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If you’ve been injured in an accident that occurred because someone who had a duty of care towards you breached this duty, you may be able to claim compensation for your suffering.
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You may be able to claim compensation if you have suffered a broken bone as a result of another person’s fault or negligent actions. Whether at work, in a public space, or on the road, if you’ve suffered a broken bone injury, you may be eligible to make a personal injury claim.
This guide explains the different types of accidents that could lead you to suffer a broken bone and when you could be eligible to make a personal injury claim following these types of accidents. Additionally, we cover the evidence you need when making a claim and the different forms of compensation you could be awarded. We also look at how one of our No Win No Fee solicitors could help you.
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What Do I Need to Make a Personal Injury Claim?
To claim compensation for a broken bone, you must be able to show that another person caused your injury due to them breaching their duty of care and the type of injuries you suffered. This is why gathering sufficient evidence is an essential step in the personal injury claims process.
Examples of evidence that could help you with claiming broken bone compensation include:
- Medical records confirming your injuries and the treatments you’ve received.
- Video footage of the accident, such as CCTV or dashcam footage.
- Photgraphs of the accident scene.
- Contact details of anyone who witnessed your accident and could provide a statement.
A personal injury solicitor could help you with gathering this and any other additional evidence you may need. Contact our advisors today to see if you could be eligible to work with one of our solicitors.
How No Win No Fee Solicitors Co Can Help You Claim Compensation
If you are eligible to make a broken bone compensation claim, working with an experienced solicitor who has experience with this type of claim could be helpful. Our solicitors have a vast amount of experience working on various types of personal injury claims.
Additionally, our solicitors offer their services under a type of No Win No Fee agreement known as a Conditional Fee Agreement. With this in place, there is nothing to pay for your solicitor to start working on the claim. You also do not need to pay them for their work while the claim progresses or if it is unsuccessful.
You will pay your solicitor a percentage of the compensation you receive if your claim is a success. This is called a success fee, and the law limits this percentage.
If you’d like to check if you can make a personal injury claim for broken bones with one of our solicitors, you can contact our advisors today:
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Compensation Payouts: How Long Do They Take?
There is no definitive time-frame for how quickly your claim will settle. Factors such as whether the defendant admits liability or if the claim needs to go to court will affect how long your case takes.
However, it may be possible to receive interim payments before your claim has reached a conclusion. This could be awarded for any ongoing medical expenses you need to pay for while the claim is still under progression, for example.
A solicitor could help you with receiving an interim payment. Contact our advisors today to see if you could work with one of our personal injury solicitors.
What Types Of Accidents Could Lead To A Broken Bone Compensation Claim?
Various accidents could lead to you suffering a broken bone injury. However, in order to claim compensation, you will need to prove:
- You were owed a duty of care.
- This duty was breached.
- This breach resulted in your injury.
Some examples of when you are owed a duty of care and the types of accidents you may be able to claim for include:
Road Traffic Accidents
Anyone who uses the roads has a duty of care to use them safely and responsibly to avoid causing harm. Road users must also adhere to the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code. A failure to adhere to this duty of care could lead to a road traffic accident. For example:
- A drunk driver drives the wrong way down a one-way street, causing them to collide head-on with your vehicle and you suffer a broken leg and arm.
Accidents At Work
All employers owe their employees a duty of care to take reasonable steps to ensure thier health, safety, and wellbeing. This is set out under the Health and Saftey at Work etc. Act 1974. A failure to adhere to their duty of care could lead to an accident at work. For example:
- Your employer fails to regularly maintain a piece of machinery on a production line in your factory job. This results in the machine malfunctioning and your arm being trapped in the mechanisms, causing it to become broken.
Public Place Accidents
Those in control of public spaces are referred to as occupiers. All occupiers have a duty of care to take steps and measures to ensure the reasonable safety of members of the public who are visiting that space. This duty is set out within the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. A failure to adhere to this duty could lead to a public place accident. For example:
- A supermarket failed to signpost a known spillage within a timely manner or clear it away. This results in you slipping on the spillage and suffering a broken ankle.
To discuss your accident and see whether you may be able to make a broken bone compensation claim, you can contact our advisors.
The Most Common Fractures And Breaks
It’s possible to break any bone in your body. Some examples of where you may suffer a break or fracture include:
- Arm (radius, ulna, and humerus bones).
- Wrist.
- Elbow.
- Leg (femur, fibula and tibia).
- Ankle.
- Hip.
Regardless of where you have suffered your injury, if you can prove it was caused by a third party breaching their duty of care, you could be eligible for compensation. Contact our advisors today to discuss your case.
What Do I Need to Make a Personal Injury Claim?
To claim compensation for a broken bone, you must be able to show that another person caused your injury due to them breaching their duty of care and the type of injuries you suffered. This is why gathering sufficient evidence is an essential step in the personal injury claims process.
Examples of evidence that could help you with claiming broken bone compensation include:
- Medical records confirming your injuries and the treatments you’ve received.
- Video footage of the accident, such as CCTV or dashcam footage.
- Photgraphs of the accident scene.
- Contact details of anyone who witnessed your accident and could provide a statement.
A personal injury solicitor could help you with gathering this and any other additional evidence you may need. Contact our advisors today to see if you could be eligible to work with one of our solicitors.
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How Much Compensation Will I Get for a Broken Bone Claim?
How much broken bone compensation you could receive for your claim will depend on the unique circumstances of your case. However, your compensation settlement could consist of two heads of loss. These are:
General Damages – This covers pain and suffering and loss of amenity caused by your injuries. Loss of amenity reflects the restrictions imposed on your everyday life and activities by the injury. This is awarded in all successful claims.
Special Damages – This covers compensation for lost earnings, any medical costs for private medical treatment, travel expenses to appointments and other financial losses caused by your injuries. This is not always awarded, so you should provide evidence of these losses with documents such as invoices and bank statements.
Compensation Payouts For Broken Bones
Those in charge of valuing your claim for general damages could refer to your medical evidence alongside the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This document lists compensation guidelines for various injuries.
Some examples of these guidelines for broken bone injuries include:
- Less serious leg injuries involving a fractured tibia or fibula could potentially receive up to £14,450.
- Severe foot injuries involving booth feet or heels being fractures could potentially receive between £51,220 to £85,460.
- Serious fractures involving both or one forearm could potentially receive between £47,810 to £73,050.
- A wrist fracture that takes longer than 12 months to completely recover from could potentially receive between £7,420 to £12,630.
Remember, these are only guidelines and not guarantees of what you will be awarded for a successful claim.
How Does The Claims Process Work?
All personal injury claims must follow the Pre-Action Protocol. These are steps that need to be carried out before the claim potentially needs to go to court. These steps are:
- Letter of Notification: A letter is sent to the defendent notifying them of your intent to begin a claim.
- Rehabilitation: Both parties should consider at the earliest possible moment what medical treatment or rehabilitation you require.
- Letter of Claim: The letter of claim is the formal issuing of the claim against the defendant. It should detail the facts the claim is based upon as well as any injuries suffered.
- Response: The defendant has 21 working days to issue a response. They will then have 3 months from the date of the Letter of Claim to complete their investigations.
- Disclosure: This is where both parties provide relevant documents to help clarify or provide resolution to any disputes.
- Experts: This involves you attending an independent medical assessment, which will produce an expert report for the claim.
- Negotiations: Where there has been an admission of liability by the defendant, a Part 36 Offer can be made. Both parties will put forward offers with the goal of settling the dispute.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution: In cases where the parties are unable to reach an agreement, alternate dispute resolution or ADR methods, such as arbitration, can be used. If this is unsuccessful, the case will go to court.
A solicitor can help guide you through the claiming process. To see if you could be eligible to work with one of our solicitors for your broken bone compensation claim, you can contact our advisors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below we’ll answer common questions regarding broken bone compensation claims.
Should I use a solicitor for a broken bone compensation claim?
As previously aforementioned, working with a solicitor on your claim can come with many benefits. Solicitors usually have lots of experience working on various types of claims and they could also help you with:
- Gathering evidence.
- Providing legal advice.
- Ensuring your claim is filed within the time limit.
- Negotiating your compensation settlement.
Is there a time limit on claiming compensation?
Per the Limitation Act 1980, you will have three years to begin a personal injury claim from the date the accident took place.
For those who lack the mental capacity to make their own claim or who were injured as a minor, exceptions could be made to this time limit.
To learn what these are, you can contact our advisors. They can also provide you with free advice for your broken bone compensation claim.
