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?