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Leg Injury Claims
Our solicitors are committed to helping you seek compensation in a leg injury claim. With years of experience, we can help you get started today.
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Leg Injury Claims
Our solicitors are committed to helping you seek compensation in a leg injury claim. With years of experience, we can help you get started today.
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A leg injury claim can compensate you for the pain, suffering and any lost finances associated with it. A leg injury can significantly impact your physical health, psychological wellbeing and daily functioning. In an instant, typical daily activities can now be challenging, hugely restricting your quality of life and autonomy. Moreover, leg injuries can pose short-term and life-changing effects, ranging from an inability to bear weight, to nerve damage or even the complete loss of your legs in the most detrimental cases. As such, payouts consider this.
A leg injury claim could be made if we can show that your accident occurred following the negligent actions of someone else. These sorts of accidents can arise in many different scenarios, where liability would rest depending on the specifics of your claim.
However, with our specialist solicitors at your disposal, they can help you gather evidence that proves liability as well as ensure that your compensation covers not just the physical pain and suffering caused by your leg injuries, but also for the psychiatric harm that could have resulted. Moreover, they will ensure that you can recover compensation for any financial losses incurred following your accident, whether this be lost income or private medical costs, by helping you calculate these costs.
With a personalised approach from the get go, our solicitors can work alongside you to develop a recovery plan, help gather any evidence needed to support your claim and negotiate a settlement that is reflective of the harm you’ve experienced after a leg injury accident. Continue reading to learn how you could be eligible to start your claim today.
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For a discussion where you can explore whether you’d be eligible to claim leg injury compensation, please get in touch with our advisors by:
- Calling us on 0151 375 9916
- Contacting us online
Can I Make A Leg Injury Claim?
Yes, you could make a leg injury claim if your case fulfils the criteria required. The following elements must be satisfied in order for you to be eligible to make a leg injury compensation claim, we must show:
You Were Owed A Duty Of Care From Another Person, Business Or Organisation
This proves a legal link between yourself and the responsible party. This might be your employer, a public business owner, a road user or even a medical professional depending on the circumstances of your leg injury. A duty of care is a legal obligation placed on the responsible party to take reasonable steps to ensure your safety in a given situation and prevent leg injuries from occurring. F or example, a medical professional owes you a responsibility to provide care to the minimum expected standard.
This Duty Of Care Was Breached
A breach of duty arises when the responsible party fails to meet the standard of care expected of a reasonable person in the circumstances of your leg accident. For example, if a local authority fails to repair a broken pavement, you could slip and break your leg. This could also occur if an employer fails to maintain a safe working environment and allows clutter to build up in walkways. When other road users fail to comply with road safety laws, you could be involved in an accident that results in a fractured leg or degloving.
You Suffered A Leg Injury As A Result Of This Breach
The final element we must demonstrate is that the breach of duty directly led to your leg injury. Moreover, you can seek compensation for any injuries you sustained, whether this be a serious leg injury such as leg paralysis, or even soft tissue injuries. You could even be compensated for any psychiatric harm caused by your accident, provided that the injuries you are recovering compensation for are medically recognised.
The above criteria forms the basis of any personal injury claim, and if you get in touch with our advisors today, you can receive a free case consultation where they can discuss the validity of your claim.
What Accidents Can Cause A Leg Injury To Be Sustained?
Leg injuries can be sustained in various accidents, whether this be a head-on collision on the roads, a fall from height in work, a slip, trip and fall in public or even as a result of medical negligence.
Below, we’ve provided a few examples of how a leg injury claim could arise in certain situations:
Road Traffic Accidents
As a road user, whether a pedestrian, car user or even cyclist, you’re owed a duty of care from all other users. Per this, everyone must operate in a way that reduces their risk of causing harm or injury to others.
There are many ways in which a road traffic accident could cause a leg injury to be sustained. Some examples include if:
- A third party driver, who was speeding on a country lane loses control of their vehicle, causing them to collide with your car head-on. Despite you wearing a seatbelt, the impact of the collision causes your legs to become crushed by the dashboard, and you later require an amputation and months out of work to recover.
Workplace Accidents
Employers must take all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of their employees.
An accident at work could result in leg injuries if:
- Whilst working on scaffolding, a pipe that had not been erected properly dropped from a higher level of the scaffolding. This resulted in a severe head injury and a broken leg, requiring multiple surgeries and physiotherapy.
Public Accidents
There’s a legal obligation on the people or organisation in control of a premises to ensure that it is reasonably safe for members of the public.
A public liability leg injury claim could arise if, for example:
- You’re walking home when suddenly you trip on a defective paving slab on a public footpath that your local council had failed to repair. This led to you sustaining soft tissue injuries and a broken leg, severely restricting your mobility.
Medical Negligence
Any and all medical professionals that treat you in any capacity should do so by providing the minimum expected standard of care in their role.
Medical negligence could result in leg harm if:
- Following a complex surgery for a leg fracture, you begin developing signs of infection. Despite this, your nurse fails to provide you with antibiotics to treat the infection as they inadequately monitor your condition. This infection causes necrosis of the leg tissue, later requiring an amputation.
These examples are by no means exhaustive, so to discuss the circumstances of your own leg injury accident, please get in touch with our advisory team today.
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Common Leg Injury Examples
Common leg injuries can range from soft tissue damage, to life-altering amputations, depending on the severity of your accident.
Below, we’ve provided a list of the most common types of leg injury you could experience after an accident:
- Broken legs, whether this be of the tibia, fibula or patella
- Soft tissue injuries
- Crush injuries
- Nerve damage
- Leg paralysis
- Deep lacerations or puncture wounds
- Burn injuries
- Amputations
- Knee or joint injuries
Other injuries than those listed above can also be sustained in accidents that led to a leg injury, so again to discuss the specifics of your own case, please get in contact with our advisors for an obligation free chat today.
How Much Compensation Can I Claim For A Leg Injury?
You could receive anywhere up to £14,450 for a simple fracture to the tibia or fibula to £344,150 for the loss of both legs, according to the brackets found within the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG).
With this said, it can be helpful to explore how compensation is valued in leg injury claims to help paint a picture of how settlements are reached and calculated. Typically, settlements in leg injury compensation claims can comprise two different heads of loss, known as general and special damages.
The first of these is compensation for the physical injuries and any associated psychological damage caused by the leg accident. Additionally, when professionals are tasked with valuing this head of loss, they can take into consideration the extent of physical pain and suffering, as well as appreciating any loss of amenity caused by your leg injuries.
Moreover, as we briefly mentioned above, the JCG is a document that can be used to assist professionals when valuing general damages. This is a framework that offers categories of certain injury types, with severities and guideline brackets of compensation.
We’ve provided a table below with some of these guidelines for leg injuries at differing severities; please, however, note that the top entry has not been taken from the JCG and all figures are guidelines, not a guarantee of compensation.
| Injury | Severity | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Very Severe Injuries + Special Damages | Very Severe – various serious injuries paired with out-of-pocket expenses such as mobility aids, lost income and home adaptations | Up to £1,000,000+ |
| Amputation of Legs | Loss of Both Legs -where both limbs are lost above the knee, or one above the knee at a high level and the other below the knee | £293,850 to £344,150 |
| Below-Knee Amputation of Both Legs – the level of any phantom pains, problems with stump or psychological problems will all be taken into account when compensation is awarded | £245,900 to £329,620 | |
| Severe Leg Injuries | Severe (i) The Most Serious Injuries Short of Amputation – although not as serious as a leg amputation, the courts award a similar bracket due to the severity of the leg injuries | £117,460 to £165,860 |
| Severe (ii) Very Serious – injuries causing lifelong mobility issues | £66,920 to £109,290 | |
| Severe (iii) Serious – compound or comminuted fractures | £47,840 to £66,920 | |
| Severe (iv) Moderate – complex or a number of fractures, or severe crushing injuries to a single leg – reasonable recovery but metal implant or sensory loss | £33,880 to £47,840 | |
| Less Severe Leg Injuries | Less Serious (i) Fractures With Incomplete Recovery or Severe Soft Tissue Injuries | £21,920 to £33,880 |
| Less Serious (ii) Simple Fracture of a Femur With No Damage to Articular Surfaces – ongoing minor symptoms including restriction of movement | £11,120 to £17,180 | |
| Less Serious (iii) Soft Tissue Injuries or Simple Fractures to Tibia or Fibula | Up to £14,450 |
Can A Leg Injury Claim Payout For Special Damages?
Yes, a leg injury claim payout can also include special damages, which is compensation for any provable out-of-pocket expenses caused by your accident.
In leg injury compensation claims, this could include:
- Lost earnings, if you’ve had to take time off work during your recovery or if your employment prospects have been affected by your accident. This could also encompass missed pension contributions, bonuses or other workplace benefits
- Medical expenses including private medical treatments, reconstructive surgeries or ongoing prescription costs
- Specialist equipment such as wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs or crutches
- Home or vehicle adaptations to aid in your mobility
- Domestic, professional or gratuitous care costs
- Rehabilitation such as physiotherapy or counselling
However, in order for you to seek this compensation, you must hold evidence of these financial losses. This could include:
- Payslips to show lost income
- Bank statements
- Invoices for medical costs or specialised equipment
- Receipts for travel
For a better idea of how much compensation you could receive after you suffered a leg injury as a result of someone else’s negligence, please get in touch with our advisors today.
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The Process Of Making A Leg Injury Claim
Before you begin your claim, you might be left wondering what steps are best to take in order to prioritise your health whilst propelling your legal position. Below, we’ve provided a streamlined guide with our recommendations:
Seek Medical Assistance
Your wellbeing is of utmost importance. Making sure to visit the GP, an urgent clinic or A&E can be vital in determining the extent of your leg injury.
At first, it may seem like your injuries are minor, but visiting a medical professional means that your condition can be assessed fully, and the full degree of physical harm caused by your injury.
Moreover, visiting a medical institution for a medical examination creates an official record of your injuries, as well as any immediate treatments you could’ve received.
Begin Compiling Evidence
Once your health condition has been assessed, you can then begin to gather evidence. This might include:
- CCTV or dashcam footage if you were involved in a road traffic accident
- A copy of your workplace accident report book or a public place accident book
- Contact details of anyone who might have witnessed the accident
- Photographs of any injuries which are visible
- Copies of your medical records including any doctor’s notes, X-rays or other diagnostic tests
Gathering these documents can be hugely beneficial for your claim, as evidence proves how someone else’s negligence led to your accident and subsequent leg injuries.
Ensure The Accident Has Been Reported
Making sure that your leg injury is reported officially can also act as valuable evidence. Depending on the circumstances in which you suffered a leg injury, this could mean that:
- You ensure that it has been noted in the workplace accident or public place report book
- Getting in touch with the police and your insurer following a road traffic accident
- Making a complaint about substandard medical treatment, whether private or public
Although it may feel uncomfortable to make an official record of the accident, it can support the foundation of your claim and be used as crucial documentary evidence.
Record How The Leg Injury Impacts You
Keeping a record of your ongoing pain, symptoms and any medical treatments or appointments can be really useful in a leg injury claim. This can help to fully show the personal impact of your injuries.
Moreover, keeping a note of any therapies, expenses, or time off work can help when demonstrating the financial losses incurred following your accident.
Seek Legal Representation
Getting in touch with a specialist personal injury solicitor can be beneficial because they can advise on the validity of your leg injury claim, provide an estimate of how much compensation you could recover and handle all legal complexities on your behalf.
Working with a solicitor from JF Law would also mean that you’re supported throughout the entire claims process, and your case would be handled by experts.
Make Sure This Is Within The Time Limits
Most compensation claims are subjected to a 3 year limitation period. It is vital that your case is begun before this time limit runs out, as your claim could then become time-barred.
Please see our section below for further information regarding these time limits.
How Long After A Leg Injury Can Compensation Be Claimed?
You will generally have 3 years from either the date of the accident or, when making a medical negligence claim, the date when you realised that someone else’s negligence led to your leg injury to claim compensation.
These time limits are established under the Limitation Act 1980, with the purpose of preventing claims from being brought indefinitely. Moreover, there are exceptions to these time limits which can be applicable to certain claimants who may be unable to claim independently within the general timeframe.
You can read more about these exceptions in our limitation period guide, or get in touch with us for more information about how these time limits would apply to your claim.
Why Claim For Leg Injury Compensation With JF Law?
At JF Law, our solicitors have decades of experience advocating for claimants nationwide. We understand that making a claim can feel overwhelming and daunting, which is why our solicitors are committed to fighting tirelessly on your behalf. Not just this, but our expertise, you could remain focused on your recovery whilst we handle your leg injury claim, as seamlessly as possible.
Additionally, some more of the services on offer from our solicitors include:
- Support with gathering documents to create a strong body of evidence that proves liability for your leg injury
- Working closely with you to develop a recovery plan that suits your needs
- Simple explanations of complicated language or the leg injury compensation claims process
- Connecting you with rehabilitation specialists to aid in your recovery and help you regain mobility
- Offering advice, support and guidance through your claim
- Concise updates about the progression of your case
And this isn’t all that we could help you with. Get in touch with our advisors to learn more about how our solicitors can assist you in seeking compensation after a leg injury accident.
Can Leg Injury Claims Be Made On A No Win No Fee Basis?
Yes, leg injury claims can be made on a No Win No Fee basis. You could’ve heard of this terminology before, which in essence is a way to fund a solicitor’s services that utilises a contract called a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).
This type of contract means that claimants wouldn’t have to make any upfront payments for solicitors’ fees in order for them to begin work on their case.
Additionally, it would also mean that clients aren’t faced with ongoing solicitors’ fees during their claim progression and most vitally, a claimant would have nothing to pay for the work of their solicitor if the claim was to fail for whatever reason.
Adversely, if a claim was successful, then a pre-agreed percentage would be deducted out of your compensation. This is our solicitor’s success fee, which is limited in line with legislation to ensure that you receive the majority of your compensation at the end of your claim.
If you’ve got any questions about how a No Win No Fee leg injury claim would work, please get in touch.
Contact JF Law’s Solicitors
For a free case consultation, you can reach our advisory team by:
- Calling us on 0151 375 9916
- Contacting us online
Learn More
Read our other guides about:
- How to make a serious injury claim
- Eye injury compensation claims and how we can help
- Claiming compensation in fatal injury claims
Helpful External Resources
- Find out if you could be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay
- NHS advice regarding a broken leg
- How to return to work after a period of sickness absence
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