Reproductive System Injury Claims

 

Reproductive System: Male

Type Estimated (£)
(a) Impotence In the region of £97,500
(i) Total impotence and loss of sexual function and sterility in the case of a young man. The level of the award will depend on:
(1) age;
(2) psychological reaction and the effect on social and domestic life.
(ii) Impotence which is likely to be permanent, in  the case of a middle-aged man with children £28,250 to £51,500
(b) Cases of sterility
(i) The most serious cases merit awards approaching 92000
(ii) The bottom of the range is the case of the much older man and merits an award of about 12250
(c) An uncomplicated case of sterility without impotence and without any aggravating features for a young man without children £37,000 to £46,750
(d) A similar case but involving a family man who might have intended to have more children. £15,500 to £20,500
(e) Cases where the sterility amounts to little more than an ‘insult’. In the region of £4,350

Reproductive System: Female

Type Estimated (£)
(a) Infertility whether by reason of injury or disease, with severe depression and anxiety, pain and scarring £75,500 to £111,000
(b) Infertility without any medical complication and where the injured person already has children. The upper end of the bracket is appropriate in cases where there is significant psychological damage £11,800 to £24,100
(c) Infertility where the injured person would not have had children in any event (for example, because of age). £4,350 to £8,250
(d) Failed sterilisation leading to unwanted pregnancy where there is no serious psychological impact or depression. In the region of £6,750

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.