{"id":9382,"date":"2012-01-30T14:12:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T13:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=9382"},"modified":"2012-01-30T14:12:41","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T13:12:41","slug":"whiplash-compensation-amount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2012\/01\/30\/whiplash-compensation-amount\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash Compensation Amount"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The question we get asked the most at The Injury Lawyers<\/a> is \u2018how much is my claim worth?\u2019\u00a0 At the end of the day, people are interested to know, and ultimately want to know, if making a claim is worth it<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Well the bad news is that we cannot tell you straightaway how much your claim is worth.\u00a0 No-one can.\u00a0 Injury Lawyers can give you guidelines, figures, and guesses, but nothing concrete without the right medical evidence in place.\u00a0 Let me explain how a claim is valued.<\/p>\n

Essentially, the more pain and suffering you have, the more your claim is generally worth<\/strong>.\u00a0 The more losses you have and the more valuable these losses are, the more your claim is worth<\/strong>.\u00a0 A two month minor whiplash<\/a> injury will be worth more than a 4 week minor whiplash injury in most cases.\u00a0 Likewise, a 2 month moderate whiplash injury will be worth more than a 2 month minor whiplash injury.\u00a0 Alternatively, someone who has lost out on a few weeks wages and required help around the house whilst they were recovering will have this added to the value of their claim as well.
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\nAt the very start of your claim we do not know how long you will suffer from whiplash for.\u00a0 Whiplash is a terribly unpredictable injury – it may be awful at the start with but gone in a few weeks, or it might be moderate for a few months; we just don\u2019t know.\u00a0 It is not until we have a legal medical report in front us which provides a diagnosis and prognosis (how long you will suffer for) that we can value your claim.\u00a0 Equally, at the start of your claim we do not know how much treatment you will require, how long you may have off work, or whether you need care and assistance from somebody at home.\u00a0 Nearer the end of the claim we will have a fair idea and be able to give you an estimate of how much your claim is worth.<\/p>\n

I would challenge anybody who says that they know how much your claim is worth right at the start.\u00a0 It\u2019s simply impossible!\u00a0 What we can do as injury lawyers is provide you with advice and point you in the direction of the Judicial Studies Board (JSB) guidelines which say the following:<\/p>\n