Broken Nose Compensation - Am I Eligible To Claim?

A broken nose can not only be extremely painful but have a significant cosmetic and psychological impact. That’s why we’ve made this guide to claiming broken nose compensation.

We’ll cover who owes a duty of care at work, on the roads and in public places, and when you could be eligible to make a claim following an accident. You will also see an explanation of how solicitors can determine possible compensation figures, including a compensation table for your reference.

In our final section, we cover the No Win No Fee contract our panel of specialist solicitors can offer their services under, looking in detail at the advantages of starting your claim under such an agreement.

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Am I Eligible To Make A Broken Nose Compensation Claim?
How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
Common Causes Of A Broken Nose That Lead To Claims
Common Nose Injuries You Can Claim For
How To Start A Broken Nose Compensation Claim
Learn How To Claim With Our Panel Of Expert Solicitors
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Am I Eligible To Make A Broken Nose Compensation Claim?

Broken nose compensation can be claimed following a number of different accidents. While we can’t cover every possible scenario, you’ll see a few possible examples further down this page. Various third parties owe duties of care depending on the context. A duty of care means a legal obligation to keep someone safe.

We have set out the duties of care owed by different third parties here:

Employers are required to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of their employees while at work. This duty is set down by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
The parties in control of public places, referred to as occupiers, owe a duty of care imposed by the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. The law requires that occupiers take steps to ensure the reasonable safety of all visitors to their premises.
Every road user owes a duty of care to other road usersThe Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code impose standards that need to be met to discharge this duty of care.

The eligibility criteria for personal injury claims after you suffered a broken nose are summarised as follows:

A third party owed you a duty of care at the time of the accident.
The duty of care was breached in some way.
This breach resulted in an accident in which you suffered injuries.

To find out if you could make a claim after suffering a broken nose, talk to our advisors for a free assessment today.

How Much Compensation Can I Claim?

Broken nose compensation can be awarded under two different heads of claim. These are:

General damages are awarded for the physical and psychological harm caused by the accident.
Special damages, which compensate for financial that result from your injuries. We’ll examine this in greater detail later in the section.

Those responsible for calculating a potential value for general damages can refer to your provided medical documents in conjunction with the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This publication contains guideline award brackets for a range of different injuries. We have used the facial injury brackets to create the below table.

Compensation Table

Please be advised that the top entry was not taken from the JCG. This information has been included for guidance purposes only.

Type of Injury	Severity	Guideline Compensation Figure
Multiple Very Severe Injuries with Significant Special Damages	Very Severe	Up to £250,000 and above
Facial Disfigurement	Very Severe Scarring (a)	£36,340 to £118,790
	Less Severe Scarring (b)	£21,920 to £59,090
	Significant Scarring (c)	£11,120 to £36,720
	Less Significant Scarring (d)	£4,820 to £16,770
Skeletal Injuries	Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones (b)	£18,180 to £29,220
	Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (c)(i)	£12,990 to £28,220
	Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (c)(ii)	£4,820 to £6,230
	Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (c)(iii)	£3,080 to £3,850
	Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (c)(iv)	£2,080 to £3,080

Special Damages And How They Affect Your Claim

You could receive compensation for the financial harm caused by your injuries under special damages.

Examples can include:

Loss of earnings due to time taken off work.
Medical expenses such as prescriptions, therapy sessions or private healthcare.
Travel expenses.
Home modifications.
Care needs.

You will need to provide supporting evidence of any costs you claim, so be sure to hold onto your payslips as well as other documents, such as receipts and travel tickets, as proof of any financial losses you incur.

This section is intended to provide guidance on how personal injury compensation may be calculated. To find out what your potential claim could be worth, speak to our advisors for a free eligiblity assessment today.

Common Causes Of A Broken Nose That Lead To Claims

In this section, we look at how a broken nose injury could be sustained. We can’t cover every possible scenario here so to find out if you could claim in your particular circumstances, talk to our advisors today.

Possible examples of broken nose accidents are:

You were waiting at a red light when a speeding driver crashed into your vehicle. Your nose was broken when you hit the steering wheel.
A failure to undertake maintenance checks in a workshop resulted in faulty components in the pallet wrapping machine being missed. While you were loading goods for wrapping, the arm swung out and hit you in the face, breaking your nose and cheekbone.
The local council failed to respond to reports of a broken kerb on a road they were responsible for in a timely manner. You tripped on the kerb and broke your nose on the paving slabs.

Our advisors can assess your eligibility to claim for free. Get in touch today using the contact information given below.

Common Nose Injuries You Can Claim For

A broken nose can vary widely in severity and be sustained alongside additional facial and head injuries. Possible injuries you could claim for can include:

Damage to the cartilage in your nose.
Cuts and lacerations.
Damage to the nasal bones.
Fractures of the cheekbones, jaw or eye socket.

How To Start Your Broken Nose Claim

You can get a free eligibility consultation today by talking to our advisors. If eligible, our team can connect you with our panel of specialist personal injury solicitors.

A solicitor can support you throughout your broken nose compensation claim. We have summarised a few important aspects of the claims process below.

The Evidence You’ll Need

A key aspect of any personal injury claim is gathering supporting evidence. As well as proving liability, your evidence will also show the severity of your injuries, something very important for calculating a potential compensation figure.

Examples include:

Medical records.
CCTV or dashcam footage.
Workplace accident book.
Witness contact information.
Training and maintenance logs.

You could get support with gathering evidence from one of the personal injury experts on our panel of solicitors. To find out if you’re eligible to claim and get help with gathering for your claim, talk to our team today.

How Long You Have To Start A Broken Nose Compensation Claim

Most personal injury claims need to be made within 3 years of the accident occurring. This time limit was set down by the Limitation Act 1980. However, there are scenarios where exceptions to the general time limit can be made. These are:

Children: injured persons who were under 18 at the time of the accident will have the 3 years counted from their 18th birthday, giving them until they are 21 to start a claim.
Lacking sufficient mental capacity: persons who do not have the mental capacity to claim for themselves will have the time limit halted altogether. It only starts to run from the date they recover capacity.

In these scenarios, a suitable adult can be appointed or apply to be a litigation friend and make decisions about the claim for the injured person. This enables the claim to start much sooner. You can ask our advisors any questions you may have about the time limit in personal injury claims by calling the number below.

How Long It Takes To Get Nose Injury Compensation

There is no set timeframe on how long any personal injury claim takes. Each claim is assessed individually and influenced by a number of factors. These factors can include:

How severe your injuries are.
Whether or not the defendant admits liability straight away.
Acquiring evidence.
How complex the legal issues in the case are.

While we cannot provide an exact timeframe for any given claim, we can guarantee that our panel of solicitors will handle your case with the highest degree of professionalism and endeavour to get your compensation as fast as possible. Call the number below for your free eligibility assessment today.

Learn How To Claim With Our Panel Of Expert Solicitors

You can contact our advisors for a free eligibility assessment by using the details given below. If eligible, they could put you in touch with a highly experienced personal injury solicitor from our panel of experts.

Our expert panel can offer their services on a strictly No Win No Fee basis, a particular type of contract called a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This contract brings the following benefits:

No fees for the solicitor to begin work on your claim.
No fees for that work as your claim progresses.
No solicitors fees if the claim fails.

Should your claim be successful, you shall receive a compensation payout. A percentage of that payout, capped by The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013 at 25%, will make up the solicitor’s success fee. This cap means that the majority of any payout is yours to keep.