Soft Tissue Injury Compensation – How Much Can I Claim?

You may wonder how much soft tissue injury compensation you can claim if such harm resulted from another person’s negligence. This is determined by the severity of your injuries, the financial losses this caused you to incur, and the impact this has had on your life. You can pursue compensation for soft tissue damage if it is caused by the negligent actions of a third party, such as an employer or another road user.

Our specialist panel of personal injury solicitors may help you claim soft tissue injury compensation. In doing so, they will utilise their legal skills, knowledge and experience to navigate you through your claim and help you receive the highest possible payout for your specific case. 

Key Takeaways

• Soft tissue injuries include damage to ligaments, muscles, and tendons, as well as whiplash, which may cause minor or significant harm. 
• These injuries frequently result from road collisions, slips in public spaces (such as supermarkets), and manual handling incidents at work.
• Compensation may be awarded for injuries like ligament tears, muscle strains, and tendon ruptures if they resulted from another person’s negligent actions. 
• How much compensation you may receive depends on the extent of your injuries, their impact (e.g., how they affect mobility or cause chronic pain), and associated financial losses. 
• Our specialist panel of solicitors can help clients to claim compensation for their injuries on a No Win No Fee basis. 

Contact our helpful advisors today for a free consultation to share your experience in confidence and determine your eligibility to claim soft tissue injury compensation with an expert solicitor from our panel.

 

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1. How Much Compensation Could You Get For A Soft Tissue Injury In The UK?
2. Am I Eligible To Claim Soft Tissue Injury Compensation?
3. Common Causes Of Soft Tissue Injuries That Lead To Claims
4. What Kinds Of Soft Tissue Injury Can I Claim For?
5. How To Make A Soft Tissue Injury Claim
6. How Our Panel Of Solicitors Can Help You Claim
7. More Information

How Much Compensation Could You Get For A Soft Tissue Injury In The UK?

How much compensation you may get for a soft tissue injury in the UK depends on the extent of your injury and the impact this has had on your life. For instance, according to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), you might be awarded between £47,320 and £85,100 for soft tissue damages that lead to chronic conditions and ongoing severe pain. The JCG is a document that contains an extensive list of injuries, including soft tissue damage. These are placed alongside their suggestive compensation brackets.

Your award for your injuries will be calculated under the head of claim general damages. To determine how much compensation you are entitled to, your solicitor may arrange an independent medical assessment to assess the extent of your physical and psychological injuries, resulting from the accident. They may then review a report made regarding this in line with compensation guidelines from the Judicial College.

The table below contains a variety of JCG brackets. You may review this for guidance, but please note that the table does not represent a guarantee of compensation. The highest-valued entry is also not from the JCG.

Soft Tissue Injury	Compensation	Explanation
Multiple and Serious Injuries and Significant Financial Losses	Up to £250,000 plus	Monetary losses might encompass private orthopaedic treatment, physiotherapy, and lost earnings.
Severe (i) Knee Injuries	£85,100 to £117,410	Joint disruption, gross ligament damage, and loss of function from a serious knee injury.
Severe (iii) Back Injuries	£47,320 to £85,100	Suggested for soft tissue injuries causing chronic conditions, prolonged pain and suffering.
Moderate (ii) Back Injuries	£15,260 to £33,880	Suggested for ligament and muscle injuries as well as soft tissue injuries.
Very Severe Ankle Injuries	£61,090 to £85,070	Suggested for soft tissue damage that results in permanent deformity.
Severe (iii) Neck Injuries	£55,500 to £68,330	Suggested for severe soft tissue damage or ruptured tendons that result in chronic conditions.
Moderate (i) Neck Injuries	£30,500 to £46,970	Suggested for soft tissue injuries to the neck and back causing markedly impaired function.
Serious Leg Soft Tissue Injuries	£21,920 to £33,880	Suggested for serious soft tissue injuries to one or two legs causing functional restrictions.
Soft Tissue Injuries to the Leg	Up to £14,450	Suggested for soft tissue injuries, muscle tears, bruising and lacerations to the leg.
Serious Shoulder Injuries	£15,580 to £23,430	Suggested for soft tissue injuries causing permanent intrusive symptoms.

Using Our Compensation Calculator For Soft Tissue Injuries

You may use our compensation calculator to determine how much you may be awarded for your soft tissue injury. This is straightforward to use; you simply:

• Select the type of incident that caused your harm
• Select the type of injury you sustained
• Add additional details regarding your injury
• State the severity of your injury and any additional harm
• Submit the amount of financial losses you incurred

Once you have completed these steps, you will receive an estimated compensation amount for your soft tissue injury claim. However, this is not guaranteed; it just gives you a rough idea of how much you may be awarded.

Special Damages In Relation To Your Claim

You may also claim for special damages, a head of loss that can compensate you for any out-of-pocket costs incurred as a result of your soft tissue injuries. Some examples of these include:

• Lost earnings and work benefits following your time off 
• Medical costs for private orthopaedic care, reconstructive surgery, prescriptions, and physiotherapy
• Care for daily living and nursing support 
• Special equipment purchases, such as compression support 
• Costs for damaged items such as clothing and devices 
• Travel expenses experienced going to and from medical appointments 

You will need evidence to support your claim for special damages, so keep hold of payslips, bank statements, and other relevant documentation.

Contact our advisors today for more information about how much compensation you may claim for a soft tissue injury. 

Am I Eligible To Claim Soft Tissue Injury Compensation?

Yes, you may be eligible to claim soft tissue injury compensation if you can demonstrate that the damage to your muscles, tendons, or ligaments was sustained because of the negligent actions of a third party. This means you must be able to prove that:

• You were owed a duty of care by the third party. The first step in pursuing compensation for a soft tissue injury is to establish that a person or organisation owed a duty of care. This can be owed by employers, road users, and businesses (or other parties) in control of public spaces. In practice, this means they have a legal obligation to take reasonable steps to protect your safety, thereby avoiding incidents that could lead to injuries like soft tissue damage. 
• The third party was in breach of this duty. If the third party committed a negligent act or omission, this may breach their duty of care. Soft tissue injury claims, for example, often arise from road users driving dangerously, employers failing to conduct regular risk assessments, and occupiers of public spaces failing to address known slip or tripping hazards in a timely manner.
• This resulted in your soft tissue injury. Finally, you must be able to show that the third party’s breach caused you to sustain a soft tissue injury, whether it was an Achilles tendon rupture or a ligament tear. Compensation claims can consider the impact on your mobility, the presence of chronic pain, and any psychological harm you also suffered.

Get in touch with our advisors to undergo a free consultation to determine whether you are eligible to claim compensation for your soft tissue injury.

 

Common Causes Of Soft Tissue Injuries That Lead To Claims

Some of the most common causes of soft tissue injuries that lead to personal injury claims include slips on pavements or in other public places, road collisions, and trips over wires at work. We discuss these in detail below.

Accidents At Work

Employers have a legal obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure their employees remain safe. Failure to do so may result in soft tissue injuries, which may give rise to accident at work claims in situations like the following:

• An employer fails to complete an office safety inspection, failing to secure hazardous computer wires. Consequently, an employee trips over one of them and sustains a sprained wrist. 

Road Traffic Accidents

All road users are legally obliged to use the roads in a safe and responsible manner to avoid causing harm. If they fail to do so, this may place other road users at risk of soft tissue injuries. You could pursue a road traffic accident claim in various scenarios, such as:

• A motorist overtakes a cyclist when it is unsafe to do so, as there is limited space between them. As such, the vehicle collides with the bicycle, leaving the rider with a torn Achilles tendon and whiplash. 

Accidents In Public Places

All those in control of a public place have a legal obligation to keep visitors to their premises reasonably safe. If these occupiers fail to take practical measures to ensure this, visitors may sustain soft tissue injuries from slips, falling objects, and other hazards. This may lead to a public liability claim for an incident like the following:

• The owner of a pub failed to place a warning sign near a spillage or clean it. As a result, a customer who was unaware of the wet floor slips on it, straining a ligament in their ankle. 

Discuss the circumstances of your accident with our advisors today to find out if you can claim compensation for your soft tissue injury.

What Kinds Of Soft Tissue Injury Can I Claim For?

You can claim for various kinds of soft tissue injury caused by someone else’s negligent actions, including tears to tendons, ligament ruptures, and whiplash. This can range from minor to more serious injuries, depending on where the soft tissue damage occurred on your body. Some examples of soft tissue injuries include:

• Bursitis
• Sprains and strains 
• Tendon ruptures
• Ligament damage 
• Whiplash and other neck injuries 
• Compartment syndrome

You may also claim compensation for multiple injuries related to the soft tissue damage or otherwise sustained in the same accident, such as:

• Nerve damage 
• Lacerations and scarring 
• Mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

It is important to seek medical attention for any injuries you sustain. Not only will this ensure you receive the correct treatment, but any medical documents you receive may also support your claim. 

Contact our advisors today and explain the type of soft tissue injury you suffered in confidence. They can advise you as to whether you can claim compensation for it. 

How To Make A Soft Tissue Injury Claim

Here is some information about how to make a soft tissue injury claim. It is useful to read and understand this before pursuing your claim. 

Gather The Right Evidence To Support A Claim

You must gather evidence like an accident book report to support your personal injury claim and show how a third party acted negligently, causing you harm. For cases involving soft tissue damage, this might involve securing CCTV footage or dashcam recordings showing how the impact or force of your accident led to tissue being torn or ruptured. Furthermore, medical records can include MRI scans showing tendon damage or GP notes documenting motion restrictions, while a diary can detail how the injury affects your ability to lift or drive. 

If you’re unsure how to obtain evidence, don’t worry, as a solicitor from our panel may help you gather and review the documents needed to build your claim. You can learn more about this by reading our evidence guide. 

Time Limits – How Long You Have To Claim

There is generally a 3-year time limit to pursue a personal injury claim. In regards to your claim, this will commence on the day of the accident in which you sustained your soft tissue injury. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. 

To ensure your claim does not become time-barred, it is good practice to keep a note of the date you sustained your injury. Further, it is useful to contact our advisors to pursue a claim shortly after you sustained your injuries.

You can learn more about this by reading our time limit guide. 

How Long It Takes On Average To Get Compensation

There is no specific timeframe for how long it takes to receive compensation for your soft tissue injury. This tends to vary in each claim and typically depends on factors such as:

• The extent of your soft tissue injuries, prognosis, and treatment 
• Whether the third party admitted or disputed liability for the damage you sustained to your muscles, tendons, or ligaments
• What evidence you have to prove liability, and how easy it is to obtain further proof
• Negotiations to reach a settlement that both parties can agree on

Regardless of these factors, you can trust that a solicitor from our panel will use their legal expertise to try and reach a settlement and obtain compensation in a timely manner. 

Get in touch with our advisors if you have any questions about the process of making a soft tissue injury claim.

How Our Panel Of Solicitors Can Help You Claim

At How Much Compensation, we have a specialist panel of personal injury solicitors who can help you pursue a soft tissue injury claim. Although you have no obligation to seek legal representation, our panel have the legal skills and knowledge to help clients navigate the claims process. This expertise complements their compassionate approach to every case, ensuring the wellbeing and long-term recovery of clients are always prioritised.

Understandably, you may have questions about how to fund legal representation. Our panel operates on a No Win No Fee basis under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), which provides clients with a financially viable means of hiring a solicitor when pursuing compensation. Simply put, it means your solicitor will never charge a service fee for their work before your claim gets underway, while it progresses, or if it is unsuccessful.

This means your solicitor will only take a small success fee, which is set by a legal cap, if your claim is successful.

There are many additional benefits to pursuing a claim with our panel of solicitors, as they can:

• Thoroughly explain the soft tissue injury claims process 
• Help you access rehabilitation support and physiotherapy sessions 
• Set you up with an independent medical assessment to prove the severity of damage to your muscles, ligaments, or tendons
• Calculate your compensation so that it accurately reflects the extent of the soft tissue damage and the broader impact on your finances and health
• Assist you in applying for interim payments to help you pay medical costs 
• Negotiate compensation settlements with third parties on your behalf 

We understand that a soft tissue injury, whether it is whiplash or a tendon rupture, is more than just a painful disruption to day-to-day life. As you navigate the financial and emotional strain at this time, you deserve legal representation that will not only help you secure compensation but also assist you in getting your life back on track. 

Contact How Much Compensation’s Advisors

Contact our helpful advisors today to start your soft tissue injury claim by:

• Calling them on 0800 408 7826 for a free enquiry
• Sending them a message via a confidential live chat
• Filling out our quick online contact form

Our helpline is open 24 hours a day, so get in touch with our advisors at a time that suits you.

More Information

If you would like more information about personal injury claims, please read the following guides:

• Access our glossary of legal terminology 
• Explore the personal injury claims process
• How to claim for a gym accident claim
• Read about claiming for serious injuries

References:

• Advice about soft tissue injuries, NHS.UK   
• Guidance on Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), GOV.UK
• Learn about injury support, NHS.UK 

Thank you for reading our guide, which discusses the process of making a claim for soft tissue injury compensation.