Personal Injury Award Levels

  • Ankles, Feet, Toes

    Ankles: Compensation for this injury varies greatly. "Very Severe" injuries (£35,750 - £49,800) are where there is "soft-tissue damage resulting in deformity and risk that any future injury to the leg might necessitate a...

  • Arms

    Compensation for arm injuries relate to the degree of loss of use and vary greatly as follows. Amputation: The value of this award depends on whether both arms are lost (£172,000 - £214,250) or just one arm.  If one arm is lost,...

  • Asbestos Disease

    Mesothelioma: This may be of the pleura (the lung lining) or of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity).   £50,000 to £90,000 Lung Cancer: A disease proving fatal in most cases, the symptoms of which may not be as painful as...

  • Back Compensation

    Some back injuries can lead to paralysis (in which case see "paralysis" for details), but otherwise back injury is classified as "severe" (£27,700 - £115,000) , "moderate" (£8,900 - £27,700)...

  • Bereavement Damages Increase

    The level of damages for bereavement in England and Wales  (under the  Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2007 (SI 2007/3489 )) has been increased from £10,000 to £11,800 and the new level applies...

  • Burns and Scarring

    Facial Disfigurement: Claims for these types of injuries vary from males to females.  The range for a female is from "Very Severe Scarring" (£34,600 - £69,500) to "Trivial Scarring" (£1,225 - £2,500). ...

  • Chest and Lungs

    Chest Injuries: Cases in this area are fairly rare and wide ranging. The award level (up to £107,250) 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...

  • Dental

    Compensation for this injury varies greatly depending on whether several front teeth have been lost or seriously damaged ( £6,250 - £8,150) to only one front tooth (£1,575 - £2,800). The final amount awarded depends on the extent of...

  • Face, Head and Brain

    Head and Brain: Compensation for this injury varies greatly from "Very severe brain damage" ( £201,500 - £288,500) where there is "little, if any, evidence of any meaningful response to environment" through to "less...

  • Hands, Fingers

    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" (£100,500 - £144,000), to...

  • Internal Injuries

    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...

  • Legs and Knees

    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 (£172,000 - £201,500), or whether both legs are lost...

  • Neck

    Compensation for this injury varies greatly. "Severe" injuries (£32,500 - in the region of £106,000) are where there is "permanent spastic quadriparesis", or "ruptured tendons", or less severe injuries that...

  • Paralysis

    There are only two levels of "paralysis" for which compensation awards are made.  The award level is affected by the extent of any residual movement, presence of pain, depression and or age/life expectancy. Quadriplegia - the award...

  • Pelvis, Hips

    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 (£28,000- £93,500) involve damage to other organs and considerable disability....

  • Shoulder

    "Severe" injuries (£13,700 - £34,300) are those that result in significant disability. "Serious" injury (£9,100 - £13,700) causes pain and weakness of grip while "moderate" injury (£5,600-...

  • Sight, Hearing, Taste, Smell

    Sight: Injuries involving total loss of vision and hearing combined are considered as one of the most serious kinds of injuries.  Awards in the region of £288,500 can be made.  Total loss of sight only can result in an award in the region of...

  • Stress, Psychological

    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...

  • Wrists, Elbows

    Elbows: Compensation for this injury varies greatly from "A Severely Disabling Injury" ( £28,000 - £39,150) through to "Moderate or Minor Injury" (up to £9,000) where no permanent damage is caused. Wrists: Wrist...
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