Leg Injury Claims

Type Estimated
(a) Amputations
(i) Total Loss of Both Legs £158,000 to £185,000
(ii) Below-knee Amputation of Both Legs £132,000 to £177,500
(iii) Above-knee Amputation of One Leg £63,000 to £92,000
(iv) Below-knee Amputation of One Leg £60,000 to £86,000
(b) Severe Leg Injuries
(i) The Most Serious Injuries short of Amputation £63,000 to £89,000
Some injuries, although not involving amputation, are so severe that the courts have awarded damages at a comparable level. Such injuries would include extensive degloving of the leg, where there is gross shortening of the leg or where fractures have not united and extensive bone grafting has been undertaken.
(ii) Very Serious £36,000 to £55,500
Injuries leading to permanent problems with mobility, the need for crutches for the remainder of the injured person’s life; injuries where multiple fractures have taken years to heal and have led to serious deformity and limitation of movement, or where arthritis has developed in a joint so that further surgical treatment is likely.
(iii) Serious £25,750 to £36,000
Serious injuries to joints or ligaments resulting in instability, prolonged treatment, a lengthy period of non-weight-bearing, the near certainty that arthritis will ensue; injuries involving the hip, requiring arthrodesis or hip replacement, extensive scarring. To justify an award within this bracket a combination of such features will generally be necessary.
(iv) Moderate £18,250 to £25,750
This bracket includes severe, complicated or multiple fractures. The level of an award within the bracket will be influenced by the period off work; the presence or risk of degenerative changes; imperfect union of fractures, muscle wasting; limited joint movements; instability in the knee; unsightly scarring or permanently increased vulnerability to future damage.
(c) Less Serious Leg Injuries
(i) Fractures from which an Incomplete Recovery is Made £11,800 to £18,250
(ii) Simple Fracture of a Femur with No Damage to Articular Surfaces £6,000 to £9,200
(iii) Simple Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries Up to £6,000

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.