Soft Tissue Injury Settlement Calculator – A Full Guide

By Stephen Taylor. Last Updated 27th February 2024. In this guide, you will learn how to use our soft tissue injury settlement compensation calculator to get the maximum compensation you could be owed. We’ll also go through the basics of making a valid claim and how we could connect you with a No Win No Fee solicitor to improve your chances of getting the maximum payout for a soft tissue injury.

Man holding torso in pain due to a soft tissue injury

How much compensation for a soft tissue injury is decided by several elements; however, this guide will teach you everything you need to know about the claims process. A soft tissue injury payout in the UK could be worth thousands, so we want to make sure that you know what a strong, successful claim looks like. 

You could already be one step closer to getting the compensation that you deserve. To see if you can begin a claim today, speak to our team of advisors using our live chat function. Alternatively, you may:

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  1. Soft Tissue Injury Settlement Calculator
  2. Examples Of Soft Tissue Injuries
  3. Evidence You’ll Need To Claim
  4. Claim Soft Tissue Knee Injury Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis
  5. Learn More About Using Our Soft Tissue Injury Settlement Calculator

Soft Tissue Injury Settlement Calculator 

Compensation for soft tissue injuries can vary wildly depending on a number of factors including; which body part is affected, how serious the injuries are, and how long the recovery period is.

This compensation can be awarded under two different heads of loss, general and special damages. General damages compensate for the physical and psychiatric harm, special damages cover financial losses.

Determining a potential compensation figure is something our expert panel of personal injury solicitors can help you with. While you can use our soft tissue settlement calculator, we collated a table of soft tissue injury settlement guidelines below.

These numbers were taken from the Judicial College Guidelines, a publication of compensation figures solicitors can refer to alongside your medical evidence when calculating a total value for your claim. Please note the top entry in our table is not a JCG figure.

Compensation Table

We stress that this table has been included for guidance purposes only.

InjurySeverityCompensation Range
Multiple Serious Injuries Plus Special DamagesSeriousUp to £250,000+
Back InjurySevere (iii)£47,320 to £85,100
Back InjuryModerate (ii)£15,260 to £33,880
Back InjuryMinor (i)£9,630 to £15,260
Neck InjurySevere (iii)£55,500 to £68,330
Neck InjuryModerate (i)£30,500 to £46,970
Neck InjuryModerate (ii)£16,770 to £30,500
Neck InjuryModerate (iii)£9,630 to £16,770
Neck InjuryMinor (i)£5,310 to £9,630
Shoulder InjurySerious£15,580 to £23,430

Soft Tissue Injury Settlement Amounts – Other Examples

Some soft tissue injury settlement amounts may also include special damages. This can affect your soft tissue injury claim value in the UK. If you are eligible to claim special damages, this will be included in your final soft tissue injury payout alongside your general damages. Special damages can help compensate you for any financial harm incurred as a direct result of your soft tissue damage.

Examples of special damages:

  • Loss of earnings, pension contributions and loss of future earnings. Your payslips can be used to calculate this amount.
  • Medical expenses. This can range from prescription costs to cosmetic surgery to lessen the impact of any scarring caused by the soft tissue injury. You could also recover therapy costs. Receipts and invoices could be submitted to recover these costs.
  • Carer costs. If you need any additional support, such as with cooking, washing, or cleaning, these could be recovered. An invoice could recover these expenses.
  • Home and vehicle adaptations. For example, if you need a ramp installed to enter your home.
  • Travel costs to your appointments. Save proof of milage, taxi fare or bus journeys because you might be able to recover these costs.

Our list is not exhaustive. Our advisors can provide you with further examples of special damages and what evidence you could use to support your claim.

Examples Of Soft Tissue Injuries

A soft tissue injury could be sustained during an accident at work, in a public place or on the road. If you can prove that an employer, occupier or road user has acted negligently and breached a duty of care that they owed to you, then you may have grounds for a valid claim. Let’s take a look at scenarios for potential accidents and what legislation is in place to protect your health and safety.

In The Workplace

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 confirms the duty of care that your employer owes to you. If employers do not adhere to the responsibilities set out in this act, an accident may occur in which you injure yourself.

For example, you may work in a warehouse. If an employer does not provide adequate training on how to handle heavy boxes, you could suffer a shoulder injury.

The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 is an amendment to the Manual Handling Operation Regulations 1992 and states what an employer’s responsibilities are in regards to manual handling operations. 

In A Public Place

Third parties that own or control a place where the public may access owe visitors a duty of care under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Public places may include a supermarket, public park or a restaurant.

You could injure yourself if you visit a restaurant and staff have made no effort to clean up or signpost a spillage. Consequently, you could slip, trip or fall and hurt your back. Occupiers of a public place must do what is reasonably practicable to uphold health and safety measures in their spaces. 

On The Road

The Highway Code sets out how road users should act when on the road. Furthermore, drivers have a responsibility for other road users under the Road Traffic Act 1988. If drivers ignore this legislation, they could easily endanger themselves and other road users.

For example, someone driving under the influence could have a slow reaction to others on the road. As a result, they might not see an oncoming vehicle and crash into it. A car accident can cause serious chest and neck injuries. We’ve featured compensation brackets for these types of injuries using our personal injury compensation calculator.

Evidence You’ll Need To Claim

Now that we’ve discussed using a soft tissue injury compensation calculator, you might be interested in knowing how to secure a personal injury settlement.

In order to successfully claim, you will need evidence that proves both the defendant’s negligence and that you have suffered harm or loss. This section looks at what evidence you could collect to improve your soft tissue injury claim value.

Firstly, you may prove that the defendant acted negligently by:

  • Requesting CCTV footage of the accident. The footage can clearly depict who was responsible for the accident.
  • Obtaining the contact details of any witnesses. Their account of the incident will help your solicitor establish liability and also prove that an accident happened in which you were injured.

Secondly, you should provide proof of your injuries. For example:

  • Ask for your medical records. They’ll offer vital evidence on the extent of your injuries.
  • Seek a diagnosis. If a medical professional can confirm your injuries, their diagnosis may be used as evidence.

Lastly, it’s important to gather evidence of any financial losses or expenses inflicted by your injury:

  • Wage slips can prove a loss of earnings
  • Bank statements can show any financial harm
  • Receipts offer evidence of expenses

Claim Time Limits

Whilst it’s important to have evidence to support your claim, it’s also crucial that you take action within the time limit that is set out in the Limitation Act 1980. Typically, this is three years after the date of your accident.

There are exceptions to the time limit to claim soft tissue knee injury compensation. Get in touch at any time and our advisors can discuss in further detail.

If you have any further questions on topics such as the average compensation for a soft tissue injury in the UK, get in touch with our advisors at any time.

Claim Soft Tissue Knee Injury Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis

If you have valid grounds to claim for a soft tissue injury, then our advisors could connect you with a solicitor on our panel.

The solicitors on our panel can support personal injury claims under a type of No Win No Fee agreement known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). When claiming under such an agreement, you won’t need to pay your solicitor for their services before your claim has begun or while it’s being processed. Also, you won’t be required to pay your solicitor for their work if the claim fails.

If your claim is successful, then your solicitor will take a success fee from you. This means that your solicitor will take a small and legally capped percentage of the compensation awarded for your case.

To enquire about claiming with a No Win No Fee solicitor or other matters, such as using a soft tissue injury settlement calculator, contact our advisors today. Our team can provide free advice about your case and the process of making a claim. To reach our advisors, you can:

  • Call us on 020 3870 4868
  • Use our 24/7 live chat feature
  • Or you can use our claim online form

Learn More About Using Our Soft Tissue Injury Settlement Calculator

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