A broken nose is often an extremely painful injury to suffer, and if you have sustained one due to the fault of someone else, you may be able to make a compensation claim for your physical injuries, psychological distress, and financial losses. Employers, road users, and occupiers of public spaces owe a duty of care to others to use reasonable measures to protect others’ safety. This duty may vary by setting, but the principle of safeguarding your health and wellbeing remains the same. If you are exploring your options for claiming, our broken nose compensation calculator considers various aspects of your accident and the pain and suffering you have experienced.
Our advisors are on hand 24/7 to assess the details of your claim and answer any questions you might have about how compensation might be calculated in your particular case. Your initial consultation with a member of our advisory team is free of charge, so they can get to know the details of your claim and you can ask them anything in complete confidence. They can then connect you with a solicitor from our panel, who will provide tailored guidance at every stage of the claims process and build a supportive environment that prioritises you as a client. Their wealth of expertise will be applied to give your claim the best possible chance of success.
If you have sustained a broken nose that you believe was not your fault, get in touch today to discover if you have grounds to make a personal injury claim. You can reach out anytime by using the contact details found in this guide.
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- Broken Nose Compensation Calculator
- How Your Broken Nose Payout Is Determined
- Special Damages In Broken Nose Compensation Claims
- Am I Eligible To Claim For My Broken Nose?
- Common Causes Of Nose Fractures
- How To Start Your Broken Nose Claim
- How Our Panel Of Solicitors Can Help You Claim
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Broken Nose Compensation Calculator
A broken nose compensation calculator is used to roughly calculate a compensation amount for the pain and suffering experienced from the facial injury. Our calculator draws its figures from the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), a publication your solicitor may consult because it lists suggested compensation brackets encompassing various injuries. Those brackets extend to the nose. For example, compensation for serious fractures of the nose that require surgery and affect breathing may range from £12,990 to £28,220.
The table in this guide has more guideline brackets, each entry showing the type and severity of the injury listed in the JCG. Be aware that none of these figures guarantees an award for your claim, and the top figure of the table is not sourced from the publication.
| Injury Type and Severity | Guideline Compensation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple serious injuries + financial losses | Up to £250,000 + | Where multiple serious injuries have been sustained and there are a number of special damages, such as private corrective surgery, loss of earnings, and therapy costs |
| Very Severe Facial Scarring | £36,340 - £118,790 | Cosmetic effect will be very disfiguring, and psychological impact severe in claimant who is typically in teens up to early 30s. |
| Less Severe Facial Scarring | £21,920 - £59,090 | Disfigurement remains substantial and psychological effect is significant. |
| Significant Facial Scarring | £11,120 - £36,720 | Plastic surgery has or will reduce worst effects, with some degree of cosmetic disability left. |
| Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones | £18,180 - £29,220 | Resulting in some permanent facial deformity. |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (i) | £12,990 - £28,220 | Multiple or serious fractures requiring several operations and/or causing permanent airway damage. |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (ii) | £4,820 - £6,230 | Fracture is displaced and a full recovery is made (albeit, only after surgery). |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (iii) | £3,080 - £3,850 | Displaced fracture that requires nothing more than manipulation. |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (iv) | £2,080 - £3,080 | A simple undisplaced fracture where claimant makes a full recovery. |
| Fractures of Cheekbones (i) | £12,450 - £19,260 | Fractures that are serious and require surgeries with lasting impact, such as some degree of disfigurement. |
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How Your Broken Nose Payout Is Determined
Your broken nose payout will be determined by the severity of the break, whether you sustained other injuries, and the financial losses that are associated with the harm you suffered. The compensation for the physical suffering that you have endured will fall under the head of claim, general damages. This head considers the type and severity of the injury, together with how the broken nose affects quality of life. In this respect, your payout may reflect any chronic breathing difficulties, cosmetic issues, and sleep disruption you experience.
Monetary costs are covered by special damages. The impact on your finances and the expenses you accumulate may depend on the nature of the broken nose. For instance, a severe break may have required corrective surgery and led to a disfiguring cosmetic effect that required therapy. Therefore, this is considered in your compensation.
For further information on how your broken nose payout will be determined, contact our advisory team today.
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Special Damages In Broken Nose Compensation Claims
Special damages may be awarded in successful broken nose compensation claims to reimburse the financial losses that have been incurred by claimants. Some examples of special damages are discussed below.
Lost Income
A serious break in your nose may have required an operation, which meant that you had to take time off work for your operation date and recovery in the hospital. Any wages that you can prove you have lost after your injury can be included in your compensation.
Future Loss Of Earnings
Your broken nose may have required multiple reconstructive surgeries, and therefore, you are scheduled for more hospital appointments. This additional time off from work and loss of wages in the future can also be compensated for.
Medical Costs
Broken noses often result in significant pain, and therefore, you have had to pay for painkillers to cope with this. You may also have needed private surgery to address persisting breathing issues or deformity, which you could claim the cost of.
Cost Of Travel
If your broken nose has caused severe swelling around your eyes, this may affect your ability to drive as your eyesight is impacted. Where this is the case, taxi fares and public transport tickets may be compensated.
Other Costs
Suffering a broken nose may lead to serious cosmetic damage and long-lasting psychiatric damage, such as depression and anxiety. You may therefore receive compensation for any therapy to help with the emotional impact on your mental wellbeing.
To claim for special damages, you must provide documentation of your financial losses. This can include invoices for private surgery, receipts for painkillers, and bank statements detailing the cost of therapy sessions. Find out more by speaking confidentially with an advisor today.
Am I Eligible To Claim For My Broken Nose?
Yes, you may be eligible to claim for your broken nose if you can prove that the break was sustained due to someone else’s negligent actions. This can be established by meeting the criteria set out below:
- You Were Owed a Duty of Care – Where someone, such as an employer or another road user, has a responsibility to take all reasonable steps to ensure your safety, they owe you a legal duty of care. This can be met by an employer maintaining the buildings and clearing any trip hazards to avoid you tripping and hitting your nose on a hard surface, for example.
- This Duty of Care Was Breached – If the person who owes you this duty of care fails to take the reasonable steps to ensure your safety, there has been a breach. Say a restaurant has failed to signpost a big spill that staff were well aware of. In this instance, the failure to highlight the hazard or address it in a timely manner may breach the duty of care owed to you as a visiting guest. This could result in you slipping and hitting your head on the corner of a table.
- You Suffered an Injury or Illness – Proof of your broken nose is required to prove your eligibility after a duty has been breached. If the aforementioned slip and fall at a restaurant left you with a broken nose, fractures to your arm, and anxiety, you could pursue compensation for all of these injuries. Medical records detailing the break and X-rays can be used as evidence to detail the injuries and show their severity.
You can have your eligibility assessed in confidence by contacting one of our advisors today.
Common Causes of Nose Fractures
Nose fractures are most commonly caused in road traffic accidents, together with falls in public and at work. These incidents may result in nose fractures of varying severity. Some examples of common scenarios are discussed below.
Accidents At Work
A fractured nose may occur at work in an accident arising from an employer’s failure to take reasonable measures to protect their health and safety. For instance, the warehouse where you work might knowingly supply a worn-out ladder that has not been risk-assessed for staff use. Therefore, you might have grounds to claim if you fracture your nose and suffer injuries to your arm in a fall caused by the ladder’s collapse.
Public Liability
If the occupier of a public space fails to take practical action to keep visitors reasonably safe, individuals may be at risk of sustaining injuries like a broken nose. A member of the public might break their nose if a supermarket fails to highlight known leaks or other slipping hazards with appropriate warning signs.
Road Traffic Accidents
Road users have a responsibility to one another to travel safely and to avoid causing injuries. A driver may fail to meet this legal obligation and give rise to a road traffic accident if they do not adhere to speed limits, causing them to not brake in time before colliding with a cyclist who suffers a severe break in their nose.
Can I Claim Compensation For A Broken Nose After An Assault?
Yes, you can claim compensation for a broken nose after an assault if the injury is sustained in a violent crime somewhere in Great Britain or another eligible location. You can do so through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which is a government agency responsible for paying compensation to victims of violent crime who meet specific criteria for claiming. More information on making a claim through CICA can be found in our criminal injuries compensation guide.
How To Start Your Broken Nose Claim
To start your broken nose claim, you will need to ensure that you have sufficient evidence to prove the fault of a third party for your injuries and that you are bringing your claim within the legal deadline. Details of evidence that you should gather and the personal injury time limit are discussed below.
Gather Supporting Evidence
The evidence that you should gather to support your claim should prove that the third party was at fault for your broken nose and any other injuries you sustained, such as an accident report book. This proof can also include before-and-after photographs of your nose (such as swelling or noticeable disfigurement), footage of the accident from CCTV or other sources, and notes from your medical records detailing X-rays, CT scans, and treatments.
More information on what evidence can be gathered to support your broken nose claim can be found in our evidence guide.
How Long You Have To Begin A Claim
You will usually have 3 years starting from the day that the accident happened in which your broken nose was sustained to begin your claim. There are some exceptions to this time limit, which are detailed in our dedicated personal injury limitation period guide.
How Long It Can Take To Receive Compensation
How long it will take to receive compensation will depend on the specific details of your claim, such as whether liability is uncertain or if the involved parties cannot agree on a compensation amount for how you’ve been impacted by the broken nose. Factors such as these may mean that the process of settling a claim takes longer.
No Win No Fee Agreements – What You Need To Know
At Compensation Calculator, our panel of solicitors will offer you the choice to enter a type of No Win No Fee arrangement referred to as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). Entering this agreement means that you can begin making your claim without having to pay your solicitor any upfront service fees. You will also not be charged these fees for the work of a solicitor during the process of making your claim or if your case is unsuccessful.
It is when your claim is successful that a percentage of your compensation will be given as a success fee to your legal representative. This percentage is legally capped, keeping the fee small and the majority of the compensation with you.
To learn more about the process of claiming or to ask further questions about our broken nose compensation calculator, please reach out today.
How Our Panel Of Solicitors Can Help You Claim
Our panel of solicitors at Compensation Calculator can help your claim by applying their expertise and legal knowledge of personal injury to your case. Your solicitor will do all they can to make the claims process as easy as possible for you while you navigate your recovery from a broken nose. As part of this expert, compassionate guidance, they can:
- Explain any complex legal terms.
- Handle any legal documentation and correspondence.
- Help facilitate your connection with otolaryngologists, therapists, and other forms of specialist support.
- Advise on what evidence to gather to support your claim, and take an active role in obtaining this for you, such as a copy of CCTV footage.
- Negotiate a settlement that accounts for the broad impact the broken nose has had on your health, wellbeing, and finances.
Of course, this is only a small selection of the varied services by our panel. From start to finish, your legal representative will also be happy to answer any questions that you may have about your claim and keep you updated on its progress.
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- Call us on 08004087826
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More Information
Find more of our useful guides below:
- Learn how to claim compensation for a fractured cheekbone
- Read about claiming compensation for teeth injuries
- Find out how to claim compensation for the psychological injuries your accident has caused
Some helpful websites include:
- The NHS provides information on how to tell whether you have suffered a broken nose
- Information from the Health and Safety Executive on criminal injuries in the workplace
- Learn about requesting CCTV footage from the government
If you have any questions about our broken nose compensation calculator or would like to see if you can pursue a claim in your circumstances, contact our advisory team for free using the contact options available in this guide.