There are many different types of accidents and equally many different types of injuries that people suffer.
The amount of personal injury compensation awarded depends on the extent of the injury and the financial losses involved.
Compensation is awarded for pain, suffering and your inability to do things after your accident that you could do before. The award is made based upon medical evidence, normally specialist reports, of the injuries suffered. The amount of compensation takes account of how your injuries or disease affect you now and how they might affect you in the future.
Accident compensation is also paid to cover financial losses suffered as a result of the accident. The aim of this type of compensation is to put you back in a position, financially, as if the accident had never occurred. You should keep receipts and invoices for any expenses associated with your accident, e.g. for prescriptions and the cost of traveling to hospital.
Accident compensation will cover any loss of earnings since the accident and any future loss of earnings. In more serious cases personal injury compensation will extend to alterations to property or vehicles and on-going care costs, including those provided by the family.
Additional damages will be awarded where the case involves a fatality. These will be for funeral expenses and compensation to any living relatives, who were dependent on the deceased for their income and time.
By clicking on the headings in the left, you will find a general guide to the levels of compensation for various injuries. These are only guideline figures. Each and every injury is different and cases are assessed on the evidence obtained.
Arm Injuries
Amputation of Arms
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Loss of Both Arms |
£140,500 to £174,500 |
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Loss of One Arm |
Not less than £79,000 £63,625
to £76,350
£56,000 to £63,625 |
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Arm Amputated at the Shoulder |
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Above-elbow Amputation |
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Below-elbow Amputation |
Other Arm Injuries
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Severe Injuries |
£56,000 to £76,350
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Injuries resulting in Permanent and
Substantial Disablement
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£22,650 to £34,850
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Less Severe Injury
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£11,200 to £22,650 |
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Simple Fractures of the Forearm
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£3,800 to £11,200 |
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Shoulder Injuries |
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Severe |
£11,200 to £28,000 |
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Serious |
£7,375 to £11,200
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Moderate |
£4,575 to £7,375
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Minor
Recovery in less than two years
Recovery within a year |
£2,550 to £4,575
Up to £2,550 |
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Fracture of Clavicle |
£3,000 to £7,125
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Injuries to the Elbow |
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A Severely Disabling Injury |
£22,650 to £32,000
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Less Severe Injuries |
£9,150 to £18,325
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Moderate or Minor Injury |
Up to £7,375 |
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Wrist Injuries
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complete loss of function |
£27,750 to £34,850
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significant permanent disability |
£14,250 to £22,650 |
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some permanent disability |
£7,375 to £14,250 |
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An uncomplicated Colles' fracture |
In the region of £4,300 |
Very minor undisplaced or minimally displaced
fractures |
£2,000 to £2,800 |
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Hand Injuries |
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Total or Effective Loss of Both Hands |
£81,500 to £117,000 |
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Serious Damage to Both Hands |
£32,000 to £49,350 |
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Total or Effective Loss of One Hand |
£56,000 to £63,625 |
Amputation of Index and Middle and/or Ring
Fingers |
£36,125 to £52,950 |
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Serious Hand Injuries |
£16,800 to £36,125
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Less Serious Hand Injury |
£8,400 to £16,800
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Moderate Hand Injury |
£3,800 to £7,625 |
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Minor Hand Injuries |
£500 to £2,550 |
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Severe Fractures to Fingers |
Up to £21,350 |
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Total Loss of Index Finger |
In the region of £10,700
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Partial Loss of Index Finger |
£7,125 to £10,700 |
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Fracture of Index Finger |
£5,350 to £7,125 |
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Total Loss of Middle Finger |
In the region of £8,900 |
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Serious Injury to Ring or Middle Fingers |
In the region of £10,700
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Loss of the Terminal Phalanx of the Ring or
Middle Fingers |
£2,300 to £4,575 |
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Amputation of Little Finger |
£5,100 to £7,125 |
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Loss of Part of the Little Finger |
£2,300 to £3,450 |
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Amputation of Ring and Little Fingers |
In the region of £12,725 |
Amputation of the Terminal Phalanges of the
Index and Middle Fingers |
In the region of £14,500
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Fracture of One Finger |
In the region of £10,700
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Loss of Thumb |
£20,350 to £32,000 |
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Very Serious Injury to Thumb |
£11,450 to £20,350 |
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Serious Injury to the Thumb |
£7,375 to £9,700 |
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Moderate Injuries to the Thumb |
£5,600 to £7,375
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Severe Dislocation of the Thumb |
£2,300 to £4,000 |
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Minor Injuries to the Thumb |
In the region of £2,300 |
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Trivial Thumb Injuries |
In the region of £1,250
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Leg Injuries
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Amputations |
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Total Loss of Both Legs |
£140,500 to £165,500
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Below-knee Amputation of Both Legs |
£117,000 to £157,750
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Above-knee Amputation of One Leg |
£56,000 to £81,500
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Below-knee Amputation of One Leg |
£52,950 to £76,350
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Severe Leg Injuries |
£3,800 to £7,625 |
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The Most Serious Injuries Short of
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£32,000 to £49,350
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Amputation |
£32,000 to £49,350
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Very Serious |
£22,650 to £32,000 |
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Serious |
£16,300 to £22,650
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Moderate |
£10,500 to £16,300 |
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Less Serious Leg Injuries |
£5,350 to £8,150 |
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Simple Fracture of a Femur |
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Simple Fractures and Soft Tissue |
Up to £5,350
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Injuries |
£5,100 to £7,125 |
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Knee Injuries |
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Severe |
£15,500 to £56,000 |
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Moderate |
£8,150 to £15,500 |
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Ankle Injuries |
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Very Severe |
£29,000 to £40,750 |
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Severe |
£18,325 to £29,000 |
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Moderate |
£7,625 to £15,500 |
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Modest Injuries |
Up to £8,150 |
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Achilles Tendon |
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Most Serious |
In the region of £22,900 |
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Serious |
£14,500 to £17,550 |
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Moderate |
£8,650 to £10,500 |
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Minor |
£4,300 to £5,850 |
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Foot Injuries |
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Amputation of Both Feet |
£98,500 to £117,000 |
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Amputation of One Foot |
£48,850 to £63,625
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Very Severe |
£48,850 to £63,625 |
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Severe |
£26,500 to £39,200 |
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Serious |
£14,500 to £22,650 |
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Moderate |
£8,150 to £14,500 |
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Modest |
Up to £8,150 |
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Toe Injuries |
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Amputation of All Toes |
£21,350 to £32,800 |
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Amputation of the Great Toe In the region of |
£18,325 |
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Severe Toe Injuries |
£8,150 to £11,200
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Serious Toe Injuries |
£5,600 to £8,150 |
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Moderate Toe Injuries |
Up to £5,600 |
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Head/Brain/Facial Injuries
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Brain Damage |
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Very Severe Brain Damage |
£165,500 to £235,000 |
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Moderately Severe Brain Injury |
£127,250 to £165,500 |
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Moderate Brain Damage |
£25,000 to 127,500 |
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Minor Brain Damage |
£9,000 to £25,000
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Minor Head injury |
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£1,300 to £7,425 |
£188,250 to £235,000 |
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Epilepsy |
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Established Grand Mal |
£58,500 to £87,500 |
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Established Petit Mal |
£32,000 to £76,350 |
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Other Epileptic Conditions |
£6,100 to £15,250 |
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Psychiatric Damage Generally |
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Severe |
£32,000 to £67,200 |
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Moderately Severe |
£11,200 to £32,000 |
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Moderate |
£3,450 to £11,200 |
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Minor |
£840 to £3,450 |
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
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Severe |
£36,650 to £58,500 |
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Moderately Severe |
£13,500 to £33,800 |
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Moderate |
£4,825 to £13,500 |
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Minor |
£2,300 to £4,825 |
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Damage to Hair |
£2,300 to £6,350
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Le Fort Fractures of Frontal Facial Bones Multiple
Fractures of Facial Bones |
£14,000 to £21,350
£8,650 to £14,000
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Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex
Serious
Moderate
Minor |
£6,100 to £13,500
£2,300 to £3,000
£1000 to £1,775
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Fractures of Cheekbones
Serious
Moderate
Minor
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£5,850 to £9,150
£2,550 to £3,800
£1,400 to £1,725 |
Fractures of Jaws
Very serious multiple fractures
Serious Fractures
Simple Fractures |
£17,800 to £26,500
£10,500 to £17,800
£3,800 to £5,100
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Damage to Teeth
Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth
Loss of or serious damage to two front teeth
Loss of or serious damage to one front tooth
Loss of or damage to back teeth: per tooth |
£5,100 to £6,600
£2,550 to £4,300
£1,300 to £2,300
£630 to £1,000 |
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Facial Disfigurement |
Females
Very Severe Scarring
Less Severe Scarring
Significant Scarring
Less Significant Scarring
Trivial Scarring |
£28,000 to £56,500
£17,550 to £28,000
£10,500 to £17,550
£2,300 to £8,150
£1,000 to £2,000
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Males
Very Severe Scarring
Less Severe Scarring
Significant Scarring
Less Significant Scarring
Trivial Scarring |
£17,550 to £38,175
£10,500 to £17,550
£5,350 to £10,500
£2,300 to £5,350
£1,000 to £2,000
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Scarring to Other Parts of the Body
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£1,300 to £8,200 |
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Chronic Pain
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Chronic Pain |
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Chronic Pain Syndrome
Severe
Moderate |
£24,450 to £37,150
£6,350 to £19,100
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Fibromyalgia |
£19,850 to £37,150 |
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
In the region of £28,750 |
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Severe
Moderate |
£29,750 to £58,500
£14,750 to £22,400
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Somatoform Disorder |
In the region of £26,500
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Senses Injury
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Injuries Affecting the Senses |
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Injuries Affecting Sight |
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Total Blindness and Deafness |
In the region of £235,000 |
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Total Blindness |
In the region of £155,250 |
Loss of Sight in One Eye with Reduced Vision in
the Remaining Eye |
£37,150 to £104,500 |
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Total Loss of One Eye |
£32,000 to £38,175 |
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Complete Loss of Sight in One Eye |
£28,750 to £32,000 |
Cases of serious but incomplete loss of vision in
one eye without significant risk of loss or
reduction of vision in the remaining eye, or where
there is constant double vision |
£13,750 to £22,650 |
Minor but permanent impairment of vision in one
eye, including cases where there is some
double vision, which may not be constant |
£7,375 to £12,200 |
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Minor Eye Injuries |
£2,300 to £5,100 |
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Transient Eye Injuries |
£2,300 to £5,100 |
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Transient Eye Injuries |
£2,300 to £5,100 |
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Deafness |
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Total Deafness and Loss of Speech |
£63,625 to £81,500 |
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Total Deafness |
£52,950 to £63,625 |
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Total Loss of Hearing in One Ear |
£18,325 to £26,500 |
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Total Deafness and Loss of Speech |
£63,625 to £81,500 |
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Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus |
£4,300 to £26,500 |
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Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus |
£4,300 to £26,500 |
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Impairment of Taste and Smell |
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Total Loss of Taste and Smell |
In the region of £22,650 |
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Total Loss of Smell and Significant Loss of Taste |
£19,100 to £22,650 |
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Loss of Smell |
£14,500 to £19,100 |
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Loss of Taste |
£11,200 to £14,500 |
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Neck Injuries
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Neck Injuries |
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Severe |
£14,500 to £86,500 |
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Moderate |
£4,575 to £14,500 |
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Minor |
£750 to £4,575 |
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Damage to Ribs
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Damage to Ribs |
Fractures of ribs, causing serious pain and
disability over a period of weeks only. Up to
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£2,300 |
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Pelvic and Back Injuries
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Injuries to the Pelvic and Hips |
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Severe |
£22,650 to £76,350
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Moderate |
£15,500 to £22,650 |
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Injuries of Limited Severity |
£7,375 to £15,500
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Lesser Injuries |
£2,175 to £7,375
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Minor Injuries |
Up to £2,175 |
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Back Injuries |
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Severe |
£22,650 to £98,500 |
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Moderate |
£7,125 to £22,650 |
Minor
within about five years
within about two years |
£4,575 to £7,125
Up to £4,575 |
Paralysis
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Injuries Involving Paralysis |
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Quadriplegia |
£188,250 to £235,000 |
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Paraplegia |
£127,250 to £165,500 |
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