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We continue to fight for the best results for clients who come to us for help after accidents at work. Our recent successes include two
Find out the typical damages brackets for different types of injury.
If you have had an accident over the last 3 years you could claim compensation
Start by selecting the type of injury you have suffered from the list below. You will then be shown the range of compensation payments that can be awarded for the type of injury you have suffered, depending on severity of your injury and a number of other factors. Please note that these amounts only relate to ‘General Damages’ (the award for the injury). Any successful claim would also have an award for ‘Special Damages’ (compensation for any other losses you sustained as a result of your injuries).
Brain injuries
Where the level of remaining brain damage is minimal or a complete recovery is made relatively quickly: £1,940 to £11,200
Less severe brain damage
£13,430 to £37,760
Moderate brain damage
£37,760 to £192,090
Moderately severe brain damage to severe brain damage
£192,090 to £354,260
Facial Injuries
Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones with some permanent deformity: £13,080 to £21,000
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex: £9,330 to £20,280
Displaced fracture: £2,210 to £4,470
Simple undisplaced fracture with full recovery: £1,500 to £2,210
Fractures of Cheekbones (depending on severity / permanent effects)
£2,040 to £13,840
Damage to Teeth
Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth: £7,650 to £10,010
Loss of or serious damage to two front teeth: £3,810 to £6,690
Loss of or serious damage to one front tooth: £1,930 to £3,460
Loss of or damage to back teeth, per tooth: £960 to £1,500
Awards for permanent facial scarring
Very Severe, disfiguring Scarring:
£26,120 to £85,340
Less Severe Scarring
where the disfigurement is still substantial : £15,750 to £42,460
Significant Scarring: £7,990 to £26,380
Less Significant Scarring:£3,460 to £12,050
Trivial Scarring: £1,500 to £3,090
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain, impairment to function or paralysis:
£34,000 to £142,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is considerable but less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£6,900 to £34,000
Minor – injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to 2 years:
£1,500 to £6,900
Severe – where there is serious permanent complications, pain and/or impairment to function: £27,000 to £131,00
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function less severe than above: £4,660 to £27,000
Minor – injuries with a complete uncomplicated recovery: £1,500 to £4,660
Severe – where there is significant permanent disability or longer recovery periods:
£11,000 to £42,000
Moderate – residual pain, discomfort and impairment of function recovering in around 2 years:
£6,900 to £11,000
Minor – injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to 2 years:
£1,500 to £6,900
Amputations –
£84,000 to £263,000
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain and/or disability:
£34,000 to £115,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£16,500 to £34,000
Minor – simple fractures and soft issue injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to a few years:
£1,500 to £16,500
Amputations / Loss of us of one or both hands
£54,280 to £176,660
Serious hand injuries (eg cases with significant permanent deformity, disability and impaired function)
£25,430 to £54,280
Moderate hand injuries with some permanent disability (depending on severity)
£5,110 to £25,430
Minor hand injuries (with recovery in a few months)
up to £3,810
Severe (involving permanent major residual disabilities and/or serious complications/deformity):£34,340 to £104,370
Moderate (where the permanent disability is not major and low risk of future complications):
£11,040 to £34,340
Lesser Injuries (where injury is significant but little or no residual disability):
£3,460 to £11,040
Minor soft tissue injuries with complete recovery:
Up to £3,460
Amputations –
£85,000 to £250,000
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain and/or disability:
£34,000 to £120,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£16,500 to £34,000
Minor – simple fractures and soft issue injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to a few years:
£1,500 to £16,500
Severe
Injuries necessitating an extensive period of treatment and there is significant residual disability and permanent severely limited ability to walk.
£27,450 to £61,000
Moderate
Injuries which give rise to less serious permanent disabilities and impaired function
£12,050 to £23,310
Minor and Modest Injuries
£4,820 to £12,050
Ankle injuries that resolve in less than a year:
£1,500 to £4,820
Amputations / Loss of use of one or both feet
£73,000 to £176,000
Serious to severe foot injuries (eg cases with significant permanent deformity, disability and impaired function)
£21,000 to £96,500
Moderate foot injuries with some permanent disability (depending on severity)
£12,500 to £21,000
Modest foot injuries with some permanent discomfort / limping etc:
£6,000 to £12,500
Minor foot injuries (with complete or almost complete recovery):
£1,500 to £6,000
Brain injuries
Where the level of remaining brain damage is minimal or a complete recovery is made relatively quickly: £1,940 to £11,200
Less severe brain damage
£13,430 to £37,760
Moderate brain damage
£37,760 to £192,090
Moderately severe brain damage to severe brain damage
£192,090 to £354,260
Facial Injuries
Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones with some permanent deformity: £13,080 to £21,000
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex: £9,330 to £20,280
Displaced fracture: £2,210 to £4,470
Simple undisplaced fracture with full recovery: £1,500 to £2,210
Fractures of Cheekbones (depending on severity / permanent effects)
£2,040 to £13,840
Damage to Teeth
Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth: £7,650 to £10,010
Loss of or serious damage to two front teeth: £3,810 to £6,690
Loss of or serious damage to one front tooth: £1,930 to £3,460
Loss of or damage to back teeth, per tooth: £960 to £1,500
Awards for permanent facial scarring
Very Severe, disfiguring Scarring:
£26,120 to £85,340
Less Severe Scarring
where the disfigurement is still substantial : £15,750 to £42,460
Significant Scarring: £7,990 to £26,380
Less Significant Scarring:£3,460 to £12,050
Trivial Scarring: £1,500 to £3,090
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain, impairment to function or paralysis:
£34,000 to £142,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is considerable but less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£6,900 to £34,000
Minor – injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to 2 years:
£1,500 to £6,900
Severe – where there is serious permanent complications, pain and/or impairment to function:
£27,000 to £131,00
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function less severe than above:
£4,660 to £27,000
Minor – injuries with a complete uncomplicated recovery:
£1,500 to £4,660
Severe – where there is significant permanent disability or longer recovery periods:
£11,000 to £42,000
Moderate – residual pain, discomfort and impairment of function recovering in around 2 years:
£6,900 to £11,000
Minor – injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to 2 years:
£1,500 to £6,900
Amputations –
£84,000 to £263,000
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain and/or disability:
£34,000 to £115,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£16,500 to £34,000
Minor – simple fractures and soft issue injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to a few years:
£1,500 to £16,500
Amputations / Loss of us of one or both hands
£54,280 to £176,660
Serious hand injuries (eg cases with significant permanent deformity, disability and impaired function)
£25,430 to £54,280
Moderate hand injuries with some permanent disability (depending on severity)
£5,110 to £25,430
Minor hand injuries (with recovery in a few months)
up to £3,810
Severe (involving permanent major residual disabilities and/or serious complications/deformity):£34,340 to £104,370
Moderate (where the permanent disability is not major and low risk of future complications):
£11,040 to £34,340
Lesser Injuries (where injury is significant but little or no residual disability):
£3,460 to £11,040
Minor soft tissue injuries with complete recovery:
Up to £3,460
Amputations –
£85,000 to £250,000
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain and/or disability:
£34,000 to £120,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£16,500 to £34,000
Minor – simple fractures and soft issue injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to a few years:
£1,500 to £16,500
Severe
Injuries necessitating an extensive period of treatment and there is significant residual disability and permanent severely limited ability to walk.
£27,450 to £61,000
Moderate
Injuries which give rise to less serious permanent disabilities and impaired function
£12,050 to £23,310
Minor and Modest Injuries
£4,820 to £12,050
Ankle injuries that resolve in less than a year:
£1,500 to £4,820
Amputations / Loss of use of one or both feet
£73,000 to £176,000
Serious to severe foot injuries (eg cases with significant permanent deformity, disability and impaired function)
£21,000 to £96,500
Moderate foot injuries with some permanent disability (depending on severity)
£12,500 to £21,000
Modest foot injuries with some permanent discomfort / limping etc:
£6,000 to £12,500
Minor foot injuries (with complete or almost complete recovery):
£1,500 to £6,000
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Ankle injuries: Claim up-to £10,000 for ankle injuries at work.
Brain injuries
Where the level of remaining brain damage is minimal or a complete recovery is made relatively quickly: £1,940 to £11,200
Less severe brain damage
£13,430 to £37,760
Moderate brain damage
£37,760 to £192,090
Moderately severe brain damage to severe brain damage
£192,090 to £354,260
Facial Injuries
Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones with some permanent deformity: £13,080 to £21,000
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex: £9,330 to £20,280
Displaced fracture: £2,210 to £4,470
Simple undisplaced fracture with full recovery: £1,500 to £2,210
Fractures of Cheekbones (depending on severity / permanent effects)
£2,040 to £13,840
Damage to Teeth
Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth: £7,650 to £10,010
Loss of or serious damage to two front teeth: £3,810 to £6,690
Loss of or serious damage to one front tooth: £1,930 to £3,460
Loss of or damage to back teeth, per tooth: £960 to £1,500
Awards for permanent facial scarring
Very Severe, disfiguring Scarring:
£26,120 to £85,340
Less Severe Scarring
where the disfigurement is still substantial : £15,750 to £42,460
Significant Scarring: £7,990 to £26,380
Less Significant Scarring:£3,460 to £12,050
Trivial Scarring: £1,500 to £3,090
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain, impairment to function or paralysis:
£34,000 to £142,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is considerable but less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£6,900 to £34,000
Minor – injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to 2 years:
£1,500 to £6,900
Severe – where there is serious permanent complications, pain and/or impairment to function: £27,000 to £131,00
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function less severe than above: £4,660 to £27,000
Minor – injuries with a complete uncomplicated recovery: £1,500 to £4,660
Severe – where there is significant permanent disability or longer recovery periods:
£11,000 to £42,000
Moderate – residual pain, discomfort and impairment of function recovering in around 2 years:
£6,900 to £11,000
Minor – injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to 2 years:
£1,500 to £6,900
Amputations –
£84,000 to £263,000
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain and/or disability:
£34,000 to £115,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£16,500 to £34,000
Minor – simple fractures and soft issue injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to a few years:
£1,500 to £16,500
Amputations / Loss of us of one or both hands
£54,280 to £176,660
Serious hand injuries (eg cases with significant permanent deformity, disability and impaired function)
£25,430 to £54,280
Moderate hand injuries with some permanent disability (depending on severity)
£5,110 to £25,430
Minor hand injuries (with recovery in a few months)
up to £3,810
Severe (involving permanent major residual disabilities and/or serious complications/deformity):£34,340 to £104,370
Moderate (where the permanent disability is not major and low risk of future complications):
£11,040 to £34,340
Lesser Injuries (where injury is significant but little or no residual disability):
£3,460 to £11,040
Minor soft tissue injuries with complete recovery:
Up to £3,460
Amputations –
£85,000 to £250,000
Severe – where there is serious permanent pain and/or disability:
£34,000 to £120,000
Moderate – residual permanent pain, discomfort and impairment of function is less severe than above, or a recovery over several years:
£16,500 to £34,000
Minor – simple fractures and soft issue injuries with a complete or almost complete recovery lasting from a few months to a few years:
£1,500 to £16,500
Severe
Injuries necessitating an extensive period of treatment and there is significant residual disability and permanent severely limited ability to walk.
£27,450 to £61,000
Moderate
Injuries which give rise to less serious permanent disabilities and impaired function
£12,050 to £23,310
Minor and Modest Injuries
£4,820 to £12,050
Ankle injuries that resolve in less than a year:
£1,500 to £4,820
Amputations / Loss of use of one or both feet
£73,000 to £176,000
Serious to severe foot injuries (eg cases with significant permanent deformity, disability and impaired function)
£21,000 to £96,500
Moderate foot injuries with some permanent disability (depending on severity)
£12,500 to £21,000
Modest foot injuries with some permanent discomfort / limping etc:
£6,000 to £12,500
Minor foot injuries (with complete or almost complete recovery):
£1,500 to £6,000
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