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No Win No Fee Nerve Damage Claims | How To Get Compensation

By Stephen Hudson. Last Updated 21st February 2024. Suffering a nerve damage injury can cause significant pain and disruption in a person’s life. If you’ve been impacted by such harm, you may wish to know if you can make a personal injury claim for compensation.

Below, we discuss all aspects of nerve damage claims. We explore the ways that these injuries can happen (such as in car accidents), how to make a claim and the evidence you may need.

We also offer some compensation examples for nerve damage and explain how our No Win No Fee solicitors can help you.

If you’d rather chat with us now to get some specialist legal advice, you can use the contact information below. We offer a free case check to everyone who gets in touch and if you did wish to make a claim, we can connect you with our personal injury solicitors who’ll get to work on your case right away.

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  • Calling 0800 073 8804
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Browse Our Guide

  1. Could I Make A Nerve Damage Claim?
  2. Proving Nerve Damage Claims
  3. What Is The Average Payout For Nerve Damage In The UK?
  4. What Is The Process Like For Claiming Nerve Damage Compensation?
  5. Make A No Win No Fee Nerve Damage Claim Today
  6. Learn More About Personal Injury Claims

Could I Make A Nerve Damage Claim?

There are many different scenarios in which you may be owed a duty of care, which means someone else is responsible for your health and safety. 

For example, while you are working, your employer owes you a duty of care. This is outlined in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA), which states that they must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure your safety while working.

Similarly, while you are using the roads, you owe others and are owed by others a duty of care. This means that you need to take steps to prevent harm and damage from coming to yourself and others. In order to uphold this duty, all road users are expected to comply with the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code.

You are also owed a duty of care while in a public space by the party in control of that space under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Per their duty of care, they must take steps that help to ensure your reasonable safety while you are visiting that public place for its intended purpose.

You might be wondering if you are eligible to claim nerve damage compensation if you were to suffer an injury in one of these places. In order to form the basis of a valid claim, your case must meet three basic criteria:

  • Someone must have owed you a duty of care.
  • They must have breached this duty.
  • As a result, you must have been injured.

To learn more about when you could have a valid personal injury claim, contact our team of advisors today. Or, read on to learn more about claiming nerve damage injury compensation.

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How Long Do I Have To Claim Nerve Damage Compensation?

There’s also another piece of criteria when it comes to nerve damage claims and that’s the personal injury time limit.

There is a typical 3-year time limit to start a claim. The Limitation Act 1980 sets this as the time limit for personal injury and medical negligence claims. You could start your claim within three years of the date of the incident, or three years from the date of knowledge. Date of knowledge is the date you became aware your injuries were connected to negligence.

However, there are circumstances in which the injured party cannot start a claim for themselves. These suspend the limitation period. They include:

  • The time limit is suspended until the date of their 18th birthday. This means that they have three years from turning 18 to start a claim. However, a litigation friend could start legal proceedings on their behalf at any time during the suspension.
  • Those who lack the mental capacity to start a claim will see the time limit suspended indefinitely. Should they regain capacity, the limitation period starts from that date, giving them three years to start a claim. However, as with children, a litigation friend could begin legal proceedings on their behalf at any time during the suspension.

If you have any queries about nerve damage compensation or the limitation period, call our advisors. They can assess the chances of your claim succeeding and could put you in touch with our solicitors.

Proving Nerve Damage Claims

You can choose to pursue a nerve damage compensation claim either on your own or potentially with the support of a solicitor. If you have evidence to potentially support a claim, we highly recommend hiring a solicitor who has handled such cases before, like ourselves.

When you contact us, we can help answer questions about your potential case. And if you have strong grounds to make a claim, we may also be able to offer you direct support from one of our solicitors.

If one of our solicitors does support your claim, they may extend the fact-finding process to take in as much information to support your case as possible. This could include attempting to gain access to CCTV footage and other evidence, for example.

We have included a few examples of key pieces of evidence that can be helpful to acquire:

  • CCTV footage – It’s possible that the incident that caused nerve damage may have been caught on a surveillance system such as CCTV. If you appear in the footage, you have the right to request a copy.
  • Medical evidence – Following treatment, your medical records will contain important information relating to your injuries and their severity. This can also assist in the process of valuing your claim.
  • Witness contact details – If there were others who saw how you were injured, it can be very useful for you to have a way to contact them so a legal professional can later collect their statement.

Get in touch if you want to know more about the average payout for nerve damage. Or, you can head to our nerve damage compensation calculator for an estimation of your claim.

What Is The Average Payout For Nerve Damage In The UK?

Unfortunately, we cannot offer an average payout for nerve damage. This is because nerve damage compensation is calculated individually, on a case-by-case basis. The amount you could receive is affected by a number of factors, including the severity of your injuries, and how long your treatment will take.

Typically, compensation in personal injury claims is made up of two heads. The first of these is general damages, which address both physical and psychological injuries and the pain and suffering they cause, as well as loss of amenity. Often, legal professionals refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), which provides guideline compensation brackets. You can find some examples of these brackets below.

InjuryDegreeAmountDescription
Multiple Severe Injuries + Special DamagesSevereUp to £250,000+Several severe injuries plus financial losses, such as lost earnings and prescription costs.
Back InjurySevere (i)£91,090 to £160,980Severe damage to the nerve roots and spinal cord leading to serious consequences.
Back InjurySevere (ii)£74,160 to £88,430Such injuries could include nerve root damage, impaired mobility and sexual difficulties.
Leg InjuryLess Serious (i)£17,960 to £27,760Injuries may include nerve damage in the lower limbs and serious soft tissue damage.
Skeletal InjuryFractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (i)£10,640 to £23,130Serious or multiple fractures that cause damage to the nerves, airways and tear ducts.
Hand InjurySerious Thumb Injury£12,590 to £16,760The tip of the thumb is amputated with nerve root damage.
Hand InjuryModerate Thumb Injury£9,670 to £12,590Damage to the nerves or tendons resulting in impaired sensation.

The second head of claim is special damages. This head of claim covers the financial impacts caused by your injuries, for example:

  • Loss of earnings
  • Travel costs
  • The cost of mobility aids
  • Prescription costs
  • Home adjustment costs

To learn more about nerve damage compensation, or to find out how a nerve damage compensation calculator could potentially help you, contact our team of advisors today.

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Special Damages In Nerve Damage Compensation Claims

Special damages are awarded for any financial harm or losses you have incurred as a result of your injuries. For example, you might pay for physiotherapy costs as you recover from your nerve damage. If you wish to be reimbursed for these costs, you will need to provide evidence. A receipt or invoice from your healthcare provider could be used to prove medical expenses.

Additionally, you may spend money on travelling to and from medical appointments regarding your injury. You can include this cost when you claim personal injury compensation for nerve damage, but again, you must provide proof of any costs. To prove travel expenses, you could use a gas or petrol receipt, or a train or bus ticket.

If your nerve damage is severe and results in you taking time off work, your earning capacity could be reduced. You could use wage slips as evidence for a loss of earnings. Should your nerve damage be permanent and result in you not being able to work in the same occupation anymore, you could also claim for a future loss of earnings

For more information on what the average payout for nerve damage in the UK is, connect with one of our friendly advisors using our live chat function. You could also be connected with one of our specialist personal injury solicitors.

What Is The Process Like For Claiming Nerve Damage Compensation?

If you have suffered nerve damage because another party breached the duty of care they owed you, then you should first make sure you get the medical treatment you require. If you wish to pursue starting a claim, then you should start gathering evidence for your case as soon as you can after receiving treatment.

You can also choose to get help from a personal injury solicitor. A solicitor could review the details of your case by asking you questions and determining what evidence could be acquired. If they determine you have a valid claim, they may then offer to help you under a signed agreement. If you contact our advisors, they could review your case and may connect you with one of our experienced solicitors.

If a solicitor agrees to support your nerve damage compensation claim, they can guide you through the next steps of the process. A solicitor can also assist with gathering evidence and calculating the value of your claim. When these steps are done, your solicitor can then contact the party you’re claiming against to discuss reaching a settlement. Your solicitor can work on getting a payout agreement before any court proceedings become necessary.

You can contact our advisors for free today to ask them questions about the process of claiming or other matters, such as the average payout for nerve damage.

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Make A No Win No Fee Nerve Damage Claim Today

Beginning a nerve damage compensation claim can seem complicated, and you might not know where to start, but one of our solicitors may be able to help. With years of experience in personal injury law, they can help you support your claim and ensure that all areas of your claim are fully considered. This includes the likes of accurately calculating special damages like loss of earnings, and properly accounting for the psychological injuries you may suffer alongside the physical injuries.

Alongside these benefits, our solicitors offer their assistance on a No Win No Fee basis. This means that, through a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), they will begin work on your claim without asking for any upfront fees, and you won’t pay a fee to retain their services. Plus, if your claim does not succeed, then you won’t pay a fee to your solicitor for the work they put into your case.

However, should your claim succeed, your solicitor will deduct a success fee from your final award. This fee is a small, legally-capped percentage and is taken straight from your compensation. The legal cap is in place to help ensure that you keep the majority of what you receive.

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Our team of advisors can help you identify whether you have a valid claim, and may be able to connect you with one of our solicitors. Get in touch today to find out if you could be eligible to claim compensation for nerve damage:

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Learn More About Personal Injury Claims

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