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Brain & Psychological Injuries
eg. for injuries resulting in brain damage or epilepsy, or psychiatric damage.
Brain trauma cases often involve devastating injuries which can have a profound and lifelong effect on the injured person and their family. The most serious brain injury claims attract awards of up to £220,000 general damages.
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Facial & Sensory Injuries
eg. facial fractures, dental damage, scarring, impaired sight/hearing or hair loss
At the top end of the scale are the cases of total loss of sight or hearing, worth around £220,000 general damages. More common are injuries which lead to partial loss of sight or impaired hearing. Examples include industrial deafness cases where prolonged exposure to noisy machinery at work causes hearing loss and/or tinnitus.
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Orthopaedic Body & Spinal Injuries
eg fractures, dislocations or soft tissue injuries affecting neck and back, shoulders and pelvis
Spinal column injuries can involve direct trauma to the vertebrae, discs or spinal cord in the neck or back, or else whiplash type damage to the spine.
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Internal Injuries
eg. illness or food poisoning, organ damage or hernia.
Personal injury compensation is divided into two main categories, one for the injuries themselves (general damages) and a second for the financial losses caused by the injury (special damage). This second category includes compensation for loss of earnings, care, and medical expenses.
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Upper Limb Injuries
eg. RSI, shaking or amputation to arms, hands or fingers.
Arm, hand and shoulder damage can be caused by a single accident or by industrial disease. Examples of disease are the so called Repetitive Strain Injury (or Work Related Upper Limb Disorder) cases, where prolonged use of vibrating tools or exposure to an ergonomically unsuitable work station or work equipment or process causes symptoms.
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Lower Limb Injuries
eg. Loss of or damage to arms, hands or fingers, RSI or vibration injury
In road accidents pedestrians and bike/motorbike riders are particularly vulnerable to serious leg, knee and ankle injuries. High impact accident injuries can cause open (compound) and crush or shatter (comminuted) fractures to the leg bones that need metalwork fixation. These cases which can also involve disfiguring scarring, can be worth £15,000 - £30,000 or more, depending on the prognosis.
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