Clinical Negligence Claims

The amount of compensation you will receive for a clinical negligence claim depends on a number of different factors including:

• The extent of your physical pain (known as pain, suffering and loss of amenity).
• The severity of your injuries or illness caused by the negligence.
• Reasonable expenses incurred as a result of the negligent treatment.
• Current and future loss of income.
• Any home or car adaptations that you have had to make.

Your clinical negligence solicitor will take all of the above into consideration when quantifying your claim.

Clinical negligence pay-outs vary dramatically, compensation amounts can be anything from around £1,500 to as high as several million. It is therefore difficult to say what your settlement will be, as each and every claim is unique.

Personal Injury Claims

The amount of compensation that you may receive is dependent upon the individual circumstances of your case. The amount will depend on factors such as:

• The severity of the effects of your injuries: How your life has been affected by the injury or illness.
• Financial losses: including how much money you have lost or will lose as a result of your injuries (e.g. loss of earnings, travel expenses).

Personal injury compensation is mainly split into two categories:

1 General damages: This is the term used to cover the compensation paid out for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity resulting from the accident.  Physical and psychological injuries are covered by general damages.

2 Special damages: This covers any current and future financial losses incurred as a result of the accident. Examples of special damages include:

• Loss of earnings through being unable to attend work, or work to the same capacity as you did pre-accident.
• Medical and rehabilitation treatment costs.
• Care costs.
• Home and vehicle adaptation costs.
• Mobility aids.

We calculate this with reference to certain guidelines and previous cases involving similar injuries that have been decided at court. Valuing a claim involves the solicitor using his or her experience and research skills to ensure the client receives the maximum compensation they deserve.

Why not try our free personal injury claims calculator to find out how much your own claim could be worth?