Compensation for neck injuries

Neck injuries have the potential to be serious injuries as they pose the threat of damage to the spinal cord which can easily cause paralysis and death. Serious neck injuries will need a detailed medical report written about them as your solicitor will need to know the prognosis for your recovery.

Whiplash is a type of neck injury usually caused by the sudden stopping of a vehicle. Whiplash is usually a relatively minor injury with sufferers usually feeling a few days or weeks of strain in their neck and back. If you suffer whiplash or other minor neck injuries and the case proceeds to court, the judge will work out the damages you should be paid by considering your past and future financial loss and the pain, suffering and loss of amenity you have endured. For minor neck injuries the judge is likely to award between £750 and £4,250 for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity, depending on the circumstances of your case and on previously decided cases.

In the case of more-serious neck injuries, a judge will award compensation for financial loss and also for pain, suffering and loss of amenity. For a serious neck injury the judge is likely to award between £12,500 and £82,000. The enormous difference in the award means that it is important that you are represented by a personal injury solicitor who can help to maximise the damages you receive by properly preparing your case. As always in tort cases the level of compensation is related to your actual losses – if your financial loss is very small then the compensation will be very small. A solicitor will be able to give you more guidance.

If you would like to obtain legal advice on personal injury claims for a neck injury, Contact Law can put you in touch with a local specialist personal injury solicitor free of charge. So, if you have any questions or would like our help in finding personal injury solicitors please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.