Personal Injury JSB* Guidelines Summary

Injuries involving Paralysis

Min

Max

Quadriplegia

£175,000

£220,000

Paraplegia

£120,000

£155,000

Head Injuries

Brain Damage

Very Severe Brain Damage

£155,000

£220,000

Moderately Severe Brain Damage

£120,000

£155,000

Moderate Brain Damage 

£23,500

£120,000

Minor Brain Damage 

£8,500

£23,500

Minor Head Injury

£1,250

£7,000

Epilepsy

Established Grand Mal  

£55,000

£82,000

Established Petit Mal  

£30,000

£71,500

Other Epileptic Conditions  

£5,750

£14,250

Psychiatric Damage  

Severe Psychiatric Damage  

£30,000

£63,000

Moderately Severe Psychiatric Damage  

£10,500

£30,000

Moderate Psychiatric Damage  

£3,250

£10,500

Minor Psychiatric Damage  

£800

£3,250

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

£34,000 

£55,000

Moderately Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

£12,500

£31,750

Moderate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

£4,500 

£12,500

Minor Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

£2,150

£4,500

Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Syndrome

Severe  

£23,000

£35,000

Moderate  

£6,000

£18,000

Fibromyalgia  

£19,000

£35,000

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (in the region of) 

£27,500

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
(also called complex regional pain syndrome)

Severe  

£28,000

£55,000

Moderate   

£14,000

£21,000

Somatoform Disorder (in the region of)  

£25,000

Injuries Affecting the Senses
Injuries Affecting Sight

Total blindness and deafness (in the region of)

£220,000

Total blindness (in the region of)

£147,500

Loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the remaining eye 

£35,000

£98,000

Total loss of one eye  

£30,000

£36,000

Complete loss of sight in one eye   

£30,000

£27,000

Serious but incomplete loss of vision in one eye  

£13,000

£21,000

Minor but permanent impairment of vision in one eye  

£6,750

£11,500

Minor Eye Injuries  

£2,150

£4,750

Transient Eye Injuries   

£1,250

£2,150

Deafness

Total Deafness and Loss of Speech  

£60,000

£77,000

Total Deafness  

£50,000

£60,000

Total Loss of Hearing in one Ear  

£17,500

£25,000

Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus

Severe 

£16,000 

£25,000

Moderate

£8,000 

£16,000

Mild with some hearing loss  

£6,750

£8,000

Slight of occasional tinnitus with slight hearing loss 

£4,000

£6,750

Impairment of Taste and Smell

Total loss of taste and smell (in the region of)  

£21,500

Total loss of smell and significant loss of taste  

£18,000

£21,500

Loss of smell  

£13,500

£18,000

Loss of taste  

£10,500

£13,500

Injuries to Internal Organs

Chest Injuries  

£1,250

£82,000

Lung Disease 

£1,250

£72,500

Asbestos-Related Disease  

£5,000

£70,000

Asthma 

£2,750

£36,000

Reproductive System: Male

Impotence  

£3,500

£80,000

Reproductive System: Female

Infertility  

£3,500

£93,000

Digestive System

Damage Resulting from Traumatic Injury  

£3,500

£34,000

Illness/Damage Resulting from Non-traumatic Injury e.g. Food Poisoning  

£500

£32,000

Kidney 

£17,000

£115,000

Bowels  

£6,750

£82,000

Bladder  

£13,000

£77,000

Spleen  

£2,250

£14,500

Hernia 

£1,850

£13,250

Neck Injuries

Severe 

£12,500

£82,000

Moderate  

£4,250

£13,750

Minor  

£750

£4,250

Back Injuries

Severe  

£21,500

£93,000

Moderate  

£6,750

£21,500

Minor (Up to)

£7,500

Shoulder Injuries

Severe  

£10,500

£26,500

Serious  

£6,750

£10,500

Moderate  

£4,250

£7,000

Minor (Up to)

£4,500

Fracture of Clavicle  

£2,750

£6,500

Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips

Severe  

£21,500

£71,500

Moderate  

£14,750

£21,500

Injuries of Limited Severity

£6,750

£14,750

Lesser Injuries (Up to)

£7,000

Amputation of Arms

Both Arms

£132,500

£165,000

One Arm

£52,500

£75,000

Other Arm Injuries

£3,500

£71,500

Injuries to the Elbow (Up to) 

£30,000

Wrist Injuries (Up to)  

£33,000

Hand Injuries

From loss of both hands to amputation of finger/fingers 

£34,000

£110,000

Serious Hand Injuries  

£8,000

£34,000

Moderate  

£3,500

£7,250

Minor

£500

£2,250

Injuries to finger/s (Up to) 

£13,500

Injuries to Thumb (Up to)

£30,000

Vibration White Finger and/or
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome

Serious  

£9,250

£21,000

Moderate 

£4,750

£9,250

Minor  

£1,500

£4,750

Work Related Upper Limb Disorders  

£1,250

£12,500

Leg Injuries

Amputations  

£50,000

£155,000

Severe Leg Injuries  

£15,250

£74,000

Less Serious Leg Injuries (Up to)

£15,250

Knee Injuries

Severe  

£14,750

£52,500

Moderate (Up to)

£14,750

Ankle Injuries

Severe 

£17,500

£38,000

Moderate (Up to)

£14,750

Foot Injuries

Amputation of both feet  

£93,000

£110,000

Amputation of one foot  

£46,000

£60,000

Severe Injury  

£13,750

£60,000

Moderate  

£7,500

£13,750

Modest (Up to)

£7,500

Toe Injuries

Amputation of all Toes  

£20,000

£31,000

Amputation of the Great Toe (In the region of)

£17,500

Severe Toe Injuries  

£5,250

£10,500

Moderate (Up to)

£5,250

Facial Injuries

Skeletal Injuries

Le Fort Fractures of Frontal Facial Bones 

£13,500

£20,000

Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones  

£8,000

£13,250

Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex  

£1,000

£12,750

Fractures of Cheekbones  

£1,350

£8,750

Fracture of Jaws  

£3,500

£25,000

Damage to Teeth  

£600

£6,250

Facial Disfigurement

Females – Scarring  

£1,000

£53,000

Males – Scarring 

£1,000

£36,000

Scarring of Other Parts of the Body 

£1,300

£7,500

Damage to Hair 

£2,150

£6,000 

Dermatitis  

£1,000

£10,500