If you need to make a personal injury claim, you might be wondering how a multiple injury compensation calculator works. There are dozens of online calculators and websites that claim to provide an instant and reliable compensation estimate. However, many of them may miss essential details that could have a significant bearing on the damages you are entitled to.
This guide clarifies the compensation calculation process. We explain how the personal injury solicitors on our panel estimate injury claims with far greater accuracy and could help you if your claim is eligible. We’ll also look at some types of incidents that might lead to a claim, such as a work injury or an accident on the roads or in a public place.
Read on to discover more. Or, you can take advantage of a free case assessment with our team right now. To begin, simply:
- Call about your claim for multiple injury on 0800 408 7826
- Use our live discussion box to start a conversation.
- Fill out our ‘Contact Us‘ form.
Browse A Part Of Our Multiple Injury Compensation Calculator Guide
- Use Our Multiple Injury Compensation Calculator
- Am I Eligible To Make A Multiple Injury Claim?
- Types Of Incidents That Lead To Multiple Injury Claims
- How To Claim Multiple Injury Compensation
- How Our Panel Of Solicitors Can Help You Claim
- More Information
Use Our Multiple Injury Compensation Calculator
You can use our compensation calculator by clicking the link. All you have to do is answer the questions to receive an estimate of your compensation. This is just a tool for illustrative purposes, and it is always best to speak to someone directly, as the calculator cannot include all of your losses. To help you, we will now explain how compensation is calculated.
Below is a table of award brackets taken from a publication called the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This publication is often referred to in the compensation calculation process as it contains suggested compensation brackets for certain injuries.
It is important to note that all claims have factors that make them unique. Therefore, these amounts should be read as guidelines only. For a more personalised and accurate idea of what compensation could be owed to you, speak to our team. Also, the first entry shown is not taken from the JCG:
Compensation Guidelines
| INJURY | SEVERITY | AWARD GUIDELINES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Several forms of serious injury and special damages. | Serious | Up to £1 million plus | Cases of multiple harm that is serious with special damages for lost income, care bills and medical expenses. |
| Head/Brain | (a) Very Severe | £344,150 up to £493,000 | Brain injury that is permanent and profound and requires constant 24-hour professional care. |
| Knee | (a) Severe (i) | £85,100 up to £117,410 | Cases of joint disruption and development of osteoarthritis, gross damage to ligaments and extensive treatment required. |
| Chest | (b) Traumatic injury | £80,240 up to £122,850 | Chest damage impacting the heart and lungs causing permanent impaired function and reduction in life expectancy. |
| Psychological injury | (a) Severe | £66,920 up to £141,240 | A permanent and far-reaching psychiatric injury that massively impacts all areas of the person's life. |
| Neck | (a) Severe (iii) | £55,500 up to £68,330 | Dislocations, fractures and soft tissue damage that causes chronic conditions and disability that is significant and permanent. |
| Legs | (iii) Serious | £47,840 up to £66,920 | Fractures and joint or ligament injuries that require prolonged treatment and create the inevitability of arthritis. |
| Back | (a) Severe (iii) | £47,320 up to £85,100 | Lesions and fractures that despite surgery, continue to cause severe pain, reduced mobility and can lead to unemployability or other issues like depression. |
| Hand | (f) Severe finger fracture | Up to £44,840 | Cases that are potentially bad enough to require partial amputation of the hand and fingers. |
| Arm | (c) Less Severe | £23,430 up to £47,810 | Despite significant initial disabilities, a substantial recovery takes place, (or is anticipated). |
How We Estimate Injury Claims
The solicitors on our panel approach the calculation of compensation by looking at two categories or ‘heads of loss’ called general and special damages. General damages can put a monetary figure on physical pain and suffering, along with the psychological impact of multiple injuries. Any long-term disability is assessed here also. Sums like those above from the JC Guidelines can guide the calculation process when used alongside the medical evidence.
How Special Damages Affect Your Claim
The second head of loss, called special damages, focuses on the financial losses caused by multiple injuries. These can be far-reaching as the consequences of a serious injury could take years to resolve. With this in mind, it is important to retain documents that prove your out-of-pocket expenses, such as:
- Proof from your employer that you have suffered a loss of earnings.
- Medical evidence of any private care or rehabilitation, as well as prescription charges and the fees of specialists who treated you.
- Evidence of amounts paid to others who provided you with domestic care such as cooking, cleaning and shopping.
- Tickets and receipts that prove travel to vital appointments.
- Additional childcare costs.
Should you decide to place your eligible claim with our panel of solicitors, they can comb through this evidence and ensure special damages cover both your current and predicted losses. Call to learn more.
Am I Eligible To Make A Multiple Injury Claim?
Certain parties owe you a duty of care to protect your safety. If the third party in question breaches this duty and you suffer harm as a result, you could have grounds to start a compensation claim against them. At the outset of a personal injury compensation claim for multiple injuries, you need to satisfy three criteria:
- A duty of care applied at the moment of injury.
- Those concerned failed to meet this duty.
- As a consequence, you suffered physical, emotional and/or financial harm.
If you’d like help to clarify your grounds to launch a personal injury claim, please connect with advisors. They can offer on-the-spot information and answer any questions you may have.
Types Of Incidents That Lead To Multiple Injury Claims
Duty of care is a legal framework where those in charge need to take reasonable steps to prevent harm from occurring. Three main areas that you could be owed a duty of care are:
Accidents At Work
Legislation called the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HASAWA) applies a duty of care on all employers to take actions both practicable and reasonable to ensure that employees avoid harm as they perform their duties.
An example of a breach of duty of care in this area is when an employer fails to check the safety and stability of scaffolding on a construction site prior to work being carried out. If an employee falls and is injured, they could have an eligible claim for an accident at work against the employer.
Accidents In Public
The Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 states that those third parties or local authorities in control of areas accessible to the public owe them a duty of care. They must implement whatever steps are reasonable to ensure the public is unharmed while lawfully using their facilities.
Failure to adhere to health and safety expectations could result in a person suffering multiple hand injuries on a faulty door or falling on broken steps in a shopping area. If harm results, those responsible could face public liability claims.
Road Traffic Accidents
All road users owe each other a duty of care to avoid causing harm or damage in a car accident. To fully meet this duty, each user must adhere to the terms of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the obligations detailed in the Highway Code.
A care breach in this scenario would be a drunk driver causing a road traffic accident in which a person suffered life-altering multiple forms of harm.
There are many other ways that employers and third parties can fail to meet the duty of care obligation placed on them. If you would like to discuss your particular case, please reach out to the team by phone, email or through the live discussion window at the bottom of this screen.
How To Claim Multiple Injury Compensation
One of the fundamental ways to bring a claim for multiple injury compensation is to collect evidence. It needs to show that the third party failed in some way to adhere to the duty of care and that this directly caused or contributed to your injuries. Below, we provide a list of some of the documentation and actions you can take to do this:
- Collect duplicates of your medical details about the injury. This can include X-rays, blood test results, scans and the findings of any specialists who you had to consult.
- Take photos of your visible injuries.
- Take photos or gather footage of the area and what hazard caused the accident.
- Keep prescription receipts for medications.
- Collect the points of contact for any eyewitnesses. If your claim is eligible and you choose to place your claim with a solicitor from our panel, they can collect a supporting statement from these people and significantly bolster your claim.
- Request CCTV camera footage, dashcam or helmet cam footage that filmed the events.
Why not discuss the merits of your claim right now? If it’s eligible and you wish to go ahead, our advisors could direct you to an expert personal injury lawyer who can help you collect evidence. Call the number above, start a claim online or ask the live support window at the bottom of this screen a question.
How Our Panel Of Solicitors Can Help You Claim
The solicitors on our panel provide a type of No Win No Fee contract to eligible claimants. Often, they recommend a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) as it provides so many advantages to the person seeking compensation. Under terms like these, you can expect:
- No immediate solicitors fees to begin work on the claim.
- No solicitors fees as the claim develops.
- Unsuccessful claims require no fee to be paid to the solicitor for finished work.
- Claims that settle in your favour require a percentage amount to be deducted from the compensation after it has been awarded. This amount is both agreed in advance with your solicitor and capped by law, ensuring that you benefit first and foremost from the compensation awarded.
Working this way means that many people can commence a personal injury claim without concerns of legal costs stopping them. You can also enjoy the benefits of excellent legal representation, which means:
- A precise estimate of the compensation owed to you.
- Support and advice to gather evidence and statements.
- Confidence that you’ve met all correspondence and court deadlines.
- Regular updates on how the claim is going and any complex legal terminology explained.
- A professionally handled claim from start to finish.
Why not see if the solicitors on our panel could take care of your multiple injury claim? Rather than leave it to an impersonal and inaccurate multiple injury compensation calculator, speak to a skilled and sympathetic professional today:
- Call about your claim for multiple injury on 0800 408 7826
- Use our live discussion box to start a conversation.
- Fill out our Contact Us form.
More Information
As well as the topic of a multiple injury compensation calculator, you might find these other resources useful:
- Here, we explore claims for psychological damage.
- In addition, here is a guide about how much compensation for a fall.
- Also, here is a guide about how much compensation for a broken leg.
Help from external resources:
- This NHS resource looks at multiple injury conditions.
- Here, you can read how to request CCTV footage of yourself.
- Lastly, read how to check your symptoms.
Thanks for reading our guide on how a multiple injury compensation calculator works. Our advisory team can discuss further how to claim compensation in personal injury cases on the contact options above.