A twisted ankle injury is so easy to sustain. Many types of accidents can lead to a twisted ankle, with the common ones being slips, trips and falls. Whether it’s a pothole in the road, a fall at work, or a slip in a supermarket, you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
If the twisted ankle is caused through no fault of your own, read on for advice about making a claim.
It’s not broken – so can I claim?
Yes – you do not need to have broken a bone or seriously damaged ligaments and tendons to make a claim. As long as you suffer for a minimum of four weeks or so, the value of the claim should exceed £1,000 meaning a lawyer can deal with it and get their legal fees paid for by the other side.
In the majority of cases, a twisted ankle injury will result in pain and suffering for more than a few weeks.
When can I claim?
If the injury was caused in an accident which could have been prevented, then you may have a claim. If there is a company responsible which could have done something to have prevented the accident, there may well be a claim to answer for.
What can I claim for?
You can claim for the pain and suffering caused by the twisted ankle, as well as any inconvenience it causes. These kinds of injuries can cause a lot of inconvenience as you may find it difficult to walk, drive, and work.
You can also claim for losses and expenses such as lost earnings from time off work, pain medication costs, private treatment costs, and any other associated losses and expenses.
How much can I claim for?
First things first, lawyers do now take percentage deductions for claims, so a better question to know is how much of the claim must go to your lawyer. The government stopped us being able tor recover all of our fees now, so most take 25% as that’s the max they can now take from you to cover their success fee.
Many can have additional percentage charges, and many will also have upfront fees as well.
We can potentially save you a bucket load of money by having no upfront fees and by dropping the percentage – so take this in to consideration first and foremost!
When it comes to the value of the claim, it’s all dependant on the length and severity of your suffering as well as the losses and expenses claim on top. Generally speaking, the more you suffer, the more we get for you.
We also need medical evidence to properly value a claim, and we get this from a specialist expert that we will instruct.
The official guidelines say that, where recovery for a minor ankle injury takes place within a year, the award can be up to around £4,000 or so.
