Thursday 19 April 2012

The Legal Line - How much personal injury compensation?

Personal injury can cost you more than you realise. Here is a table outlining the type of injury and the legal costs.


Injury Type
Description
Damage to Scalp and Hair
£1,125 – £7,250
Head Injuries
Minor: £1,450 – £8,400
Minor brain damage: £10,000 - £28,250
Moderate brain damage: £28,250 - £144,000
Moderately severe brain damage: £144,000 - £185,000
Very severe brain damage: £185,000 - £265,000
Eye Injuries
Minor: £1,450 - £5,750
Permanent impairment of vision: £8,250 - £118,000
Total blindness affecting both eyes: in region of £175,000
Nose Injuries
Simple undisplaced fracture with full recovery: £1,125 - £1,650
Displaced requiring manipulation: £1,650 - £2,050
Displaced recovery after surgery: £2,600 -£3,350
Serious fractures with permanent damage: £7,000 - £15,200
Cheekbone Injuries
Simple fracture, not requiring surgery: £1,550 - £1,900
Simple fracture, minor surgery: £2,850 - £4,250
Serious fracture with some permanent damage: £6,750 - £10,350

Jaw Injuries
Simple fracture, some immobilisation, full recovery: £4,250 - £5,750
Serious fracture with some permanent damage: £11,800 - £20,000
Very serious fracture with permanent damage: £20,000 - £30,000
Injuries to
the Teeth
Loss of one front tooth: £1,450 - £2,600
Loss of two front teeth: £2,850 - £5,000
Loss or damage to several front teeth: £5,750 - £7,500
Loss or damage to back teeth: £720 - £1,125 (per tooth)
Other Facial Injuries
Facial scarring / disfigurement: £1,125 - £64,000
Le Fort fractures of frontal facial bones: £15,500 - £24,100
Multiple fractures of facial bones: £9,750 - £15,750
Neck Injuries
Minor: up to £5,150
Moderate: £5,150 - £16,400
Severe: £16,400 - £97,500
Shoulder Injuries
Minor: up to £5,150
Moderate injury: £5,150 - £8,400
Serious injury with permanent damage: £8,400 - £31,500
Clavicle fracture: £3,400 - £8,000
Arm Injuries
Simple fractures of forearm: £4,350 - £12,600
Moderate injury: £12,600 - £25,750
Severe injury with permanent disability: £25,750 - £86,000

Loss of arm
:
Below the elbow: £63,000 - £72,000
Above the elbow: £72,000 - £90,000
Loss of both arms: £158,000 - £197,000
Elbow Injuries
Minor to moderate: up to £8,250
Moderate injury, some impairment of function: £10,300 - £21,000
Severely disabling injury: £25,750 - £36,000
Wrist Injuries
Minor to moderate: £2,300 - £4,850
Moderate injury, some impairment of function: £8,250 - £16,100
Serious injury with permanent damage: £16,100 - £39,300
Hand Injuries
Minor with full recovery: up to £2,850
Moderate injury, some impairment: £4,100 - £19,000
Severe injury with permanent disability: £19,000 - £59,500
Effective loss of hand: £63,000 - £72,000
Effective loss of both hands: £92,000 - £132,000
Chest Injuries
Uncomplicated rib fractures: up to £2,600
Other traumatic chest injuries, no permanent disability: up to £11,800
Injuries to Internal Organs
Heart and/or lungs: £3,500 - £98,500
Hernia: £2,200 - £15,850
Loss of spleen: £2,850 - £17,250
Bladder, long term impairment to complete loss of function: £15,400 - £92,000
Loss of kidney/s: £20,250 - £138,000
Reproductive system: £4,350 - £111,000
Digestive system / bowel: up to £98,500 
Back Injuries
Minor: up to £8,250
Moderate: £8,250 - £25,500
Severe: £25,500 - £111,000
Paralysis
Paraplegia: £144,000 - £186,500
Quadriplegia: £212,500 - £265,000
Hip & Pelvis Injuries
Minor: up to £8,250
Moderate: £8,250 - £25,750
Severe: £25,750 - £86,000
Leg Injuries
Simple fractures and soft tissue injuries: up to £6,000
Simple fracture to femur: £6,000 - £9,200
Fracture with residual disability (defective gait, impaired mobility) £11,800 - £18,250
Permanent disability: £18,250 - £55,000
Degloving injury, gross shortening: £63,000 - £89,000

Loss of leg
:
Below the knee: £60,000 - £86,000
Above the knee: £63,000 - £92,000
Loss of both legs: £132,000 - £185,000
Knee Injuries
Minor: up to £9,000
Moderate: £9,750 - £17,500
Severe: £17,500 - £63,000
Ankle Injuries
Minor: up to £9,000
Moderate: £8,700 - £17,500
Severe: £20,500 - £45,750
Achilles tendon damage: £4,850 - £25,250
Foot Injuries
Minor: up to £9,000
Moderate: £9,000 - £16,400
Severe: £16,400 - £72,000
Loss of one foot: £55,000 - £72,000
Loss of both feet: £111,000 - £132,500
Injuries to
the Toes
Minor: up to £6,300
Moderate: £6,300 - £9,000
Severe (including amputation of one or more toes): £9,000 - £37,000
Industrial Diseases
Mesothelioma
£35,000 - £83,750
Asbestosis
£31,500 - £ 69,500
Lung Cancer
Caused by asbestos, £51,500 - £66,000
Pleural Thickening
£25,250 - £51,500
Vibration White Finger
£2,000 - £25,250
Occupational Asthma
up to £43,000
Occupational Dermatitis
£1,125 - £12,600
Occupational Deafness
£4,850 - £30,000 dependent upon level of hearing loss and whether tinnitus is present


The Legal Line - How much personal injury compensation?

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