Our specialist Personal Injury team pride themselves not just on recovering maximum compensation for their clients, but on recovering compensation that truly addresses the needs our clients have to help out with their recovery and rehabilitation, and to help them and their family cope with their injuries and the aftermath of those. We thoroughly explore - with specialist input - what our client needs and we then work very hard to secure funding for them. We look here at how compensation is calculated in particular cases.
In serious cases such as these, compensation is paid to cover two distinct areas.
1. Pain, Suffering, and Loss of Amenity
We set out here some "guide" awards that have been made:
Paralysis:
Quadriplegia £206,000 - £257,750
Paraplegia £140,000 - £181,500
Neck:
Severe (incomplete paraplegia) £95,000
Permanent damage £16,000 - £83,500
Whiplash:
Permanent pain £8,750 - £16,000
Exacerbation of condition £5,000 - £8,750
Minor, with full recovery within 2 years £2,750 - £15,000
Back:
Severe (not paralysis or incontinence) £64,250 - £108,000
Disc lesions and complication £24,750 - £52,000
Moderate £8,000 - £24,750
Minor to £8,000
Shoulder:
Severe £12,250 - £30,750
Serious £8,100 - £12,250
Less serious To £8,100
Pelvis and Hips:
Severe £50,000 - £83,500
2. Financial and other Losses
The second area of compensation is in respect of the financial consequences of the accident. This area of award frequently reaches into the millions of pounds.
We also claim for you the full costs of private remedial treatment, whether at a rehabilitation centre, or by cutting edge surgery and treatment, or otherwise.
Compensation is also claimed in respect of the full care, equipment, transport, accommodation, therapy, loss of earnings and career, financial advice, and other needs. To assess the full extent of compensation we enlist the help of a specialist team of expert professionals.
In as far as money can provide to alleviate the consequences of the accident you can rest assured that we will seek to recover maximum compensation for you.
Compensation is no longer limited to a single capital award but is now also available as guaranteed annual payments for life index-linked to the inflationary increase.
How we can help
Our specialist accident and injury lawyers have years of experience in ensuring the maximum recovery of compensation for our clients. We have a track record of pushing the boundaries of the law to ensure the award of compensation reflects the full extent of loss in as far as money can compensate.
Funding
In the vast majority of cases we are able to act for you with a guarantee that there will be no cost to you win or lose. If you succeed in your claim you will keep all of your compensation. If your claim is unsuccessful you will not have to make any contribution towards your legal costs.
Please do contact our specialist team today to see how we can best help.
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