{"id":15168,"date":"2014-03-11T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=15168"},"modified":"2015-12-07T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T12:23:26","slug":"broken-leg-injury-claims-what-can-i-claim-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/03\/11\/broken-leg-injury-claims-what-can-i-claim-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken Leg Injury Claims – What can I claim for?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A broken leg can be a devastating injury to suffer from, and the impact it can have in both the short term and long term on a victim\u2019s life can be significant. I seriously injured my knee back in 2012 so I\u2019m all too familiar with the affects of a serious leg injury and the extent that an injury can affect you.<\/p>\n

So if you are the unfortunate victim of an accident and you want to make a claim for personal injury compensation<\/a>, what can you claim for when it comes to a broken leg?
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Generally speaking, a claim for compensation is formed of two parts \u2013 General Damages and Special Damages<\/strong>. General Damages is for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity, whereas Special Damages is for financial losses and expenses.<\/p>\n

Pain, Suffering, and Loss of Amenity<\/h2>\n

So the first aspect, General Damages, is all about the severity and length of the suffering and the impact it has had on your life. We assess this and value this by sending you to see a qualified medico-legal expert to produce a report for us that outlines everything we need to know to value a case for the injury side of things.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, the more you suffer, the more we get for you. We take in to account several things like:<\/p>\n