By Richie Billing. Last Updated 17th January 2025. Are you looking for a compensation calculator for a soft tissue injury? A compensation calculator is a tool designed to give you a quick quote on how much compensation you could be owed. However, in this guide, we explain how it might not accurately reflect how much you could claim. We explore how you could take the evidence and injuries of your specific case and come to a solid possible value.
If you suffered a soft tissue injury as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be eligible to start a claim. This guide provides more information on soft tissue injuries as well as how to make a claim if you have sustained an injury due to the negligence of an employer, a party in control of premises or a road user. To find out more, get in touch by:
- Using our live chat feature at the bottom of this screen
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- Contacting us directly through the website
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- Soft Tissue Injury Compensation Calculator
- When Could You Claim Soft Tissue Injury Compensation In The UK?
- Common Causes Of Soft Tissue Injuries
- Talk To A Solicitor About Your No Win No Fee Case
- Find Out More About Soft Tissue Injury Claims
Soft Tissue Injury Compensation Calculator
You may be wanting to use a soft tissue injury compensation calculator to give you an idea of your potential soft tissue injury claim value. However, you may not be able to input all of your losses and impacts into our online calculator. So, you might find it more useful to know how compensation is calculated instead.
If your soft tissue injury claim is successful, the two potential heads of loss you could receive compensation from are called general and special damages.
General damages compensation is assessed by the psychological and physical impacts of your soft tissue injury. This head of loss covers factors such as:
- Loss of amenity.
- The severity of the pain.
- The estimated length of the recovery period.
At some point during the claims process, you could be asked to have an independent medical assessment. The reports from this assessment can be referred to by legal professionals, along with the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), to help them calculate your general damages.
The JCG is a text that supplies a list of various injuries with guideline compensation brackets for each one.
Guideline Compensation Table
In our table below, we have listed some different soft tissue injuries from the JCG, with their accompanying guideline compensation brackets.
Please keep in mind, though, that none of these brackets can be guaranteed because all claims are unique. Additionally, the top figure is not from the JCG.
| Injury type | Severity | Guideline compensation brackets |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple serious injuries with special damages | Serious | Up to £500,000+ |
| Neck | Severe (a)(iii) | £47,320 to £85,100 |
| Moderate (b)(ii) | £15,260 to £33,880 | |
| Back | Severe (a)(iii) | £55,500 to £68,330 |
| Moderate (b)(i) | £30,500 to £46,970 | |
| Moderate (b)(ii) | £16,770 to £30,500 | |
| Leg | Less serious (c)(i) | £21,920 to £33,880 |
| Shoulder | Serious (b) | £15,580 to £23,430 |
| Knee | Moderate (b)(ii) | Up to £16,770 |
Special Damages
Special damages compensation is assessed by the financial impacts of your soft tissue injury. This could include:
- Travel expenses to attend medical appointments.
- Loss of earnings if you cannot work while injured.
- Care costs (for example, if you require a private nurse to help you due to your injury).
Special damages are not awarded in all successful claims, whereas general damages are. For this reason, you will need evidence such as invoices, payslips, receipts, and bank statements to prove the value of your financial losses.
What Is The Average Compensation For A Soft Tissue Injury In The UK?
You may be wondering, “What is the average payout for soft tissue injury in the UK?”. Well, as we have previously mentioned, all claims are unique and differ in circumstance, so it may not be beneficial knowing this.
What we can confirm is your soft tissue injury claim eligibility if you contact us today. Working with a solicitor will give you a more accurate estimation of what compensation you could potentially receive more than a soft tissue injury settlement calculator can.
When Could You Claim Soft Tissue Injury Compensation In The UK?
You may have sustained a soft tissue injury in a workplace accident, while on property owned by the local council, or on private property. Alternatively, you may have suffered an injury in a road traffic accident.
However, to make a claim, it is not enough for you to have suffered an injury that was not your fault. It must have been as a result of negligence, where the other party breached their duty of care, causing you injury.
- For employers, duty of care is defined in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. This includes providing adequate training to employees to ensure their safety at work, as mentioned in Section 2.
- Those in control of premises, such as councils or private business owners, must abide by the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. This asks that all visitors to the premises be kept reasonably safe for the duration of their stay. It also sets out the expectation that children will be less careful than adults.
- All road users have an obligation to keep each other reasonably safe. This is defined in the Road Traffic Act 1988 as well as The Highway Code. They can do so by using their mirrors and signals responsibly as well as obeying road signs, for example.
Failure to fulfil a duty of care can be considered a breach. If this breached duty of care directly results in an injury, it could leave a party liable for negligence. This is key — it is not enough that the injury happened. The defendant must have failed to meet their duty of care.
If you have been injured, you may want to start a claim. To find out more, call us at a time that suits you. What’s more, we can help you value your claim without the need for a soft tissue injury compensation calculator.
Time Limits For Soft Tissue Injury Claims
As part of the soft tissue injury claims process, you will have to start your claim within the relevant limitation period. The Limitation Act 1980 outlines that you have three years to start your personal injury claim from the date of the accident that caused your injuries.
However, if a minor suffers a soft tissue injury, the three-year limitation period begins from their 18th birthday. Before this date, a court-appointed litigation friend could make a claim on their behalf.
Furthermore, if a person does not have the mental capacity to make their own claim, the time limit is suspended indefinitely, and a litigation friend could make a claim on their behalf. However, if they were to regain this mental capacity and a claim has not already been made, they will have three years to start one from the date of recovery.
Our advisors are available 24/7 to offer free advice and consultation. They can answer any questions you might have about the different types of soft tissue injury claims.
Common Causes Of Soft Tissue Injuries
A soft tissue injury can occur in many different circumstances. Your soft tissue injury claim’s value will be influenced by the severity of your injuries, we have given a few examples there to explain a third party can breach their duty of care and cause you harm.
Potential scenarios can include:
- Your employer failed to provide sufficient manual handling training. Consequently, you attempted to lift a box of goods onto a trolley that two people should have carried. You experienced soft tissue damage in your knees and lower back.
- A driver sped through a red light at a junction, colliding with the driver’s side of your vehicle. As well as multiple broken bones, you suffered major soft tissue damage in your neck, right shoulder and leg.
- The local council had been informed of a loose paving slab on a staircase outside their building. Despite being made aware of the danger, they failed to organise a repair in a reasonable time frame or post a warning sign. You tripped on the broken slab and badly sprained your ankle.
If your particular accident isn’t given here, don’t worry, you could very well still be eligible to claim. To get a free assessment of your eligibility or to find out more about using a soft tissue injury compensation calculator, get in touch with our advisors today.
Talk To A Solicitor About Your No Win No Fee Case
If you would like to start a claim but are nervous about the prospect of solicitor fees, you may be interested in a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This is informally known as a No Win No Fee agreement.
Generally, the terms of this agreement mean you will only pay fees to your solicitor in the event of a win. As such, you will not have to pay your solicitor’s fee at the start of the claim or while it continues. This could provide you with the financial confidence needed to claim with the aid of a legal professional.
If the claim wins, you pay a success fee that has been agreed upon ahead of time. This is legally capped to prevent any possibility of being overcharged.
To find out more, why not get in touch with our advisors at any time? They are available 24 hours a day to offer free legal advice with absolutely no obligation for you to continue with the service of our solicitors.
To find out more, contact us today. You can do so by:
- Using our live chat feature at the bottom of this screen
- Calling us on 0800 408 7825
- Contacting us directly through the website
Find Out More About Soft Tissue Injury Claims
We have more sources that could be of use to you.
- Car Accident Back Injury Compensation Case Study Guide
- Torn Ankle Ligaments Compensation Case Study Guide
- Leg Fracture Compensation Case Study Guide
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) — UK Government information on what you could receive from your employer if you’re unable to work due to illness.
- Advice after a soft tissue injury — A PDF guide created by the NHS detailing more information about soft tissue injuries.
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