Compensation Amounts
Based upon the Judicial College Guidelines
Compensation Amounts
The compensation amounts below are based upon the ‘Guidelines for the assessment of general damages in personal injury cases’.
Please note that all claims are individual and the amount of compensation awarded can vary, depending upon the individual circumstances of the claim.
- Neck / Back Injuries
Neck Injuries
£2,450 to £7,890Where a full recovery takes place within a period of about one to two years.
Neck Injuries
£24,990 to £38,490Injuries such as fractures or dislocations which cause severe immediate symptoms and which may necessitate spinal fusion.
Neck Injuries
£45,470 to £148,330Neck injury associated with incomplete paraplegia or resulting in permanent spastic quadriparesis.
Back Injury
£7,890 to £12,510Where a full recovery or a recovery to nuisance level takes place without surgery within about two to five years.
Back Injury
£12,510 to £27,760Many frequently encountered injuries to the back such as disturbance of ligaments and muscles giving rise to backache, soft tissue injuries resulting in a prolonged acceleration and / or exacerbation of a pre-existing back condition.
Back Injury
£91,090 to £160,980Cases of the most severe injury involving damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots, leading to a combination of very serious consequences not normally found in cases of back injury.
- Head Injuries
Brain or Head Injury
£2,210 to £12,770In these cases brain damage, if any, will have been minimal. The bottom of the bracket will reflect full recovery within a few weeks.
Brain Damage
£43,060 to £219,0700This category is distinguished from the moderately severe category by the fact that the degree of dependence is markedly lower.
Brain Damage
£219,070 to £282,010The insured person will be very seriously disabled. There will be substantial dependence on others and a need for constant professional and other care.
Brain Damage
£282,010 to £403,990In cases at the top of this bracket there may be some ability to follow basic commands, recovery of eye opening and return of sleep and waking patterns and postural reflex movement.
- Shoulder Injuries
Shoulder Injury
£2,450 to £7,890Soft tissue injury to your shoulder with considerable pain but almost complete recovery within one to two years.
Shoulder Injury
£7,890 to £12,770Frozen shoulder with limitation of movement and discomfort with symptoms persisting for about two years. Also soft tissue injuries with more than minimal symptoms persisting after two years but not permanent. Often associated with neck injuries and involving damage to the brachial plexus resulting in significant disability.
Fracture of Clavicle
£5,150 to £12,240The level of the award will depend on extent of fracture, level of disability, residual symptoms, and whether temporary or permanent, and whether union is anatomically displaced.
- Eye Injuries
Eye Injury
£3,950 to £8,730In this bracket fall cases of minor injuries, such as being struck in the eye, exposure to fumes including smoke, or being splashed by liquids, causing initial pain and some temporary interference with vision.
Complete Loss of Sight in One Eye
£49,270 to £54,830This award takes account of some risk of sympathetic ophthalmia.
Total Loss of One Eye
£54,830 to £65,710The level of the award within the bracket will depend on age, psychiatric consequences, and cosmetic effect.
- Hearing Loss
Partial Hearing Loss and/or Tinnitus
£7,010 to £45,540This category covers the bulk of deafness cases which usually result from exposure to noise at work over a prolonged period.
Total Loss of Hearing in One Ear
£31,310 to £45,540Cases will tend towards the higher end of the bracket where there are associated problems, such as tinnitus, dizziness or headaches.
Total Deafness
£90,750 to £109,650The lower end of the bracket is appropriate for cases where there is no speech deficit or tinnitus. The higher end is appropriate for cases involving both of these.
- Facial Injuries
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex
£3,950 to £5,100(Displaced fracture where recovery is complete but only after surgery.)
Fractures of Cheekbones
£10,200 to £15,780Serious Fractures requiring surgery but with lasting consequences such as paraesthesia in the cheeks or the lips or some element of disfigurement.
Fractures of Jaws
£17,960 to £30,490Serious fracture with permanent consequences such as difficulty in opening the mouth or with eating or where there is paraesthesia in the area of the jaw.
Damage to Teeth
£8,730 to £11,410Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth.
- Arm Injuries
Loss Of One Arm
Not less than £137,160Arm amputated at the shoulder.
Arm Injury
£19,200 to £39,170While there will have been significant disabilities, a substantial degree of recovery will have taken place or will be expected.
Simple Fractures
£6,610 to £19,200Simple Fractures of the Forearm.
- Elbow Injuries
Elbow Injury
£39,170 to £54,830A Severely Disabling Injury.
Elbow Injury
£15,650 to £32,010Injuries causing impairment of function but not involving major surgery or significant disability.
Elbow Injury
Up to £12,590Most elbow injuries fall into this category. They comprise simple fractures, tennis elbow syndrome and lacerations; i.e., those injuries which cause no permanent damage and do not result in any permanent impairment of function.
- Wrist Injuries
Wrist Injuries
£3,530 to £4,740Undisplaced or minimal displaced fractures and soft tissue injuries necessitating application of plaster or bandage for a matter of weeks and a full or virtual recovery within up to 12 months or so.
Wrist Injuries
£12,590 to £24,500Where these still result in some permanent disability as, for example, a degree of persisting pain and stiffness.
Wrist Injuries
£47,620 to £59,860Injuries resulting in complete loss of function in the wrist, for example, where an arthrodesis has been performed.
- Hand / Finger Injuries
Damage to Both Hands
£55,820 to £84,570Such injuries will have given rise to permanent cosmetic disability and significant loss of function.
Hand Injury
£5,720 to £13,280Crush injuries, penetrating wounds, soft tissue type and deep lacerations. The top of the bracket would be appropriate where surgery has failed and permanent disability remains. The bottom of the bracket would be appropriate for permanent but non-intrusive symptoms.
Hand Injuries
£12,170 to £18,740Total Loss of Index Finger.
Hand Injuries
£35,520 to £54,830Loss of Thumb.
- Hip / Pelvis Injury
Hip / Pelvis Injury
£39,170 to £130,930Extensive fractures of the pelvis involving, for example, dislocation of a low back joint and a reputed bladder, or a hip injury resulting in spondylolisthesis of a low back joint with intolerable pain and necessitating spinal fusion.
Hip / Pelvis Injury
£26,590 to £39,170Significant injury to the pelvis or hip but any permanent disability is not major and any future risk not great.
Hip / Pelvis Injury
£3,950 to £12,950Cases where despite significant injury there is little or no residual disability. Where there has been a complete recovery within two years, the award may but is unlikely to exceed the mid-point in the range.
- Leg Injuries
Above-Knee Amputation of One Leg
£104,830 to £137,470The award will depend upon such factors as the level of the amputation; the severity of any phantom pains; associated psychological problems; the success of any prosthetics; any side effects such as backache and the risk of developing osteoarthritis in the remaining joints of both lower limbs or in the hips and spine.
Leg Injury
£39,200 to £54,830Serious compound or comminuted fractures or injuries to joints or ligaments resulting in instability, prolonged treatment, a lengthy period of non-weight-bearing, the near certainty that arthritis will ensue; extensive scarring. To justify an award within this bracket a combination of such features will generally be necessary.
Leg Injury
£17,960 to £27,760Fractures from which an incomplete recovery is made or serious soft tissue injuries.
Leg Injuries
£9,110 to £14,080Simple fracture of a femur with no damage to articular surfaces.
- Knee Injuries
Knee Injury
£26,190 to £96,210Serious knee injury where there has been disruption of the joint, the development of ostearthristis, gross ligamentous damage, lengthy treatment, considerable pain and loss of function, an arthroplasty or arthrodesis has taken place or is inevitable.
Knee Injury
£14,840 to £26,190Injuries involving dislocation, torn cartilage or meniscus which results in minor instability, wasting, weakness, or other mild future disability.
- Ankle Injuries
Ankle Injury
£31,310 to £50,060Injuries necessitating and extensive period of treatment and/or a lengthy period in plaster or where pins and plates have been inserted and there is significant residual disability in the form of ankle instability and severely limited ability to walk.
Ankle Injury
£13,740 to £26,590Fractures, ligamentous tears and the like which give rise to less serious disabilities such as difficulty in walking on uneven ground, difficulty standing or walking for long periods of time, awkwardness on stairs, irritation from metal plates and residual scarring.
Ankle Injury
Up to £13,740The less serious, minor or undisplaced fractures, sprains and ligamentous injuries.
- Toe Injuries
Toe Injury
In the region of £31,310Amputation of the Great Toe.
Toe Injuries
Up to £9,600These injuries include relatively straight forward fractures or the exacerbation of a pre-existing degenerative condition or laceration injuries to one or more toes.
- Hair Damage
Hair / Scalp Injuries
£7,340 to £11,020Damage to hair in consequence of defective permanent waving, tinting, or the like, where the effects are dermatitis, eczema or tingling or 'burning' of the scalp causing dry, brittle hair, which breaks off and/or falls out, leading to distress, depression, embarrassment and loss of confidence, and inhibitating social life
Hair / Scalp Injuries
Up to £9,600Less serious versions of the above where symptoms are fewer or only of a minor character; also, cases where hair has been pulled out leaving bald patches.
