No win no fee compensation
Legally binding compensation awards for injuries varies and this is a rough guide to the types of injury that can be claimed for in courts of law by no win no fee personal injury solicitors and the approximate levels that will be awarded.
Bear in mind that these amounts are for the injury itself and does NOT include payment for loss of earnings and other expenses which can also be claimed for.
HEAD:
Severe brain damage £165,500 - £235,000
Moderate brain damage £87,000 - £125,000
Minor brain damage £9,000 - £25,000
Minor Head Injury £1,000 - £7,500
Epilepsy £6,000 - £87,500
PSYCHIATRIC:
Psychiatric damage £800 - £32,000
Post traumatic stress disorder £2,200 - £60,000
SIGHT/HEARING:
Total blindness £155,000
Complete loss of sight in one eye £29,000 - £32,000
Minor eye injuries £2,000 - £5,000
Temporary eye injuries £1,300 - £2,500
Total deafness £53,000 - £63,000
Total loss of hearing in one ear £18,000 - £26,000
Partial hearing loss/tinnitus, depending on severity £4,250 - £26,000
TEETH:
Loss or serious damage to multiple front teeth £5,000 - £6,500
Loss or serious damage to one front tooth £1,200 - £2,500
FACE:
WOMEN:
Severe scarring £28,000 - £56,500
Moderate scarring £2,000 - £8,000
Minor scarring £1,000 - £2,000
MEN:
Severe scarring £17,000 - £38,000
Moderate scarring £2,000 - £5,000
Minor scarring £1,000 - £2,000
OTHER FACE INJURIES:
Multiple Fractures of facial bones £8,000 - £14,000
Fracture of Nose or Nasal Complex £1,000 - £13,000
Fracture of Cheek bone(s) £1,500 - £10,000
Fractures of Jaws £4000 - £26,000
NECK:
Severe (permanent disability) £14,000 - £86,000
Moderate (whiplash etc) £4,500 - £14,500
Minor (full recovery under two years) £750 - £4,500
BACK:
Severe - (paralysis) £22,500 - £98,500
Moderate - (residual disability) £7,000 - £22,500
Minor - (full recovery under 3 years £4,500 - £7,000
SHOULDER:
Severe - (significant disability) £11,000 - £28,000
Serious - (dislocated shoulder) £7,000 - £11,000
Moderate - (frozen shoulder) £4,500 - £7,000
Minor - (almost full recovery) Up to £4,500
ARM:
Severe injuries - injuries which fall short of amputation £56,000 - £76,000
Injuries resulting in permanent substantial disability £22,000 - £35,000
Simple fractures of the forearm £4,000 - £11,000
ELBOW:
Severe £22,000 - £32,000
Moderate to minor (no permanent damage or impairment) Up to £7,500
WRIST:
Serious injuries (permanent disability) £7,000 - £35,000
Moderate (fracture) Up to £4,000
Miinor £2,000 - £3,000
HAND:
Total loss of one hand £56,000 - £63,500
Serious damage to both hands £32,000 - £50,000
Serious hand injuries - reducing capacity of hand by approximately 50% £17,000 - £36,000
Moderate Hand Injuries - crush injuries, deep lacerations where surgery has failed and permanent disability remains £4,000 - £7,500
Minor Hand Injuries £500 - £2,500
FINGERS:
Severe fractures to fingers Up to £21,000
Total loss of index finger In the region of £10,000
Fracture of index finger £5,000 - £7,000
Fracture of one finger £1,500 - £3,000
Loss of thumb £20,000 - £32,000
Moderate injury to thumb £5,500 - £7,000
Trivial thumb injury Up to £1,000
HIP:
Severe (extensive fractures of the pelvis resulting in urological complications) £46,000 - £76,000
Moderate - (hip replacement etc) £7,000 - £15,000
Minor (complete recovery) Up to £2,000
LEG:
Severe (including amputations) £56,000 - £165,500
Moderate (complicated or multiple fractures) £16,000 - £22,000
Minor (fractures and soft tissue injuries) Up to £5,000
KNEE:
Moderate - £8,000 - £15,500
Minor Up to £3,500
ANKLE:
Servere (fractures, ligament tears resulting in difficulty in walking on uneven ground) £7,000 - £15,500
Moderate ankle injuries Up to £8,000
Minor ankle injuries (recovery within a year) Up to £3,500
FEET:
Amputation of both feet £98,500 - £117,000
Amputation of one foot £48,000 - £65,000
Severe fractures of both heels £26,500 - £40,000
Moderate - (metatarsal fractures, ruptured ligaments) Up to £8,000
Minor Fractures, lacerations (near complete recovery) Up to £4,000
CHEST:
Fractures of ribs Up to £2,500
Asbestos related disease
Diagnosis of Mesothelioma £48,000 - £74,000
Pleural thickening £22,000 - £45,000
Pleural Plaques £6,000 - £7,000
ABDOMEN:
Direct inguinal hernia £4,000 - £5,000
Uncomplicated indirect inguinal hernia £2,000 - £4,000
HAIR:
Hair damage £2,000 - £6,000
