Have you injured your foot due to somebody else’s fault? If so, you may be wondering whether you could make a claim, and about foot injury compensation payouts in the UK. In this guide, we explore who could make a personal injury claim.
Key Takeaways
- You may be able to claim for your foot injury if it occurred because of somebody else’s negligent actions.
- Your compensation payout could cover your injuries and their subsequent financial losses.
- You may be able to claim compensation for a foot injury caused by an accident at work, a road traffic accident, or a public place accident.
- A No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel could help you make your claim.
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Browse Our Guide
- Average Foot Injury Compensation Payouts
- Am I Eligible To Claim Compensation For A Foot Injury?
- Common Causes Of Foot Injuries And Broken Feet
- How To Claim For A Foot Injury Or Broken Foot
- Why Choose Public Interest Lawyers For Your Claim?
- More Information On Foot Injury Compensation Payouts
Average Foot Injury Compensation Payouts
Foot injury compensation payouts in the UK for a successful personal injury claim could consist of:
- General Damages: This is the compensation for your physical and psychological injuries. It is always awarded in successful cases.
- Special Damages: This is the compensation which you may be able to claim for the financial losses you’ve suffered due to your injury.
It is important to note that there is no average compensation payout, as the unique circumstances of each claim will affect the amount awarded, such as:
- The severity of the injury.
- Whether you suffered multiple injuries.
- What treatment has been needed.
- The expected recovery period.
How Compensation Is Calculated
During the claiming process, you may be asked to attend an independent medical assessment. The report generated from this assessment could be used by those valuing your claim for general damages, alongside the compensation guidelines listed within the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG).
The table below features some of the compensation guidelines for foot injuries within the JCG, aside from the first entry.
Please note, however, that the JCG only applies to claims being made in England and Wales.
| Injury | Severity | Compensation Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Severe Injuries and Special Damages | Severe | Up to £500,000+ |
| Foot Injuries | Amputation of Both Feet | £206,730 to £245,900 |
| Amputation of One Foot | £102,470 to £133,810 | |
| Very Severe | £102,470 to £133,810 | |
| Severe | £51,220 to £85,460 | |
| Serious | £30,500 to £47,840 | |
| Moderate | £16,770 to £30,500 | |
| Modest | Up to £16,770 | |
| Toe Injuries | Amputation of All Toes | £44,570 to £68,430 |
| Severe | £16,770 to £25,710 |
Special Damages And How They Affect Your Claim
As explained above, you may be able to include special damages as part of your foot injury claim. You could claim for:
- Loss of Earnings: You may have needed to take time off of work to recover from your injury.
- Medical Expenses: Such as paying for prescriptions or for physiotherapy.
- Caring and Support Expenses: You could claim for any care you need due to your foot injury. This includes both professional care, or care from family.
- Travel Expenses: Such as taxi fares to and from medical appointments.
All these costs will need to be proven with evidence, such as payslips and invoices.
For more information on how foot injury compensation payouts in the UK are calculated, you can contact our advisors.
Am I Eligible To Claim Compensation For A Foot Injury?
Now that we have discussed what could be included in foot injury compensation payouts in the UK, you need to know when you could be eligible to make a personal injury claim.
You must be able to prove that negligence has occurred. This is when:
- Another party owed you a duty of care
- This duty was breached
- This caused you to suffer your foot injury.
In the next section we share the different cases where you are owed a duty of care and how a foot injury could occur if this is breached.
Contact our advisors today to receive free advice on your case.
Common Causes Of Foot Injuries And Broken Feet
Here are some common situations where you are owed a duty of care and how an accident may occur if this duty is breached:
Accidents At Work
An employer owes a duty of care towards their employees while they are working, as stated under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. They need to take reasonable measures to ensure the safety of their employees.
Failure to do so could result in you suffering an injury, and you may be able to make an accident at work claim. For example:
- Your employer provided you with a known defective ladder. While climbing the ladder, one of the footplates breaks, and you fall from a height, causing you to suffer a foot fracture and a broken leg.
Road Traffic Accidents
All road users have a duty of care to use the roads responsibly and safely to avoid causing injury. They must also abide by the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code.
If another user of the road to adhere to their duty of care, and this causes you to suffer an injury, you may be able to make a road traffic accident claim. For example:
- You are waiting to cross the road, and a driver is driving their car under the influence of drugs. They collide with you, driving over your foot and causing a severe crush injury that later requires the foot to be amputated.
Accidents In A Public Place
Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, the occupier (the party in control of) of a public space must take steps to ensure the reasonable safety of those visiting that place.
Failure to do so could cause you to suffer an injury and you may be able to make a public liability claim. For example:
- You enter a shop and slip on a wet floor. There was no warning sign displayed about the floor being wet. You suffered a sprained foot and wrist injury when you slipped and fell.
To discuss your case today you can contact our advisors.
How To Claim For A Foot Injury Or Broken Foot
Various steps could be taken to help secure the chances of foot injury compensation payouts in the UK being awarded. We have set these out below.
Gathering Evidence To Support Your Claim
Collecting evidence is the most important step of your foot injury claim. This needs to prove the severity of your injury and who caused it. Examples of evidence you could gather include:
- Medical records
- Photographs of the injuries or accident site
- CCTV footage or dashcam footage of the accident
- Details from the accident book, if the accident took place at work or in a public place
- Details of any witnesses so that a statement could be taken from them at a later date.
How Long It Can Take To Get Compensation
Since every claim is unique within its circumstances, there is no set time for how long it will take for you to be awarded compensation for a successful claim. Various factors that could effect the length of your claim include:
- How long it takes to gather evidence.
- The severity of your injuries and whether you have recovered from them or not.
- Whether the other party accepts or denies liability.
- Whether your case needs to go to court or not.
An experienced personal injury solicitor from our panel could help guide you through the claiming process. Contact our advisors today to learn more about how they could help you.
Why Choose Public Interest Lawyers For Your Claim?
One of the solicitors from our panel could help you with your foot injury claim. Our panel of solicitors have lots of experience working on a variety of personal injury claims and could help you with securing a compensation payout.
Additionally, our panel of solicitors provide their services via a No Win No Fee agreement known as a Conditional Fee Agreement. With this in place, you will not need to pay them for their services:
- Prior to the claim starting.
- As it progresses.
- If the claim fails.
Should you successfully receive compensation, your solicitor will deduct a success fee from this. The percentage this fee can be is subject to a legal cap.
To see if a No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel could help you, or to ask any questions regarding foot injury compensation payouts in the UK, you can contact our advisors by:
- Calling at 0800 408 7825
- Speaking to us through Live Chat.
- Leaving your enquiry on our ‘Contact Us’ form.
More Information On Personal Injury Claims
Other guides by us:
- Learn about the personal injury time limit and how long you have to start a claim.
- Information on pedestrian accident claims.
- Details on claiming compensation for a gym accident.
Here are some external resources for further reading:
- Guidance from the NHS on a broken toe.
- Information from the NHS on foot pain.
- Government guidance on Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
Thank you for reading this guide on foot injury compensation payouts in the UK.
