Paralysis Injury Claims

Type Estimated (£)
(a) Quadriplegia £212,500 to £265,000
The level of the award within the bracket will be affected by the following considerations:
(i) the extent of any residual movement;
(ii)the presence and extent of pain;
(iii) depression;
(iv) age and life expectancy.
The top of the bracket will be appropriate only where there is significant effect on senses or ability to communicate. It will also often involve significant brain damage
(b) Paraplegia £144,000 to £186,500
The level of the award within the bracket will be affected by the following considerations:
(i) the presence and extent of pain;
(ii) the degree of independence;
(iii) depression;
(iv) age and life expectancy.
The presence of increasing paralysis or the degree of risk that this will occur, for example, from syringomyelia, might take the case above this bracket. The latter might be the subject of a provisional damages order.

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.