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Ankles The vast majority of ankle injuries are worth significantly less than £12,500. However, compensation for this injury varies greatly. "Very Severe" injuries (£29,000 - £40,750) are where there is...
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Mesothelioma: This may be of the pleura (the lung lining) or of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity). £35,000 to £83,750 Lung Cancer: A disease proving fatal in most cases, the symptoms of which may not be as painful as...
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Facial Disfigurement Claims for these types of injuries vary from males to females. The range for a female is from "Very Severe Scarring" (£28,000 - £56,500) to "Trivial Scarring" (£1,000 - £2,000). ...
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Chest Injuries: Cases in this area are fairly rare and wide ranging. The award level (up to £98,500) can be affected by not only the extent of the injury but also factors such as age and gender. Lung Disease: The award level, "often...
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Head and Brain Compensation for this injury varies greatly from "Very severe brain damage" (£165,000 - £235,000) where there is "little evidence of any meaningful response to environment" through to "Minor brain...
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The loss of a hand is considered almost as severe as the loss of the whole arm and awards are not far short of those for arms. The range of awards varies from "total or effective loss of both hands" (£81,500 - £117,000), to...
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There is a wide range of injuries related to your internal organs that are best summarised in the following table. The column "Minimum Award" shows the likely award for the least severe injury, whereas the "Maximum Award" shows the...
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Compensation for leg injuries relate to the degree of loss of use and vary greatly as follows. Amputation The value of this award depends on whether both legs are lost totally (£140,500 - £165,500), or whether both legs are lost below...
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Injury to the pelvis or hips can be very serious and even result in leg amputation (in which case see "legs" for details). "Severe" injuries (£22,650- £76,350) involve damage to other organs and considerable disability....
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Sight Injuries involving total loss of vision and hearing combined are considered as one of the most serious kinds of injuries. Awards up to £235,000 can be made. Total loss of sight only can result in an award in the region of...
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This category of award can include the following types of psychological injury. In all cases various factors have to be taken into account such as the injured person's ability to cope with life and work, the extent to which any treatment would be...
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Elbows Compensation for this injury varies greatly from "A severely disabling injury" (£22,650 - £32,000) through to "Moderate or minor injury" (up to £7,375) where the injury is a simple fracture of the elbow. Wrists ...
