Foot Injury Claims

Type Estimated
(a) Amputation of Both Feet £111,000 to £132,500
This injury is treated similarly to below-knee amputation of both legs because the common feature is loss of a useful ankle joint
(b) Amputation of One Foot £55,000 to £72,000
This injury is also treated as similar to a below-knee amputation because of the loss of the ankle joint.
(c) Very Severe £55,000 to £72,000
To fall within this bracket the injury must produce permanent and severe pain or really serious permanent disability. Examples would include the traumatic amputation of the forefoot where there was a significant risk of the need for a full amputation and serious exacerbation of an existing back problem, or cases of the loss of a substantial portion of the heel so that mobility was grossly restricted.
(d) Severe £30,000 to £44,200
Fractures of both heels or feet with a substantial restriction on mobility or considerable or permanent pain. The bracket will also include unusually severe injury to a single foot resulting, for example, in heel fusion, osteoporosis, ulceration or other disability preventing the wearing of ordinary shoes. It will also apply in the case of a drop foot deformity corrected by a brace
(e) Serious £16,400 to £25,750
Towards the top end of the bracket fall cases such as those of grievous burns to both feet requiring multiple operations and leaving disfiguring scars and persistent irritation. At the lower end of the bracket would be those injuries less severe than in (d) above but leading to fusion of foot joints, continuing pain from traumatic arthritis, prolonged treatment and the future risk of osteoarthritis.
(f) Moderate £9,000 to £16,400
Displaced metatarsal fractures resulting in permanent deformity and continuing symptoms.
(g) Modest Up to £9,000
Simple metatarsal fractures, ruptured ligaments, puncture wounds and the like. Where there are continuing symptoms, such as a permanent limp, pain or aching, awards between £4,350 and £9,000 would be appropriate. Straightforward foot injuries such as fractures, lacerations, contusions etc. from which complete or near complete recovery is made would justify awards of £4,350 or less.

Figures shown are based on Judicial Boards Guidelines (JSB) of what a particular type of injury may be valued by a Court of Law. An injury is valued by the Courts on the basis of the Guidelines provided by the guide and specific cases that the Courts have settled. The value of each claim will depend upon the injury and the medical evidence obtained, though these figures give you some idea as to where your injury would be within the bracket.