| DAMAGE TO HAIR | Min | Max |
| Damage to hair | £2,150 | £6,000 |
| HEAD INJURIES | Min | Max |
| 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 Damage | £1,250 | £7,000 |
| HEAD INJURIES | Min | Max |
| 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 |
| HEAD INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Injuries Affecting the Senses Injuries Affecting Sight |
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| Total blindness and deafness | £220,000 | |
| Total blindness | £147,500 | |
| Loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the remaining eye | £35,000 | £98,000 |
| Total loss of one eye | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| Serious but incomplete loss of vision in one eye | £13,000 | £21,000 |
| FACIAL INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Skeletal Injuries | ||
| Le Fort Fractures of Frontal Facial Bones | £13,500 | £20,000 |
| 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 |
| HEAD INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Impairment of Taste and Smell | ||
| Total loss of taste and smell | £21,500 | |
| 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 |
| Fractures 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 |
| NECK INJURIES | Min | Max |
| (whiplash) | ||
| Severe | £12,500 | £82,000 |
| Moderate | £4,250 | £13,750 |
| Minor | £750 | £4,250 |
| SHOULDER INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Severe | £10,500 | £26,500 |
| Serious | £6,750 | £10,500 |
| Moderate | £4,250 | £7,000 |
| Minor | £4,500 | |
| Fractures of Clavicle | £2,750 | 6,500 |
| HAND INJURIES | Min | Max |
| From loss of both hands to amputation of finger(s) | £34,000 | £110,000 |
| Serious hand | £8,000 | £34,000 |
| Moderate | £3,500 | £7,250 |
| Minor | £500 | £2,500 |
| Injuries to finger(s) | £13,500 | |
| 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 |
| AMPUTATION OF ARMS | Min | Max |
| Both Arms | £132,500 | £165,000 |
| One Arm | £52,500 | £75,000 |
| Other Arm Injuries | £3,500 | £71,500 |
| Injuries to the Elbow | £30,000 | |
| Wrist Injuries | £33,000 |
| CHEST INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Fractured ribs | £2,200 | £7,000 |
| Severe | £34,000 | £54,000 |
| Moderate | £52,000 | £94,000 |
| Minor | £61,000 | £92,000 |
| Wrist Injuries | £33,000 |
| BACK INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Severe | £21,500 | £93,000 |
| Moderate | £6,750 | £21,500 |
| Minor | £7,500 |
| SCARRING OF OTHER PARTS | Min | Max |
| OF THE BODY | £1,300 | £7,500 |
| INJURIES TO THE PELVIS AND HIPS | Min | Max |
| Severe | £21,500 | £71,500 |
| Moderate | £14,750 | £21,500 |
| Injuries of Limited Severity | £6,750 | £14,750 |
| Lesser Injuries | £7,000 |
| KNEE INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Severe | £14,750 | £52,500 |
| Moderate | £14,750 |
| ANKLE INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Severe | £17,500 | £38,000 |
| Moderate | £14,750 |
| TOE INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Amputation of all toes | £20,000 | £31,000 |
| Amputation of the great toes | £17,500 | |
| Severe Toe Injuries | £5,250 | £10,500 |
| Moderate | £5,250 |
| FOOT INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Amputation of both feet | £93,000 | £110,000 |
| Amputation of one foot | £46,000 | £60,000 |
| Severe Injuries | £13,750 | £60,000 |
| Moderate | £7,500 | £13,750 |
| Modest | £7,500 |
| LEG INJURIES | Min | Max |
| Amputations | £50,000 | £155,000 |
| Severe Leg Injuries | £15,250 | £74,000 |
| Less Serious Leg Injuries | £15,250 |
Personal Injury
The figures above are taken from JSB 9th edition and are guidance amounts of general damages only. Your exact general damages will depend upon the extend of your injuries and time taken to recover. Your special damages will be assess separately and will be added to your compensation where applicable. Our legal team will access you claim and advise you on compensation levels for all your damages (special and general).
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