£80,000 For A Broken Foot – A Guide To No Win No Fee Compensation Claims
Have you sustained a broken foot that wasn’t your fault? If third-party negligence was accountable for your injury, then you may be entitled to make a claim for a broken foot injury.
This article aims to explain the process of making a personal injury claim, explaining everything from determining liability to the value of compensation you could receive. For more information, please continue reading.
It’s best to seek help from a legal professional if you’re looking to make a claim for a broken foot. Not only could a personal injury lawyer boost your claim’s chances of success, but maximise your payout too.
If you’d like to see how our panel of personal injury lawyers could help you, please speak to one of our advisors for a free consultation today. Call 0800 408 7827 or use the chat link at the bottom of your screen. 
Select a Section
- A Guide To Claims For Broken Foot Compensation
- Metatarsal Fractures – What Are They?
- Financial Pressures From Foot Injuries
- What Can I Receive In Care Claims?
- Personal Injury Claim Compensation Estimates
- £80,000 In Compensation For Foot Fractures: A Case Study
- How Much Will My Compensation Estimate Be?
- Claim With No Win No Fee Solicitors
- Top Quality Personal Injury Solicitors For Humerus Fracture Claims
- Call Our Team
- Further Materials
A Guide To Claims For Broken Foot Compensation
As this article aims to assist your understanding of making a claim for a broken foot, we will begin by explaining how to identify a foot fracture and outline some accidents commonly responsible.
Next, we will discuss some potential effects of sustaining a broken foot, from physical and psychological impacts to financial shortfall. We also explain injury-related expenses that can be recovered as part of your claim, and the categories of general and special damages are established. We’ve included an example case study of a ‘Mrs Loughton’ to illustrate these points, which has been compiled using our experience handling and valuing claims.
In seeking the help of a personal injury lawyer, you could not only increase the chances your claim has of success but maximise the amount of compensation you receive.
To see how our panel of personal injury lawyers could help your claim for a broken foot, please contact our team of specialist advisors today.
Metatarsal Fractures – What Are They?
A broken foot – also referred to as a foot fracture – is a serious fracture of the metatarsal. Symptoms include pain, swelling and difficulty moving. If you think you may have a broken foot, seek medical attention as soon as possible to determine the extent of the break using an x-ray and have the injury treated.
In most cases, supportive dressing is administered, along with a medical boot to aid walking. However, crutches aren’t encouraged as early weight-bearing aids healing. Recovery commonly lasts from 6 to 8 weeks, but it can take as long as 3 months for mobility to resume with help from physiotherapy.
If a third party’s negligence was the cause of your injury, then you could be able to claim for a broken foot. If you can answer yes to each of the following criteria, negligence can usually be established:
- Were you owed a duty of care by the third-party?
- Were the third-party in breach of this duty?
- Were you injured due to this breach?
However, in order for a third-party to be held accountable, they must have been in breach of a duty of care to you. Some examples of bodies owing a duty of care are:
- Employers
- Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, your employer could be held liable for your foot fracture if a breach in their duty of care led to your accident happening. A 2019 report by the Health and Safety Executive found that slips, trips, and falls accounted for over a third of major workplace injuries, with over 95% causing broken bones.
- If you’re injured in an accident at work, such as tripping on loose wires obstructing your path, you could be entitled to make a claim for a broken foot.
- Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, your employer could be held liable for your foot fracture if a breach in their duty of care led to your accident happening. A 2019 report by the Health and Safety Executive found that slips, trips, and falls accounted for over a third of major workplace injuries, with over 95% causing broken bones.
- Those in control of public places
- Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, those controlling public places are subject to public liability regulations. If you sustained a broken foot in a public place and third-party negligence was responsible for it, you could be entitled to claim compensation.
- If you tripped on a deep crack on a public pavement and sustained a foot fracture, you could be entitled to claim against the council responsible for maintenance.
- Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, those controlling public places are subject to public liability regulations. If you sustained a broken foot in a public place and third-party negligence was responsible for it, you could be entitled to claim compensation.
- Road users
- A road traffic accident (RTA) is defined as any collision involving a vehicle or another road user. Between 2018 and 2019, RTAs resulted in over 157,530 casualties.
- If you sustained a foot fracture in an RTA caused by a dangerous driver, they could be held accountable for being in breach of the Highway Code.
- A road traffic accident (RTA) is defined as any collision involving a vehicle or another road user. Between 2018 and 2019, RTAs resulted in over 157,530 casualties.
Financial Pressures From Foot Injuries
If you’ve sustained a broken foot through no fault of your own, it’s common to experience some financial shortfall in the wake of your accident.
Whether you’ve suffered a loss of earnings as a result of unpaid sick leave or had to pay for medical expenses and the like, you could be able to recover these costs as part of your personal injury claim.
Special damages can be claimed back in an attempt to restore you to the financial position you were in prior to your accident, reimbursing expenses like prescription fees and care costs. For more information on special damages, please read on or speak to one of our advisors today.
What Can I Receive In Care Claims?
As mentioned above, care costs can be claimed through special damages.
After sustaining a broken foot, you might experience some incapacity in the wake of your accident. Whether you receive assistance from family and friends (gracious care) or professional help in the form of home visits, you could be entitled to compensation.
The value of your compensation is calculated depending on the form of care you received. For gracious care, the hourly rate of a local professional is taken and reduced on the basis that the service isn’t commercial. For professional care, compensation is calculated using invoices raised. Therefore, please ensure you retain a paper trail to evidence your claim.
It’s also possible to claim for any care that your injury prevented you from normally providing. For example, if you normally assist a vulnerable relative but were unable to do so after your accident, you could claim for the cost of a carer.
Personal Injury Claim Compensation Estimates
After instructing a personal injury lawyer to handle your case, you’ll be asked to undergo a medical assessment with an independent specialist to help value your claim.
At your appointment, expect to receive a physical examination and be questioned about your accident. This helps corroborate details of your accident with your injury, thereby evidencing your claim. Therefore, it’s vital to attend if you want to receive the compensation you deserve.
General Damages
In personal injury claims, there are two types of damage than can be claimed: general and special damages.
General damages aim to account for physical or psychological harm, as well as the detrimental impact the injury has had on your life. The amount you’re awarded depends on the severity of your injury and the extent of your recovery. For example, in claiming for a broken foot, general damages may consider the pain of your injury and the subsequent treatment you had to endure, as well as the length of time it will take you to recover.
Special Damages
In addition, special damages can also be claimed to cover injury-related costs, such as:
- Expenses
- Prescription costs, travel fees to medical appointments and care bills
- Loss of earnings
- Financial shortfall from unpaid sick leave and any loss of future income
£80,000 For Foot Fractures: A Case Study
While shopping in a supermarket, Mrs Loughton was struck by heavy objects falling from a collapsed shelf which had been poorly stacked. The shelf also struck her foot. As a result, her foot was crushed by the impact, with an x-ray later identifying a foot fracture.
Mrs Loughton’s broken foot required surgery, which left her with extensive scarring. She was then administered with a supportive medical boot. Her initial recovery period was 2 months, with weight-bearing gradually encouraged according to pain management. After which, Mrs Loughton required a further month of physiotherapy to help regain her mobility and muscle strength.
As a surgeon, Mrs Loughton’s profession relied on her stability in theatre. Without a steady hand, she would be unable to execute exact movements, preventing her from doing her job. In addition to Mrs Loughton’s broken foot forcing her to take a total of 3 months off work to recover, she was also unable to complete even simple domestic tasks during this period.
Despite the retailer responsible for her injury initially disputing her claim, Mrs Loughton was eventually awarded a sum of £80,000 in her claim for a broken foot. In general damages, Mrs Loughton was awarded £54,190, based on the severity of her foot fracture and the extent of her recovery period. Mrs Loughton was also awarded around £25,010 in special damages, accounting for her loss of earnings, travel and medical expenses, and care costs:
Type of Special Damages: | Includes: | How Much?: |
|---|---|---|
Travel Expenses | To and from appointments/treatment | As Mrs Loughton’s broken foot left her unable to drive, she was awarded £475 for travel expenses. |
Medications/Prescriptions | Prescriptions, treatment, physiotherapy, walking aids, etc. | For the painkillers she was prescribed over her recovery period, Mrs Loughton recovered £195. |
Additional Care | Professional care at home, from family, childcare, etc. | As Mrs Loughton’s broken foot left her unable to care for her elderly father during her recovery period, she was awarded £5,080 for a full-time carer. In addition, Mrs Loughton recovered £2,160 in care costs for the assistance she received from family and friends as a result of her injury. |
Future Loss | Loss of Earnings, future loss of earnings, potential future care | As Mrs Loughton’s broken foot forced her to take 3 months off work, she was awarded £16,150 for 12 weeks loss of earnings. |
Cleaning/Gardening: | Cleaning, gardening, areas that require consistent attention | Mrs Loughton was awarded £950 for the cost of a cleaner and a gardener over her recovery period. |
The case of Mrs Loughton is purely an example. It is based on our past experiences of handling and valuing claims and serves to illustrate how accidents can happen and how they are valued.
How Much Will My Compensation Estimate Be?
If you’re wondering how much compensation you could be entitled to in a claim for a broken foot, we advise you to avoid online personal injury ‘compensation calculators’.
Often, the figures they provide are inaccurate, leading many claimants to disappointment down the line. This is due to the fact that these tools are unable to consider the unique features of each case, resulting in generalised estimations.
For a personalised consultation that you can trust, contact one of our advisors offer impartial advice, free of charge. Our panel of personal injury lawyers could help you make the most of your claim today.
Claim With No Win No Fee Solicitors
In our years of experience handling claims, we know that the risk associated with the financial aspect of making a claim can often deter clients from pursuing compensation.
No Win No Fee agreements are a compassionate response to this anxiety, meaning you don’t pay your solicitors’ fees unless they win your case for you. With no hidden or upfront fees to pay, victims from all financial standings are encouraged to make a claim.
If your solicitor wins your claim for you, a ‘success fee’ will be deducted from your compensation. However, this is just a small percentage of your award and is capped by law, so don’t worry about losing much of your payout.
If you’re looking for legal help, our panel of personal injury lawyers works on a No Win No Fee basis. We ensure you get the compensation you deserve, so you can just focus on your recovery. To learn more about our services, please contact one of our advisors today.
Top Quality Personal Injury Solicitors For Humerus Fracture Claims
If you’re considering claiming for a broken foot, attempting to navigate the legal system without guidance from a professional can be confusing.
To avoid losing out on the compensation you deserve, we advise you to seek help from a personal injury lawyer to handle your case. Not only can a solicitor ease the claims process, but they can actually increase your claim’s chances of success.
Many claimants take a trip to their local high street to seek a solicitor near them. However, we advise you to first consider whether you could be stunting your claim’s chances of succeeding by limiting your search to your local area.
Technology has allowed the legal system to function virtually, meaning clients can connect with solicitors remotely. But with a number of law firms claiming to provide the best service, how do you know which one to choose?
To help narrow your search, we recommend using online reviews. Providing experiences of previous clients, you can gain an insight into whether a service is recommended or not.
Our panel of personal injury lawyers have clients based across the nation, providing them with regular updates via email, telephone and even face-to-face meetings. To learn more about our services, please speak to one of our advisors today.
Call Our Team
If you want to make a claim for a broken foot, our advisors are available 24/7 to offer you a free consultation. Please get in touch by calling 0800 408 7827 today or use the live chat feature on your screen.
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Guide by OL Edited by RI