subject: Personal Injury - How Much Can I Claim? [print this page] Understanding how much compensation your injury is likely to receive is an important part of all personal injury claims and often one of the most awkward to guess. The amount you receive varies depending on your circumstances and there are many things to consider.
To understand the amount your claim may be worth you must consider the types of damage you may be able to receive. Usually you will be able to claim for; medical care, loss of income due to not being able to work or needing a time off for appointments, any disfigurement or permanent disability, loss of ability to participate in social, family or educational activities, you may also claim for emotional stress such as depression, anxiety and other psychological impact the accident may have had on you.
When attempting to calculate your compensation amount it is fairly easy to work out the amount of medical expenses and loss of earnings you have suffered. It may be much harder to work out the amount owed to you through psychological issues and missed experiences due to the accident. At the beginning of negotiations your solicitor will add up the amount of medical expenses and the loss of earnings, these are commonly referred to as, 'general damages.'
If your injuries are minor then the solicitor will decide how much to award you in relation to the, 'general damages,' already considered. When your injuries are particularly severe or long lasting then the amount of damages rewarded will be much greater. Loss of future earnings may also be added on at this point.
Something else to consider in a personal injury claim is the degree of fault of the other party. The amount of fault will be considered when adding up the total claim amount. The process of the claim procedure means that it is never possible to guess how long it will take for a claim to come through.
by: Clare Westwood
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