{"id":9385,"date":"2012-01-31T09:29:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T08:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=9385"},"modified":"2012-01-31T09:29:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T08:29:14","slug":"special-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2012\/01\/31\/special-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Damages"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"You might have been told that you can claim for losses that result from your accident as well as claiming injury compensation \u2013 which is absolutely right.\u00a0 But you might not have been told what the difference between General Damages (the compensation for your injuries) and Special Damages is.\u00a0 At The Injury Lawyers<\/a> we like to keep our advice simple and speak in plain language; so here\u2019s a quick guide to Special Damages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you have been injured through no fault of your own, you can claim compensation<\/a>.\u00a0 The compensation you get for your injuries alone is called General Damages.\u00a0 So you have whiplash<\/a>, and you make a claim and get \u00a31,500.00 for your injuries.\u00a0 This is your general damages<\/strong>.\u00a0 Ok, but did you know that you can also be get compensation for any other losses that come from your accident as well?\u00a0 You can, and these are called Special Damages. \u00a0This is compensation for your financial losses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What exactly are Special Damages?<\/strong>
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\nRight, so you\u2019ve been injured and have had to have time off work.\u00a0 You earn \u00a3250.00 a week and received \u00a380.00 sick pay; you\u2019ve lost out on \u00a3170.00.\u00a0 You can make a claim to get this \u00a3170.00 as part of your special damages.\u00a0 This would be called a claim for loss of earnings.<\/p>\n

Here are a few more examples of things that can be claimed back from the Defendant.<\/p>\n