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compensation tables for personal injury
Compensation received as a result of a claim comes from general damages and special damages. General damages include a payment for pain and suffering and are detailed below. Your special damages are unique to your case and are in addition to the figure listed. They include compensation for loss of earnings and any expenses encountered.
Level of the Injury |
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| Body Part | Minor | Moderate | Severe | |
| Brain damage | Min : | £1,000 | £77,500 | £145,000 |
| Max : | £6,500 | £115,000 | £205,000 | |
| Post
traumatic stress disorder |
Min : | £2,000 | £4,250 | £32,500 |
| Max : | £4,250 | £12,000 | £52,000 | |
| Injuries affecting sight | Min : | £2,000 | £33,000 | Up
to £140,000 |
| Max : | £4,250 | £55,000 | ||
| Facial disfigurement: | ||||
| Females | Min : | £900 | £2,000 | £9,250 |
| Max : | £1800 | £7,250 | £50,000 | |
| Males | Min : | £900 | £2,000 | £4,750 |
| Max : | £1800 | £4,750 | £15,500 | |
| Scarring to other parts of the body | Min : | £1,250 | Up
to £4,500 |
£4,000 |
| Max : | £2,000 | £7,000 | ||
| Body Part | Minor | Moderate | Severe | |
| Back injuries | Min : | Less
than £2,700 |
£6,500 | £20,000 |
| Max : | £20,000 | £87,500 | ||
| Chest injuries | Min : | £2,750 | £16,500 | £41,250 |
| Max : | £9,250 | £41,250 | £77,500 | |
| Neck injuries | Min : | £500 | £4,000 | £13,000 |
| Max : | £4,000 | £13,000 | £77,500 | |
| Shoulder injuries | Min : | £2,000 | £4,250 | £6,500 |
| Max : | £4,250 | £6,500 | £10,000 | |
| Arm amputation | Min : | £50,000 | Up
to £72,500 |
£125,000 |
| Max : | £57,500 | £155,000 | ||
| Other Arm injuries | Min : | £3,500 | £10,000 | £20,000 |
| Max : | £10,000 | £20,000 | £155,000 | |
| Elbow injuries | Min : | Less than £6,750 | £6,750 | £8,250 |
| Max : | £8,250 | £28,500 | ||
| Wrist injuries | Min : | less
than £5,000 |
£5,000 | £12,750 |
| Max : | £12,750 | £31,000 | ||
| Hand injuries | Min : | less
than £3,250 |
£3,250 | £32,000 |
| Max : | £7,000 | £105,000 | ||
| Lung disease | Min : | Less
than £5,500 |
£28,500 | £41,250 |
| Max : | £41,250 | £70,000 | ||
| Kidney | Min : | Up
to £16,000 |
up
to £33,000 |
£87,500 |
| Max : | £110,000 | |||
| Bowels | Min : | £6,500 | £23,250 | Up
to £77,500 |
| Max : | £12,500 | £36,000 | ||
| Bladder | Min : | £12,000 | £33,000 | Up
to £72,500 |
| Max : | £15500 | £41,250 | ||
| Spleen | Min : | £3,500 | £4,500 | £10,750 |
| Max : | £4,500 | £10,750 | £13,750 | |
| Hernia | Min : | £1,600 | £3,750 | £7,750 |
| Max : | £3,750 | £4,750 | £12,500 | |
| Reproductive system/male |
Min : | Less
than £3,500 |
£22,250 | Up
to £77,500 |
| Max : | £41,250 | |||
| Reproductive system/female |
Min : | Up
to £5,000 |
Up
to £41,000 |
£60,000 |
| Max : | £87,500 | |||
| Work
related upper limb disorders |
Min : | £1,000 | £2,000 | £8,500 |
| Max : | £1,800 | £5,000 | £20,000 | |
| Body Part | Minor | Moderate | Severe | |
| Leg injuries | Min : | less
than £4,750 |
£14,500 | £50,000 |
| Max : | £20,000 | £140,000 | ||
| Knee injuries | Min : | less
than £7,000 |
£7,750 | £14,000 |
| Max : | £14,000 | £50,000 | ||
| Ankle injuries | Min : | less
than £7,000 |
£7,750 | £14,000 |
| Max : | £14,000 | £50,000 | ||
| Achilles tendon | Min : | £4,000 | £7,750 | £12,750 |
| Max : | £5,250 | £9,250 | £20,000 | |
| Foot injuries | Min : | less
than £7,000 |
£7,000 | £42,000 |
| Max : | £13,000 | £100,000 | ||
| Toe | Min : | less
than £1,000 |
£1,000 | £5,000 |
| Max : | £5,000 | £29,000 | ||
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