PI JSB Guidelines Summary

INTRODUCTION

The total amount awarded to you as a result of a successful Personal Injury claim is based on many factors including the nature and severity of the injury and any consequential damages (e.g. loss of income). The amount awarded in compensation for a specific injury (excluding any consequential damages) is based on a set of national guidelines.

HOW MUCH WILL I GET?

The total amount awarded to you as a result of a successful Personal Injury claim is based on many factors including the nature and severity of the injury and any consequential damages (e.g. loss of income). The amount awarded in compensation for a specific injury (excluding any consequential damages) is based on a set of national guidelines.

Remember - the figures shown are only for the injury itself and exclude consequential damages. The total you receive may be considerably more.

Injuries involving Paralysis	Min	Max
Quadriplegia	£175,000	£220,000
Paraplegia	£120,000	£155,000
Head Injuries
Brain Damage
Very Severe Brain Damage	£155,000	£220,000
Moderately Severe Brain Damage	£120,000	£155,000
Moderate Brain Damage	£23,500	£120,000
Minor Brain Damage	£8,500	£23,500
Minor Head Injury	£1,250	£7,000
Epilepsy
Established Grand Mal	£55,000	£82,000
Established Petit Mal	£30,000	£71,500
Other Epileptic Conditions	£5,750	£14,250
Psychiatric Damage
Severe Psychiatric Damage	£30,000	£63,000
Moderately Severe Psychiatric Damage	£10,500	£30,000
Moderate Psychiatric Damage	£3,250	£10,500
Minor Psychiatric Damage	£800	£3,250
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	£34,000	£55,000
Moderately Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	£12,500	£31,750
Moderate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	£4,500	£12,500
Minor Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	£2,150	£4,500
Chronic Pain Chronic Pain Syndrome
Severe	£23,000	£35,000
Moderate	£6,000	£18,000
Fibromyalgia	£19,000	£35,000
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (in the region of)	£27,500
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (also called complex regional pain syndrome)
Severe	£28,000	£55,000
Moderate	£14,000	£21,000
Somatoform Disorder (in the region of)	£25,000
Injuries Affecting the Senses Injuries Affecting Sight
Total blindness and deafness (in the region of)	£220,000
Total blindness (in the region of)	£147,500
Loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the remaining eye	£35,000	£98,000
Total loss of one eye	£30,000	£36,000
Complete loss of sight in one eye	£30,000	£27,000
Serious but incomplete loss of vision in one eye	£13,000	£21,000
Minor but permanent impairment of vision in one eye	£6,750	£11,500
Minor Eye Injuries	£2,150	£4,750
Transient Eye Injuries	£1,250	£2,150
Deafness
Total Deafness and Loss of Speech	£60,000	£77,000
Total Deafness	£50,000	£60,000
Total Loss of Hearing in one Ear	£17,500	£25,000
Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus
Severe	£16,000	£25,000
Moderate	£8,000	£16,000
Mild with some hearing loss	£6,750	£8,000
Slight of occasional tinnitus with slight hearing loss	£4,000	£6,750
Impairment of Taste and Smell
Total loss of taste and smell (in the region of)	£21,500
Total loss of smell and significant loss of taste	£18,000	£21,500
Loss of smell	£13,500	£18,000
Loss of taste	£10,500	£13,500
Injuries to Internal Organs
Chest Injuries	£1,250	£82,000
Lung Disease	£1,250	£72,500
Asbestos-Related Disease	£5,000	£70,000
Asthma	£2,750	£36,000
Reproductive System: Male
Impotence	£3,500	£80,000
Reproductive System: Female
Infertility	£3,500	£93,000
Digestive System
Damage Resulting from Traumatic Injury	£3,500	£34,000
Illness/Damage Resulting from Non-traumatic Injury e.g. Food Poisoning	£500	£32,000
Kidney	£17,000	£115,000
Bowels	£6,750	£82,000
Bladder	£13,000	£77,000
Spleen	£2,250	£14,500
Hernia	£1,850	£13,250
Neck Injuries
Severe	£12,500	£82,000
Moderate	£4,250	£13,750
Minor	£750	£4,250
Back Injuries
Severe	£21,500	£93,000
Moderate	£6,750	£21,500
Minor (Up to)	£7,500
Shoulder Injuries
Severe	£10,500	£26,500
Serious	£6,750	£10,500
Moderate	£4,250	£7,000
Minor (Up to)	£4,500
Fracture of Clavicle	£2,750	£6,500
Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips
Severe	£21,500	£71,500
Moderate	£14,750	£21,500
Injuries of Limited Severity	£6,750	£14,750
Lesser Injuries (Up to)	£7,000
Amputation of Arms
Both Arms	£132,500	£165,000
One Arm	£52,500	£75,000
Other Arm Injuries	£3,500	£71,500
Injuries to the Elbow (Up to)	£30,000
Wrist Injuries (Up to)	£33,000
Hand Injuries
From loss of both hands to amputation of finger/fingers	£34,000	£110,000
Serious Hand Injuries	£8,000	£34,000
Moderate	£3,500	£7,250
Minor	£500	£2,250
Injuries to finger/s (Up to)	£13,500
Injuries to Thumb (Up to)	£30,000
Vibration White Finger and/or Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
Serious	£9,250	£21,000
Moderate	£4,750	£9,250
Minor	£1,500	£4,750
Work Related Upper Limb Disorders	£1,250	£12,500
Leg Injuries
Amputations	£50,000	£155,000
Severe Leg Injuries	£15,250	£74,000
Less Serious Leg Injuries (Up to)	£15,250
Knee Injuries
Severe	£14,750	£52,500
Moderate (Up to)	£14,750
Ankle Injuries
Severe	£17,500	£38,000
Moderate (Up to)	£14,750
Foot Injuries
Amputation of both feet	£93,000	£110,000
Amputation of one foot	£46,000	£60,000
Severe Injury	£13,750	£60,000
Moderate	£7,500	£13,750
Modest (Up to)	£7,500
Toe Injuries
Amputation of all Toes	£20,000	£31,000
Amputation of the Great Toe (In the region of)	£17,500
Severe Toe Injuries	£5,250	£10,500
Moderate (Up to)	£5,250
Facial Injuries
Skeletal Injuries
Le Fort Fractures of Frontal Facial Bones	£13,500	£20,000
Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones	£8,000	£13,250
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex	£1,000	£12,750
Fractures of Cheekbones	£1,350	£8,750
Fracture of Jaws	£3,500	£25,000
Damage to Teeth	£600	£6,250
Facial Disfigurement
Females – Scarring	£1,000	£53,000
Males – Scarring	£1,000	£36,000
Scarring of Other Parts of the Body	£1,300	£7,500
Damage to Hair	£2,150	£6,000
Dermatitis	£1,000	£10,500

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