Welcome to our multiple injury compensation calculator guide. Accidents either at work, in a public place, or on the road can potentially lead to someone unfortunately suffering more than one injury. If the injuries they have suffered were at the fault of someone else who owed them a duty of care, then they may be able to claim compensation.
In this guide, we cover how multiple injury compensation is calculated for multiple injuries suffered in the same accident. We also cover what duty of care is and who owes you it depending on where you are.
Furthermore, we cover what evidence you need to have to support a personal injury compensation claim and what the time limit is to begin legal proceedings after an accident.
We cover at the end of this guide how No Win No Fee solicitors can massively help you out.
Our panel of personal injury solicitors work on a No Win No Fee basis. To see whether you can be connected to our panel, have a chat with an advisor today. Talking to an advisor is completely free:
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- Multiple Injury Compensation Calculator
- Can You Claim For Multiple Injuries?
- What Evidence Could Help You Make A Multiple Injury Claim?
- How Long Do You Have To Claim Compensation For Multiple Injuries?
- Why Use A No Win No Fee Solicitor To Claim For Multiple Injuries?
- More Resources Related To Claiming Personal Injury Compensation
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If you have a successful personal injury claim for multiple injuries, your compensation payout could potentially be made up of two different heads of claim. These heads of claim are called general and special damages.
General damages offers compensation for the psychiatric and physical impacts of your multiple injuries. This head of claim is always awarded in successful personal injury claims and takes into account factors such as:
- The severity of your pain across the injuries.
- Whether your quality of life has decreased.
- How long, if any, the recovery period is expected to be for your injuries.
During the claims process, you may attend an individual assessment conducted by a medical expert. They can make reports based on this assessment, and these reports can be compared to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) to value what your general damages payout should be.
The JCG is a publication that contains guideline compensation values for different types of psychiatric and physical injuries.
Multiple Injuries Compensation Table
As a guideline only, we have taken some injuries from the JCG and their guideline compensation values (only the top value is our own and not from the JCG). These are just some examples of what injuries could be sustained following an accident either at work, in a public place, or on the road.
We cannot guarantee exactly how much you could specifically be awarded for your multiple injuries, as all personal injury claims are unique.
| Type of injury | Severity | Guideline compensation brackets | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple injuries that are serious and expenses | Serious | Up to £1,000,000+ | A payout for suffering multiple injuries that are serious in nature and the expenses deriving from these injuries, such as loss of income, prescription costs, and home adaptations. |
| Paralysis | Tetraplegia (a) | £396,140 to £493,000 | Upper and lower body paralysis. |
| Paraplegia (b) | £267,340 to £346,890 | Lower body paralysis. | |
| Brain damage | Very severe (a) | £344,150 to £493,000 | Locked-in syndrome paired with a substantially reduced life expectancy is included within this bracket. |
| Neck Injuries | Severe (ii) | £80,240 to £159,770 | Considerably severe disabilities, such as loss of neck movement and loss of function in one or more limb, occur due to serious fractures and disc damage. |
| Knee Injuries | Severe (i) | £85,100 to £117,410 | A disruption of the joint, osteoarthritis, ligamentous damage. lengthy treatment, and considerable pain and loss of function has occurred. |
| Ankle Injuries | Severe | £38,210 to £61,090 | There is significant residual disability such as a severely limited ability to walk and ankle instability. |
| Arm Injuries | Less Severe | £23,430 to £47,810 | A substantial degree of recovery from significant disabilities has taken place or is expected. |
| Back Injuries | Moderate (i) | £33,880 to £47,320 | There's a wide variety of injuries in this bracket, such as compression fractures, that result in substantial osteoarthritis risk, constant pain and discomfort, nerve root irritation, reduced mobility and a probability of spinal fusion. |
| Shoulder Injuries | Serious | £15,580 to £23,430 | Damage to the lower brachial plexus and shoulder dislocation cause sensory symptoms, aching and restricted shoulder movement. |
Special Damages
Special damages offers compensation for the monetary impacts of your multiple injuries. The aim of this head of claim is to restore your monetary position. In some instances, the amount of special damages received can far outweigh the amount received for general damages.
Some monetary impacts that could be incurred following an injury can include:
- Loss of earnings.
- Medication bills/prescription costs.
- Home adaptations, such as making your home wheelchair accessible if it is needed.
Unlike general damages, a special damages payout will not always be awarded in successful personal injury claims. Moreover, a multiple injury compensation calculator may not take into account all of your financial losses. We highly advise that you keep hold of receipts, payslips, invoices, bank statements, and any other documents that can prove what your injuries have cost you.
Our advisors can explain the multiple injury compensation calculator and the potential compensation you could claim for multiple serious injuries.
Can You Claim For Multiple Injuries?
You can make a personal injury compensation claim for multiple injuries if you can prove that your injuries were caused by a third party breaching the duty of care that they owed you. As such, here is the multiple injury claims eligibility criteria:
- A third party owed you a duty of care.
- This third party breached their duty of care by acting negligently.
- You suffered multiple injuries as a direct result of this breach.
We will now explain what duty of care is owed to you while you are at work, in a public place, and on the road.
Accidents At Work
While you are at work, your employer owes you a duty of care under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Employers must fulfil their duty of care by taking reasonable steps to ensure safety and reduce the risk of injury.
This will involve:
- Managing and removing potential risks and hazards.
- Providing the adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed for employees to do their tasks safely.
- Providing the appropriate training needed for employees to do their tasks safely and efficiently. For example, manual handling training.
Public Place Accidents
When you are in a public space, the occupier of that space (whoever has control) owes you a duty of care under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Occupiers must fulfil their duty of care by taking steps to ensure the public’s reasonable safety.
This will involve:
- Assessing potential risks.
- Following health and safety procedures.
- Responding to reported hazards as soon as is reasonably possible.
Road Traffic Accidents
All road users owe a duty of care to one another while they are on the road to make sure that no road users are put at risk. Road users must fulfil their duty of care by following the rules that are in The Highway Code and the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Some of these rules are:
- Not driving over the speed limit.
- Not driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
- Stopping at zebra crossings if a pedestrian is crossing.
If you have had an accident either at work, in a public place, or on the road, and you have suffered multiple injuries, please get in touch with us. Our team can give you a free case assessment to see whether you are eligible for compensation.
What Evidence Could Help You Make A Multiple Injury Claim?
To make a multiple injury compensation claim, you will need to prove that a third party breached the duty of care that they owed you, and from this breach, you sustained multiple injuries.
As such, below is a list of useful types of evidence you can collect:
- CCTV or dash-cam footage of the accident taking place.
- Photographs of any injuries that are visible and, if possible, of the causation of the accident.
- Ask for copies of your medical records after receiving medical care for your multiple injuries.
- If you had an accident at work, ask for a copy of the report from the work accident book, detailing how the accident occurred.
- Keep an illustrative diary of your symptoms and treatment.
- Take contact details of potential witnesses. For example, other road users that witnessed your road traffic accident.
Collecting all of this evidence by yourself may seem daunting. This is why our panel of personal injury solicitors help their claimants in gathering the evidence they need. This is just a small part of their services.
To find out more on how to prove personal injury claims, please get in touch with us.
How Long Do You Have To Claim Compensation For Multiple Injuries?
Here we help you understand whether you are within the personal injury claims time limit.
You have 3 years to start a personal injury claim for multiple injuries under the Limitation Act 1980. These 3 years commence from the date you sustained your multiple injuries.
The only exceptions to this time limit are if the claimant is younger than 18 or does not have the mental capacity to make a claim. In these circumstances, the time limit is paused. A litigation friend can pursue the claim on the claimant’s behalf during this time if the court allows.
Once the claimant either turns 18 or recovers mental capacity, the 3-year time limit will commence if a litigation friend has not already pursued the claim.
For more details on the personal injury claims time limit, please feel free to get in touch with us.
Why Use A No Win No Fee Solicitor To Claim For Multiple Injuries?
You could connect with one of the No Win No Fee solicitors from our panel if your personal injury claim is eligible for compensation. Our panel could offer to work on your case under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).
Here are the benefits of CFAs:
- You will not have to pay upfront for your solicitor’s work.
- You will not have to pay throughout the claims process for your solicitor’s work.
- If your claim is unsuccessful, you will not have to pay for the work your solicitor has done.
- If your claim is successful a success fee will come out of your compensation. This is a percentage. All success fees are capped by law to ensure that the claimant receives the majority of their compensation.
Contact Us Today
Contact us today if you wish to have your potential personal injury claim represented by one of the No Win No Fee solicitors from our panel. If you are connected with our panel, they can provide free legal advice.
- Call 020 8050 2736.
- Send off details about your potential claim online.
- Send a message in our live support chat box.
More Resources Related To Claiming Personal Injury Compensation
Here are a few of our other guides that a multiple injury compensation calculator could be used for:
- How to make a claim for slipping on a wet floor in a public place.
- Browse our general accident at work claims guide.
- Browse our general road traffic accident claims guide.
Additionally, here are a few pages that could be useful to check out:
- THINK! – a Government campaign offering advice for all road users.
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) – the ‘about us‘ page for this non-profit organisation that helps people recognise risks.
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – a guide for employers on managing risks at work.
Thank you for checking out our multiple injury compensation calculator guide. If you have a question that has been unanswered, our advisors will be more than happy to answer it.