – £11,040 – £52,490

Hand Injury

• Minor with full recovery – £800 – £3,810
• Moderate injury, full recovery – £5,110 – £11,640
• Severe injury with permanent disability – £12,670 – £54,280
• Effective loss of hand – £84,310 – £96,150
• Effective loss of both hands – £123,310 – £176,660

Finger Injury

• Injury to fingers – £1,000 – £32,210
• Injury to thumb – £1,000 – £48,080

Hip/Pelvis Injury

• Minor – £1,000 – £11,040
• Moderate – £11,040 – £34,340
• Severe – £34,340 – £114,810

Leg Injury

• Minor leg injury, where these modest injuries have fully resolved within a few months – up to £2,150
• Simple fracture to femur – £7,990 – £12,350
• Fractures from which an Incomplete Recovery is Made or Serious Soft Tissue Injuries – £15,750 – £24,340
• Injuries leading to permanent problems with mobility, limited walking ability – £48,080 – £74,150
• Degloving injury, gross shortening – £84,400 – £119,210
• Loss of leg, below the knee – £85,910 – £116,620
• Loss of leg, above the knee – £91,910 – £120,530
• Loss of Both Legs – £211,150 – £247,280

Knee Injury

• Minor – from few hundreds up to £12,050
• Moderate – £13,010- £22,960
• Severe – £22,960 – £84,360

Ankle Injury

• Minor – up to £12,050, but where recovery is complete within a year, the award is unlikely to exceed £4,820
• Moderate – £12,050 – £23,310
• Severe – £27,450 – £61,110

Toe Injury

• Moderate – £1,000 – £8,420
• Serious – £8,420 – £12,050
• Severe – £12,050 – £49,180