Amputation injury compensation claims
Specialist solicitors for amputation and limb loss claims.
When an unexpected accident leads to limb loss or amputation, the impact on the injured person is lifelong and profound. Amputation causes permanent disability which reduces the amputee’s independence and mobility, making it harder to engage in work, travel and leisure activities or to participate fully in family life at home. In addition to the physical restrictions and financial hardships that follow severe disability, amputees often experience phantom limb pain and psychological injury.
If you have suffered injuries leading to amputation as a result of an accident that was caused by someone else’s negligence, we can help you obtain the rehabilitation and compensation that you need to restore your independence and rebuild your life.
If your amputation injury was caused by medical negligence, you can visit our page dedicated to amputations caused by medical negligence.
- Nationally recognised personal injury specialists with decades of experience
- Access to leading medical experts and rehabilitation professionals
- Proven track record of securing life-changing compensation for families
- Dedicated support from initial enquiry through to settlement
- No upfront costs and claim through a no win no fee agreement
Starting your amputation injury claim
It costs nothing to talk to us to find out about making an amputation injury claim for yourself or a member of your family. You can contact us for free, confidential advice from a specialist personal injury solicitor. In serious injury cases, we often visit our clients in the hospital or at their home if they are unable to get to our offices.
We will ask you to tell us briefly about the accident and injury. We will advise you about your time limits and whether we can help you make a claim. Your solicitor will discuss with you how your claim will be funded and advise, fully and clearly, how that works and what it will mean for you. We offer a range of funding options, but most of our clients’ claims are handled on a ‘no win no fee’ basis.
We will put your claim to the defendant individual or organisation whose negligence caused your injury, and we will handle all communication on your behalf. The defendant’s insurers will usually handle the claim on the defendant’s behalf and will be responsible for paying any compensation. Once we are in contact with the defendant’s insurers, we can begin to secure the necessary rehabilitation and specialist support to meet the injured person’s immediate needs whilst we proceed with the claim.
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No hidden or upfront costs. Clear, straightforward advice. Nothing to pay unless your claim is successful.
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We have helped thousands of clients claim compensation.
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Amputation injury claim FAQs
What are amputation personal injury compensation claims?
Amputation personal injury claims allow people who have suffered or need an amputation as a result of injuries from an accident to claim compensation for their injuries from the negligent defendant’s insurer. Making an amputation personal injury claim can also enable us to help the injured person access early rehabilitation, funded by the insurer, alongside the claim, to support and maximise their recovery and identify their long-term needs arising from the injury.
During rehabilitation, we work with trusted medical and prosthetics experts and professional case managers to restore our clients’ independence and mobility through personalised prosthetics, specialist wheelchairs, adapted vehicles and adaptations to their home. Depending on the amputee client’s needs, their rehabilitation can also involve care and support, private medical or surgical treatment, psychological counselling and other therapies, as well as vocational rehabilitation to support a return to work. Compensation after amputation can also restore the amputee’s ability to participate fully in family life and provide safe, adaptable access to their former activities, sports and hobbies.
What type of accidents lead to amputation personal injury claims?
Accidents and negligence which commonly lead to amputation personal injury claims include:
- road accident collisions (RTAs), involving cars, motorbikes, cyclists and pedestrians;
- construction and building site accidents;
- factory, warehouse and workshop injury from unguarded machinery;
- farm and agricultural accidents with vehicles, machinery and chainsaws;
- electrocution and burns;
- military accidents (e.g. from explosives);
- gunshot wounds and criminal injury.
Find out more about medical negligence causes of amputation, contact our medical negligence solicitors for advice about making an amputation medical negligence claim.
What compensation can I claim in an amputation personal injury claim?
Each client’s compensation claim is carefully calculated based on the severity of their injury, the cost of meeting their needs arising from the injury and their individual circumstances. Amputation personal injury claims may include claims for compensation for:
- pain, suffering, and disability;
- specialist prosthetics (artificial limbs, hands, feet);
- costs of rehabilitation;
- private medical and surgical treatment costs;
- therapies, such as physiotherapy or occupational therapy (OT) or psychological counselling;
- adapted vehicles, wheelchairs and specialist equipment;
- necessary home adaptations;
- cost of care and domestic assistance;
- financial losses, such as loss of earnings and pension.
Can I get help to manage my disability whilst I am making a claim?
In many cases where our client suffered severe injury in an accident that was caused by the negligence of an employer, driver, business or organisation, we can secure early interim payments and funding for rehabilitation from the defendant’s insurance company whilst the claim is still underway. This enables us to work with a professional case manager, our medical experts and the defendant’s insurers to prioritise our client’s rehabilitation and recovery, without having to wait until the settlement of the claim. Rehabilitation funding can be used to pay for our client’s immediate needs arising from their amputation injury, such as medical treatment and therapies, specialist prosthetics, mobility aids and costs of additional help care.
Early rehabilitation is known to maximise recovery, and by securing rehabilitation funding at an early stage we can start making a difference to our injured client straight away. As the claim proceeds, our client’s coordinated rehabilitation also helps us to understand more accurately the full impact of our client’s injury and the costs of managing their disability in future, so that we can ensure that full provision for these future costs are included in the claim.
In addition, we can often secure interim (advance) payments of compensation to ease financial hardship that our client has suffered as a result of the injury, such as from being unable to work.
Can I claim compensation if I am at risk of amputation in future?
Where our client is injured in an accident which leaves them at risk of needing an amputation in the future, their settlement can provide full compensation for the current injury, including the future risk. This type of settlement works best for clients who need closure and prefer to conclude their claim with one final settlement.
If the accident and injury has left our client with a risk of future amputation which, if it occurred, would significantly increase their disability, we may recommend a settlement which compensates their current injury but retains their right to claim further compensation if the future amputation is needed. This kind of settlement is known as a ‘provisional damages’ order.
We advise each client about their settlement options and discuss with them our recommendations to ensure that they receive their compensation in the way that best suits their needs and preferences.
Making a amputation injury claim
We understand how daunting it can feel to take the first step. Our specialist personal injury solicitors are here to guide you through every stage.
Getting in touch
Call us or complete our online form to receive free, confidential advice from one of our specialist amputation injury solicitors. We will listen carefully to your circumstances, explain your legal options in clear and straightforward terms, and advise whether you have a claim and how we can help you secure the support you need.
Supporting your claim
Our specialist solicitors will gather the evidence needed to support your claim, including medical records, witness statements, accident reports, and expert opinions where required. They will build a clear picture of how your amputation occurred, who was responsible, and the physical, emotional and financial impact it has had on your life. Where appropriate, we can also seek an interim payment to help meet your immediate needs.
Securing compensation
Our solicitors work to secure the maximum compensation possible as quickly as possible. We aim to ensure you have the financial support you need for rehabilitation, prosthetic limbs, ongoing treatment, care, specialist equipment, adapted accommodation, lost earnings, and any other assistance required to help you rebuild your life and plan for the future.
Contact us
If you would like advice regarding a serious injury or illness affecting you or a loved one, please complete the form and one of our experts will be in touch as soon as possible.
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Our clients receive the highest standards of advice and representation and are always treated with compassion, outstanding care and understanding of the physical, emotional, psychological and financial impact that life-changing injury can have upon their lives.
- We are nationally acclaimed for our personal injury expertise and the outstanding results we achieve for our clients.
- We are ranked as leading personal injury experts in the Chambers Directory and Legal 500 guides to the legal profession and are accredited for our specialist expertise by the Law Society and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
- Our integrated multidisciplinary team offers our clients a full range of specialist help with compensation, rehabilitation, SEN, deputyship, personal injury trusts and community care.
- We secure early, funded rehabilitation and maximum compensation in claims for adults and children who have suffered catastrophic injury, and provide practical support for their families.
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