Leg Injury Claims – How Much Compensation Am I Eligible To Claim?

Leg injuries can have a serious impact on your life. It can make it difficult to continue working, look after your children, or complete daily tasks. Importantly, if you’ve suffered a leg injury because of another party’s negligence, you may be eligible to make a leg injury claim for compensation. Whether you’ve suffered cuts and bruises, a broken leg at work, or even a leg amputation, we could help you take action.

If you’re thinking about making a leg injury claim, our advisors can talk through what happened and provide free legal advice. If your case appears strong enough, we could connect you with a personal injury solicitor from our team. Any accepted claim will be handled on a No Win No Fee basis, so you won’t pay any legal fees unless your claim succeeds.

To start a leg injury claim asap, call our team on 0800 6524 881. Otherwise, to find out more about the process of claiming compensation for leg injuries, please carry on reading.

Am I Eligible To Make A Leg Injury Compensation Claim?

Generally, you may be eligible to make a leg injury claim for compensation if you can show:

• The defendant owed you a duty of care; and
• An accident/incident happened because they breached that duty of care; and
• Your leg was injured because of that accident/incident.

For example, if your leg was cut badly in a cycling accident, or you suffered a serious leg injury after a fall from height at work, and somebody else was at fault, a claim may be possible.

If you’re unsure whether you can claim leg injury compensation, contact our claims advisors to discuss what’s happened and they’ll explain your options for free.

Can I Claim Compensation For A Leg Injury That Was Partly My Fault?

Yes, you could claim compensation for a leg injury even if the accident that caused it was partly due to your own fault. However, the compensation amount that you’d receive would be reduced to reflect your share of the blame. This is essentially known as contributory negligence.

As an example, if you were a cyclist hit by a car on a roundabout where the driver was found to be primarily at fault, but you were riding carelessly at the time of the accident at the roundabout, you may be found to have contributed to your injuries. In this case, the compensation you receive could be reduced to reflect the percentage of the fault attributed to you.

Common Causes Of Leg Injury Claims

While a leg injury is possible from many different types of accidents, we’ve listed a small number of examples below.

• Workplace accidents. If your leg is crushed at work because of a faulty machine, for example, a claim may be possible.
• Slips, trips or falls. Trips and falls can happen almost anywhere and can result in minor injuries from scrapes and bruises to badly fractured bones.
• Council accidents. Claims against the council/local authority may be possible if your leg was injured following a fall because they’d failed to maintain the public highway.
• Public place accidents. An example here might be if you fall in a pub and cut your leg on broken glass that hadn’t been cleared.
• Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs). Leg injuries can be suffered in many types of RTA, but motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians are particularly vulnerable to broken legs.

Again, no matter what type of accident caused your leg injuries, we could help you seek compensation. To find out more, please speak to us today.

Common Types Of Injuries To Legs

For your reference, here are some examples of leg injuries that could lead to a personal injury claim:

Even if your leg injury is not listed above, please get in touch with us if you would like to know whether we can help you start a leg injury claim.

How Much Compensation Will I Get For A Leg Injury Claim?

There isn’t a fixed amount of compensation for a leg injury, as every claim is unique. Instead, compensation payouts are usually calculated using two heads of loss. They are:

• General damages. This element focuses on how much pain and suffering your leg injury causes. In addition to any physical injuries, you could claim for psychological suffering as well as loss of amenity.
• Special damages. The claims process also allows you to try to recover any financial losses caused by your leg injuries. For example, care costs, travel expenses, and lost income could all be considered.

To ascertain how serious the damage to your leg is, you might need an independent medical assessment during the claims process. This is something our solicitors will always try to arrange locally.

Average Leg Injury Settlement Amounts

Below is a range of potential compensation amounts for various leg injuries. The figures are based on guidelines from the Judicial College relating to general damages and should be used as a guide only.

• Broken leg injuries, causing issues such as permanent mobility problems with the individual requiring mobility aids for the rest of their life, serious leg deformities causing limitation of movement, £66,920 to £109,290.
• Serious compound leg fractures or joint and ligament injuries leading to issues such as instability, lengthy treatment, and probable arthritis may see a compensation settlement of between £47,840 and £66,920.
• Multiple leg fractures or severe crushing injuries, typically to a single leg, can result in compensation payouts of £33,380 to £47,840.
• £21,920 to £33,880 compensation for a broken leg at work, where the injured individual may be left with impaired mobility or a limp, or serious soft tissue injuries that have caused restriction of movement or some nerve damage.
• What is considered a simple femur fracture can see compensation in the region of £11,120 to £17,810.
• Simple tibia and fibula fractures can see compensation settlements of up to £14,450, but typically depend on recovery time and any ongoing symptoms.

We can’t speculate on potential settlement amounts without first discussing your case with you, so please call our claims advisors to discuss your leg injury today.

Evidence To Support A Leg Injury Claim

If you’re eligible to make a leg injury claim, you will need to clearly prove why the defendant was liable for your leg injury. There are several ways to do this. Importantly, you should never rely on a verbal admission of guilt for an accident, as that can be changed. Instead, you should try to collect evidence that includes:

• Medical records. While you may be given first aid at the scene, you should visit A&E or a minor injuries unit for a proper medical assessment. Later on, a copy of your medical notes could be used to show the severity of your leg injuries.
• Accident reports. If you suffered a broken leg injury at work or in a public place like a gym, for example, you should report the accident. Having done so will mean it is difficult for the defendant to admit the accident actually happened.
• Police report. If the accident was reported to the police, their report can provide important details about the incident, including the cause, the extent of any damage, and any witness statements taken at the time.
• Witness details. Anybody else who saw what caused the injury to your leg could prove useful during the claims process. Your solicitor could ask them for a statement to see if it corroborates your version of events.
• Camera recordings. If the accident was recorded on dash cams or CCTV cameras, you should try to obtain a copy as soon as possible before it is deleted.
• Photographic evidence. Photos of the aftermath of your accident can be really useful. It could help you to recall what happened and to give others some idea of how the accident was caused. Ideally, you should take pictures before anything is moved if you’re able to and it is safe to do so.
• Financial evidence. Evidence of your financial losses resulting from your leg injury, for example, receipts for prescription medication, and costs of travelling to Doctors’ appointments. Additionally, proof of loss of earnings could also be submitted to support your claim.

Although these steps might take some time, they could all make it easier for you to win compensation. Please call us if you want your leg injury claim to be reviewed for free.

Time Limits For Claiming Leg Injury Compensation

As you may know, there is usually a 3-year time limit for personal injury compensation claims. Where you’ve suffered a leg injury, it will often begin on the accident date. However, a later date of knowledge or another exception could apply in some situations.

For example, where a child has sustained a leg injury, the time limit won’t usually apply until they reach 18. As a parent, you could become a litigation friend and claim for your child’s injuries at any time before they are 18 years old. If not, they’ll have 3 years to start their leg injury claim beginning from their 18^th birthday.

Although the time limit is generally 3 years, we’d recommend starting the process asap so that your solicitor has ample time to complete all the necessary steps.

Talk to us today if you’d like to check how long you have left to claim or if you have any other questions.

How Long Does The Process Of Claiming Leg Injury Compensation Take?

The length of time a leg injury claim can take will vary depending on various factors, typically including:

• The type of leg injury and how severe it is;
• The strength of evidence for a claim and the ease with which it can be obtained;
• The willingness of the defendant to admit liability.

Generally, the process might only take a few months for straightforward leg injury claims to a year or longer in more complex cases, such as for a severely broken leg with ongoing disability.

Do I Need A Personal Injury Solicitor To File A Leg Injury Claim?

No matter how serious your leg injury is, proving who caused it can be complicated. If you can’t convince the defendant’s insurer that their client was to blame, you might miss out on being compensated. Similarly, if you can’t prove the extent of your suffering, you might not receive the correct level of compensation.

We believe that our No Win No Fee personal injury solicitors can help in both cases. If you contact us, and your claim is taken on, your solicitor will do all they can to win as much compensation for you as possible.

They will deal with all communication on your behalf to prevent you from having to deal with an insurance company. As the case progresses, you’ll receive regular updates and be able to ask any questions you think of. If a settlement is offered, it will be discussed with you to check that it is fair before a decision is made about what to do next.

Starting The Leg Injury Claims Process

If you’re ready to start the leg injury claims process, call our advisors on 0800 6524 881, or fill in our callback form, and we’ll contact you at a time that suits you.

Alternatively, if you’d prefer to speak to a claims advisor online, they’re generally available 24/7 via live chat on our website.

Once your claim is reviewed, and if there is a valid case, we’ll move forward with your leg injury compensation claim on a No Win No Fee basis.