By Lewis Lennon. Last Updated 15th February 2023. If you are looking at making personal injury claims, it could be that you’ve suffered an injury at work, on the road, in a public place, or even at someone else’s home. If someone else caused an accident that you suffered injury in, you could be eligible to claim personal injury compensation.
How To Make A Personal Injury Claim
In this section, we’ll discuss how to make a personal injury claim. Firstly, you’ll need to establish if you are eligible to claim. In order to know if you are eligible, you should consider if:
- A duty of care was owed to you;
- That duty of care was breached;
- You were injured or suffered harm as a result.
Depending on where your accident happened, there is typically legislation in place that is designed to prevent you from being harmed. For example:
- When you are on the road, the Road Traffic Act 1988 sets out the duty of care that motorists have to behave in a way that reduces the risk of injury on the road.
- In a public place, as outlined by the Occupiers’ Act 1957, the occupiers of any premises that may be accessed by the public have a duty of care to ensure the reasonable safety of any visitors.
- When you are at work, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 sets out the duty of care that your employer should comply with to keep you take reasonably practicable steps to ensure your safety.
- Whilst under the care of a medical professional, they should provide you with a standard of care that is reasonably expected of any medical professional. If they don’t and you suffer harm, you could make a medical negligence
If you think you could be owed compensation for a personal injury, you can get in touch whenever to discuss your case. We’re happy to provide you with free personal injury claims advice, and you won’t be obligated to use our services afterwards if you don’t want to.
We could help advise you on many different personal injury claims. Below, we have provided a number of links to some of our most popular guides. If you’re interested in making a claim for personal injury compensation for any of the following reasons, they could be very helpful.
Here are some of our guides on our specialist areas:
- How to make an accident at work claim
- A guide to car accident claims
- Cycling accident claims
- Motorcycle accident claims
And here are some more general personal injury compensation guides.
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- Foot injury at work claim
- Broken finger at work claims
- How to make a warehouse accident claim
- How to claim for a workplace accident
- Make a claim for scaffolding injuries
- Shoulder injury compensation claims
- Compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder
- How to claim
- How to make a No Win No Fee personal injury claim
- How is a personal injury compensation claim calculated?
- Eye injury claims
- Ankle injury claims
- Allergic reaction claims
- Burn injury compensation claims
- Child accident compensation claims
- Thumb injury compensation claims
- Finger injury compensation claims
- Laser hair removal negligence claims
- How to claim compensation for a psychological injury
- Personal injury claims calculator – should you use one?
- Hand injury compensation claims
- Wrongful death and fatal accident claims
- Claim compensation for a dog bite or attack
- Non-fault accident claims
- How to make a successful personal injury claim
- Broken and fractured bone injury claims
- Split liability personal injury claims
- Trampoline accident claims
- Electric shock compensation claims
- Head injury accident claims
- Sprained ankle claims
- Work-related stress claims
- Broken tooth claims
- Broken and fractured rib injury claims
- Industrial injury claims
- Permanent scar compensation claims
- How to claim compensation for tinnitus
- Get compensation for a hip injury
- Knee injury compensation claims
- Amputation and loss of limb claims
- Wrist injury claims
- Claiming compensation for a soft tissue injury
- Toe injury claims
- Foot injury claims
- Compensation for concussion
- Carbon monoxide poisoning claims
- Vibration white finger claims
- Making injury claims against friends and family
- Is there a time limit on personal injury claims?
- How many personal injury claims go to court?
- How to claim if blame is uncertain
- Child head injury claims
- Making a claim with a pre-existing condition
- In-flight injuries from unexpected turbulence
- How long does a hearing loss claim take?
- Why do personal injury solicitors charge a success fee?
- Advice on claiming on behalf of someone else
- Carpal tunnel injury claims
- What can I do if an insurance company denies liability?
- Leg injury claims
- Do you need a solicitor for a personal injury claim?
- Can I make a loss of earnings claim?
- Compensation for a broken forearm
- Claiming compensation with a pre-existing condition
- How to claim compensation for loss of earnings
- How to claim compensation for a broken jaw
- Dislocation injury claims
- Jagged object injury claims
- Claim compensation for a blood clot or DVT
- Train passenger accident claims
- Botox injury claims
- Do I need a medical assessment?
- Permanent injury compensation claims
- Advice on tenants rights to improvements
- Damaged nerve injury claims
Personal Injury Case Studies
We’ve also compiled lots of useful case studies, designed to help illustrate the claims process and how you can succeed with your case.
- £42,500 payout for a broken neck
- £30,000 payout for a broken ankle
- £13,000 payout for a broken index finger
- £60,000 payout for a broken leg
- £20,000 payout for a broken foot
- £16,500 payout for a dislocated shoulder
- £14,000 payout for a broken nose
- £35,000 payout for a broken jaw
- £8,000 payout for a broken rib
- £800,000 payout for a broken back
- £18,500 payout for a dog bite injury
- £16,000 payout for a broken ring finger
- £22,000 payout for a broken hand
- £26,000 payout for a rotator cuff injury
- £14,500 payout for food poisoning
- £12,500 payout for a broken toe
- £31,000 payout for a broken wrist
- £90,000 payout for a broken knee
- £23,000 payout for a digestive system injury
- £85,000 for a broken hip
- £22,000 for an achilles tendon injury
- £13,000 payout for a dislocated thumb
- £16,000 payout for a fractured fibula
- £17,000 payout for loss of teeth
- £15,000 payout for a torn ankle ligament
- £30,000 for a burned foot injury
- £17,500 payout for a fractured tibia
- £65,000 payout for a burned hand injury
- £19,500 payout for a head injury
- £1 million payout for a spinal cord injury
- £65,000 payout for a leg injury caused by a car accident
- £30,000 payout for a leg injury sustained at work
- £52,000 payout for a back injury caused by a car accident
- £18,000 payout for a broken cheekbone
- £25,000 payout for a broken thumb
- £45,000 payout for a knee injury caused by a car accident
- £1.2 million payout for a brain injury caused by a car accident
- £22,000 payout for a collarbone fracture
- £723,000 payout for a fractured skull
- £25,000 for an injury caused by an accident at work
- £28,000 payout for an arm injury caused by a car accident
- £25,000 payout for an overdose injury
- £325,000 payout for a crushed arm
- £16,000 payout for a slipped disc injury
- £70,000 payout for a hip injury caused by a car accident
- £16,000 payout for a hand injury at work
- £1 million payout for a head injury at work
- £14,000 payout for e-coli poisoning
- £7,000 payout for whiplash caused by a car accident
- £95,000 payout for an injury caused by fire
- £10,000 payout for inhaling toxic fumes
- £22,000 payout for a knee injury at work
- £9,500 payout for an injury caused by steam
- £45,000 payout for a back injury at work claim
- £7,500 payout for an injury caused by a nail
- £17,500 payout for an injury caused by welding
- £13,000 payout for a scald injury
- £13,000 payout for an eye injury
- £8,000 payout for a radiation burn
- £32,000 for loss of hair
- £60,000 for damage to senses
- £17,000 for a sharp object injury
- £12,000 for an allergic food reaction
- £12,500 for a ruptured foot ligament
- £12,000 for a fractured breastbone
- £25,500 for a dog bite
- £20,000 for a frozen shoulder
- £23,000 for a punctured lung
- £111,000 for carbon monoxide poisoning
- £65,000 for a facial scar
- £7,500 for a rat bite
- £200,000 for a fatal accident
- £85,000 for loss of fingers
- £150,000 for a fatal injury
- £200,000 for a fractured pelvis
- £24,000 for an electric shock
- £19,000 for nerve damage
- £230,000 payout for partial blindness
- £150,000 payout for electrical burns
- £15,000 payout for a fractured metatarsal
- £55,000 payout for crushed fingers
FAQ on personal injury compensation
How are personal injury claims calculated?
Usually, courts and lawyers would need to assess all the evidence pertaining to your claim. This could include evidence of the accident and whose fault it was. It would also include medical evidence. This would not usually come from your own doctor. You’d need to attend a medical appointment with an independent specialist to gather such information, which courts and lawyers could use against the Judicial College Guidelines to assess how much compensation could be relevant. The strength of medical evidence could affect your personal injury compensation payout.
How long does a personal injury claim take to settle?
This would depend on how complex your case was and whether the liable party accepted liability and offered you a settlement straight away. Straightforward cases could be settled relatively quickly. However, complex claims, especially those where liability is denied, could take much longer.
What is the most common cause of an accident at work?
The HSE statistics for 2020-21 show that the biggest cause of workplace accidents was a slip, trip or fall. Please see the below graph for the other top causes.