By Stephen Hudson. Last Updated 8th July 2025. In this guide, we explain what hip injury claims are, how this type of injury can happen, when you are eligible to make a claim and how to do so. If you have suffered from an injury to your hip due to the fault of a negligent third party, you may be entitled to compensation.
We aim to provide you with information and insight into how to claim, starting with an overview of who might be eligible to pursue compensation. That includes an explanation of how a personal injury solicitor can support your case. We also discuss how hip injury compensation might be calculated and how one of our solicitors can help you claim it.
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Select A Section:
- Am I Eligible To Claim Compensation For A Hip Injury?
- Common Types Of Hip Injuries
- What Evidence Do You Need To Prove A Hip Injury Claim?
- What Is The Average Compensation For A Hip Injury?
- No Win No Fee Agreements And Hip Injury Claims
- Why Choose Our Services When Making Hip Injury Claims?
Am I Eligible To Claim Compensation For A Hip Injury?
In various scenarios, you are owed a duty of care by another party. If this duty is breached, then this could potentially lead to an accident that causes you to suffer injuries such as a hip injury. Different scenarios where you are owed a duty of care and could suffer a hip injury if it’s breached include the following:
- Accidents at work – All employers are responsible for their staff and owe them a duty of care under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. That duty involves protecting the health, wellbeing, and safety of workers. A failure to do so could lead to a workplace accident. For example, your employer might fail to provide you with adequate training before instructing you to operate a forklift truck. As a result, you crash the vehicle and sustain a broken hip.
- Road traffic accidents – All road users have a duty of care to one another to prevent injuries to themselves and others. Under this duty, they should also comply with the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code. Failure to do so could result in a road traffic accident that leads to a claim for a hip injury. For example, the driver of a car might crash into the side of you by failing to check that it was safe to pull out at a junction.
- Accidents in a public place – Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, the party in control of a public space must take practical steps to ensure the reasonable safety of visitors. If there is a failure to uphold this duty, it could lead to you sustaining a hip injury in a public place accident. For example, you might slip, trip or fall on a wet floor in a shop because the spillage was not signposted with an appropriate warning sign.
You may be eligible to make a hip injury compensation claim if your case can establish the following:
- You were owed a duty of care.
- This duty was breached.
- You suffered a hip injury as a consequence of this breach.
Get in touch with our advisors if you have any questions about your eligibility to claim for a hip injury.
Hip Injury Claims – Time Limits
Hip injury claims will generally need to be started within 3 years of the incident. This is stated in the Limitation Act 1980.
When claiming hip injury compensation amounts for children, a litigation friend must be appointed to act on their behalf. This role can be filled by any eligible adult (often loved ones or solicitors), who can help claim on their behalf while time limits are suspended.
Litigation friends are needed because individuals under the age of 18 are not permitted to represent themselves in a claim. Consequently, the time limit only begins on their 18th birthday, if a litigation friend has not already started the claim.
Similarly, people with a reduced mental capacity can also not claim without the help of a litigation friend. However, if and when an injured person’s mental capacity reaches a suitable state, they can make their own claim. Until then, their 3-year time limit remains suspended and will only begin from the date they are deemed to have recovered.
To find out more about time limits for hip injury claims, get in touch with our advisors today.
Common Types Of Hip Injuries
There are many common types of hip injuries, which can have both minor and catastrophic effects on someone’s health and day-to-day life. Some of the most common include:
- Broken or fractured hips – Caused by a break in the upper section of the femur.
- Dislocated hips – Occurs when the femur is released from its socket, positioned within the hip bone.
- Labral tears – Results from damage to the cartilage ring that is on the outside of the hip joint socket.
- Hip bursitis – An inflammation of the hip’s bursa, a cushion that protects the muscles alongside the hip bone.
- Hip impingement – Happens due to the rubbing of joints within the hip, resulting in painful pinching and discomfort.
Regardless of the type of hip injury you have sustained, it is important to seek medical assistance to ensure you receive the correct treatment to prevent lasting damage. Any documents you obtain from your appointments may also be used as evidence to support your hip injury compensation claim.
Some examples of treatments associated with hip injuries include:
- Hip replacement – A surgery that replaces sections of the hip joint with plastic or metal parts.
- Physiotherapy – Involves exercises and stretches that promote hip mobility and strength.
- Pain management – May include medication such as pain relief, heat, cold packs, or gentle exercise.
You can contact our advisors at any time to share your experience and see if you can get started with the hip injury claims process.
What Evidence Do You Need To Prove A Hip Injury Claim?
If you’re seeking compensation for a hip injury, you will need evidence to support your claim. This evidence needs to prove that your hip injury was the result of third-party negligence. Further into this article, we explore situations in which you could be owed a duty of care.
Examples of evidence that could be used for hip injury claims:
- Medical records.
- CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage.
- Witness contact details.
- Photographs of the scene.
- Pictures of your injuries.
Other evidence could also be useful for your claim. A solicitor could help you collect evidence to support that a breach of duty of care caused your injury. For example, if you were claiming for hip injuries from falling, you may not have taken a photograph of the scene, but a solicitor could collect official statements from witnesses.
Call our advisors to learn more about what evidence could support hip injury claims and the average compensation for a hip injury.
What Is The Average Compensation For A Hip Injury?
Unfortunately, telling you the average compensation for a hip injury in the UK is unlikely to help you calculate what compensation you could be awarded. That is because every claim is different, but each contains 2 separate heads, known as special and general damages.
General damages compensate you for the pain and suffering caused by your injuries. You may also be compensated for any loss of amenity, such as an inability to participate in your usual activities. Special damages can compensate you for the financial losses resulting from your injury.
Legal professionals can use the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) to help value general damages. This document publishes suggested brackets for compensation covering a wide variety of injuries. Therefore, we have used these brackets to make the table below.
Please note that the table should be viewed as a guide and is not a guarantee of personal injury compensation. The first entry listed is not based on the JCG.
| Type of Injury | Severity | Compensation Bracket |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Severe Injuries and Special Damages (e.g. Care Costs) | Severe | Up to £500,000+ |
| Hips/Pelvis | Severe (i) | £95,680 to £159,770 |
| Severe (ii) | £75,550 to £95,680 | |
| Severe (iii) | £47,810 to £64,070 | |
| Moderate (i) | £32,450 to £47,810 | |
| Moderate (ii) | £15,370 to £32,450 | |
| Lesser Injuries (i) | £4,820 to £15,370 | |
| Lesser Injuries (ii) | Up to £4,820 |
What Else Can You Include In A Hip Injury Claim?
Some hip injury settlement amounts also include special damages. This is the head of claim that addresses how your injuries impacted your financial wellbeing. For example, if you are unable to work because of your hip injury, this could result in a loss of earnings. In this case, you could potentially claim these lost earnings back under special damages.
Special damages can also help you cover the cost of:
- Childcare.
- Mobility aids.
- Home adjustments.
- Prescriptions.
- Over-the-counter medications.
It’s important to note that in order to claim these losses back, you must be able to provide evidence of them, e.g. with bank statements and receipts. One of the benefits of working with a solicitor is that they can help you gather the evidence you need to build a strong case.
Get in touch with our team today to find out if you could be entitled to work with one of our solicitors for your hip injury claim.
No Win No Fee Agreements And Hip Injury Claims
To have your hip injury claim assessed now for free, you can call our advisors here at Legal Expert. They will be able to tell you if they think your personal injury claim has a good chance of succeeding. If they think you have an eligible claim for compensation, they can introduce you to one of our No Win No Fee solicitors.
Very often, the solicitors will use a type of No Win No Fee agreement called a Conditional Fee Agreement. What does this mean when making a claim with one of our solicitors? In short, CFAs ensure:
- Zero solicitor fees to pay upfront
- No solicitor fees to be paid while the case is running
- There are no solicitor fees charged if your claim fails
When a case is won, the solicitor takes a success fee from the compensation as payment for their work. However, the percentage that can be taken for this fee is capped by law.
Contact our advisors now to ask any questions you may have about working with one of our solicitors on a No Win No Fee basis.
Why Choose Our Services When Making Hip Injury Claims?
Our company is ideally placed to assist you in making a compensation claim, ensuring your experience navigating the process is as smooth and stress-free as possible.
With years of experience in handling personal injury claims, our solicitors position us as one of the most capable companies in helping clients across the country. That experience has given us a deep understanding of claims and how to maximise your chances of being successful in a hip injury compensation claim.
Should you use our services, we assure you that any hip injury claims will be handled professionally and efficiently by legal experts. They can assist you in your claim at any stage of the process and give you exemplary advice on proceeding with your claim and receiving the compensation you deserve.
Our company also has a strong commitment to ensuring justice is served, especially for those who believe they cannot pursue compensation due to their financial circumstances. This commitment is highlighted by offering local medical assessments and our ‘No Win No Fee’ policy.
Call for Free Advice and To Start a Claim
We can provide you with the advice you need to get started with your hip injury claim. Whether you have questions about the process or want to see if you have a valid case, contact us at a time that suits you:
- Ring up on 0800 073 8804.
- Message an advisor in the live chat window.
- Fill out our online ‘contact us’ form.
Learn More About Making A Hip Injury Claim
Below, you can find more information about making a hip injury claim:
- Read our guide on claiming for a serious injury
- Find out about finger injury claims
- Learn about hernia injury claims
Contact our team today for free legal advice on making hip injury claims.
