Last updated 17/10/2025. Any injury to your face can have lasting cosmetic and psychological impacts, as well as potentially impact your senses. Your nose is one of your most prominent features and any injury to it can be uniquely distressing. Our guide to broken nose compensation examines when you could seek compensation for an injury to your nose and how such harm could be caused.
This is where our expert panel of personal injury solicitors come in. You can benefit from range of professional services and support if you are eligible to claim, including assistance with gathering evidence, explanations of all the technical legal language and connections with a range healthcare experts for all your medical needs.
Answers To Your Questions
- Would I be eligible to claim for a broken nose? Yes, if you’ve suffered injuries that were caused by a third party breaching their duty of care.
- Who could my broken nose claim be made against? You could sue an employer, a road user or an organisation in control of a public area for your broken nose injuries.
- What compensation could I receive for facial injuries? As well as compensation for the broken nose itself, you could also receive payment for psychological harm, any lost earnings and your medical bills.
- How can Public Interest Lawyers help me? Public Interest Lawyers can provide free advice and assess your eligibility to claim for a broken nose for free. Our team can also connect you with a personal injury solicitor from our panel if you have a valid claim.
Will cost me anything to claim for a broken nose? There are no costs to find out if you could make a claim and our panel of solicitors work on a No Win No Fee basis so you only pay the solicitor if the case is won.
To find out if you are eligible to make a personal injury claim or to get further guidance, talk to an advisor today using the contact information given here:
- Call the team on 0800 408 7825.
- Contact us online by completing our callback form.
- Open the live chat on your screen now.
Select a Section
- Am I Eligible To Make A Broken Nose Compensation Claim?
- How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
- Common Causes Of A Broken Nose That Lead To Claims
- Common Nose Injuries You Can Claim For
- How To Start A Broken Nose Compensation Claim
- How Can A Solicitor Help In My Broken Nose Claim?
- Learn How To Claim With Our Panel Of Expert Solicitors
- More Information
Am I Eligible To Make A Broken Nose Compensation Claim?
Broken nose compensation can be claimed following a number of different accidents. While we can’t cover every possible scenario, you’ll see a few possible examples further down this page. Various third parties owe duties of care depending on the context. A duty of care is the obligation to keep someone safe.
We have set out the duties of care owed by different third parties here:
- Employers are required to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety, well-being, and health of their employees while at work. This duty is set down by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
- The parties in control of public places, referred to as occupiers, owe a duty of care imposed by the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. The act requires that occupiers take practical steps to ensure the reasonable safety of those visiting their premises.
- Every road user owes a duty of care to avoid causing injury to others or to themselves. The Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code must also be adhered to.
The eligibility criteria for personal injury claims after you suffered a broken nose are summarised as follows:
- A third party owed you a duty of care at the time of the accident.
- The duty of care was breached in some way.
- This breach resulted in an accident in which you suffered injuries.
To find out if you could make a claim after suffering a broken nose, talk to our advisors for a free assessment today.
How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
Broken nose compensation can be awarded under 2 different heads of claim. These are:
- General damages are awarded for the physical and psychological injuries.
- Special damages, which compensate for financial losses that result from your injuries. We’ll examine this in greater detail later in the section.
Those responsible for calculating a potential value for general damages can refer to your provided medical documents in conjunction with the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This publication contains guideline compensation brackets for a range of different injuries. We have used some of its brackets to create the table below.
Compensation Table
Please be advised that the top entry was not taken from the JCG. This information has been included for guidance purposes only.
| Type of Injury | Severity | Guideline Compensation Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Very Severe Injuries with Special Damages (e.g. Private Medical Treatments) | Very Severe | Up to £250,000 and above |
| Facial Disfigurement | Very Severe Scarring | £36,340 to £118,790 |
| Less Severe Scarring | £21,920 to £59,090 | |
| Significant Scarring | £11,120 to £36,720 | |
| Less Significant Scarring | £4,820 to £16,770 | |
| Skeletal Injuries | Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones | £18,180 to £29,220 |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (i) | £12,990 to £28,220 | |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (ii) | £4,820 to £6,230 | |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (iii) | £3,080 to £3,850 | |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (iv) | £2,080 to £3,080 |
Special Damages And How They Affect Your Claim
You could receive compensation for the financial harm caused by your injuries under special damages.
Examples can include:
- Loss of earnings due to time taken off work.
- Medical expenses such as prescriptions, therapy sessions or private healthcare.
- Travel expenses.
- Home modifications.
- Care needs.
You will need to provide supporting evidence of any costs you claim, so be sure to hold onto your payslips as well as other documents, such as receipts and travel tickets, as proof of any financial losses you incur.
This section is intended to provide guidance on how personal injury compensation may be calculated. To find out what your potential claim could be worth, speak to our advisors for a free eligibility assessment today.
Common Causes Of A Broken Nose That Lead To Claims
In this section, we look at how a broken nose injury could be sustained. We can’t cover every possible scenario here, so to find out if you could claim in your particular circumstances, talk to our advisors today.
Possible examples of broken nose accidents are:
- You were waiting at a red light when a speeding driver crashed into your vehicle. Your nose was broken when you hit the steering wheel.
- A failure to undertake maintenance checks in a workshop resulted in faulty components in the pallet wrapping machine being missed. While you were loading goods for wrapping, the arm swung out and hit you in the face, breaking your nose and cheekbone.
- The local council failed to respond to reports of a broken kerb on a road they were responsible for in a timely manner. You tripped on the kerb and broke your nose on the paving slabs.
Our advisors can assess your eligibility to claim for free. Get in touch today using the contact information given below.
Common Nose Injuries You Can Claim For
A broken nose can vary widely in severity and be sustained alongside additional facial and head injuries. Possible injuries you could claim for can include:
- Damage to the cartilage in your nose.
- Cuts and lacerations.
- Damage to the nasal bones.
- Fractures of the cheekbones, jaw or eye socket.
How To Start Your Broken Nose Claim
You can get a free eligibility consultation today by talking to our advisors. If eligible, our team can connect you with our panel of specialist personal injury solicitors.
A solicitor can support you throughout your broken nose compensation claim. We have summarised a few important aspects of the claims process below.
The Evidence You’ll Need
A key aspect of any personal injury claim is gathering supporting evidence. As well as proving liability, your evidence will also show the severity of your injuries, something very important for calculating a potential compensation figure.
Examples include:
- Medical records.
- CCTV or dashcam footage.
- Workplace accident book.
- Witness contact information.
- Training and maintenance logs.
You could get support with gathering evidence from one of the personal injury experts on our panel of solicitors. To find out if you’re eligible to claim and get help with gathering for your claim, talk to our team today.
How Long You Have To Start A Broken Nose Compensation Claim
Most personal injury claims need to be started within 3 years of the accident occurring. This time limit is set down by the Limitation Act 1980. However, there are scenarios where exceptions to the general time limit can be made. These are:
- Children: Injured persons who are under 18 and, therefore, unable to claim on their own, will have the 3 years counted from their 18th birthday. That gives them until they are 21 to start a claim.
- Lacking sufficient mental capacity: Persons who do not have the mental capacity to claim for themselves will have the time limit halted altogether. It only starts to run from the date they recover capacity.
In these scenarios, a suitable adult can be appointed or apply to be a litigation friend and make decisions about the claim for the injured person. This enables the claim to start much sooner. You can ask our advisors any questions you may have about the time limit in personal injury claims by calling the number below.
How Long It Takes To Get Nose Injury Compensation
There is no set timeframe on how long any personal injury claim takes. Each claim is assessed individually and influenced by a number of factors, including:
- Uncertainty about the prognosis, particularly if treatment is ongoing.
- Whether or not the defendant admits liability straight away.
- Acquiring evidence.
While we cannot provide an exact timeframe for any given claim, we can guarantee that our panel of solicitors will handle your case with the highest degree of professionalism and endeavour to get your compensation as fast as possible. Call the number below for your free eligibility assessment today.
How Can A Solicitor Help In My Broken Nose Compensation Claim?
Here at Public Interest Lawyers, a solicitor from our panel can help your broken nose compensation claim by providing cutting-edge services. While it isn’t a prerequisite to claiming, working with an expert solicitor can be tremendously helpful in the long run when pursuing compensation for a broken nose.
If you choose to make your nose injury claim with a solicitor from our panel, you’ll benefit from a range of services, including:
- An independent medical examination to determine the severity of your injuries and strengthen your case’s body of evidence.
- Assisting with identifying a checklist of the evidence you may need and helping you collect the proof.
- Communicating with the other party’s representatives on your behalf.
- Calculating and negotiating broken nose compensation amounts that fairly reflect your pain and suffering.
- Explaining any unfamiliar terminology or documentation so you can navigate the personal injury claims process with confidence.
- Helping to collect and draft witness statements in support of your claim.
- Providing you with regular updates about the progress of your claim.
Your solicitor will do their best to guide you through the claims process and ensure you never feel unsupported at any stage. From start to finish, you can rest assured that they will work with honesty, dedication, and full transparency. Contact our advisory team now to learn more about how one of the solicitors from our panel can help you claim broken nose compensation.
Learn How To Claim With Our Panel Of Expert Solicitors
You can contact our advisors for a free eligibility assessment by using the details given below. If eligible, they could put you in touch with a highly experienced personal injury solicitor from our panel of experts.
Our expert panel can offer their services on a strictly No Win No Fee basis, a particular type of contract called a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This contract brings the following benefits:
- No fees for the solicitor to begin work on your claim.
- No fees for that work as your claim progresses.
- No solicitors fees if the claim fails.
Should your claim be successful, you shall receive a compensation payout. A percentage of that payout, capped by The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013 at 25%, will make up the solicitor’s success fee. This cap means that the majority of any payout is yours to keep.
To find out if you are eligible to claim or to get further guidance, talk to an advisor today using the contact information given here:
- Call the team on 0800 408 7825.
- Contact us online by completing our callback form.
- Open the live chat on your screen now.
More Information
You can read some of our personal injury claims guides here:
- You can read our facial injury case study guide here.
- Find out how much compensation for a fall you could receive following a successful claim.
- Learn more about reporting an accident at work here.
We have also provided some external resources for additional information:
- Read the guidance on first aid at work from the Health and Safety Executive.
- Check this government page for guidance on how to request CCTV footage you appear in.
- The NHS has published this resource on falls and how to prevent them from occurring.
Thank you for taking the time to read our broken nose compensation claims guide. For more information or to get a free assessment of your eligibility to claim, contact our advisors today.