Compensation For Foot Injuries

You have 3 years from the day you were injured to make a claim for compensation. If you developed a condition as a result of your foot injury which you are claiming for, the time limit to start a claim will be 3 years after you were diagnosed with this.

Yes, it’s possible to make a claim on behalf of your child if they injured their foot due to someone else’s negligence. Even if your child may have been partly responsible, get in touch with our Personal Injury lawyers and we’ll tell you if we think you could make a claim.

You can make a claim for them at any point if they are under 18. Once they are 18, they can make a claim themselves and will have until their 21^st birthday to do this.

If you’re a parent, you could get compensation for loss of earnings from time you’ve had to take off from work, and any travel expenses you incurred because of your child’s accident.

You’ll also want to ensure your child’s education doesn’t suffer, so their return to education will be a major focus of any rehabilitation plan – our expert Education Law team are on hand to advise on this. Compensation could pay for a home tutor if your child took a lot of time off school. You could also get private medical care, rehabilitation or adaptations to your home if needed.

You may need help setting up a Personal Injury trust for your child if they are under 18 – we can help with this.

You could also make a claim on behalf of someone who does not have the mental capacity to do so themselves – there is no time limit for this. It might be your child with a disability, or an elderly family member with Alzheimers - our Court of Protection team can help if you’re struggling to assess whether the person is capable to make decisions for themselves.

We could handle your claim on a No Win, No Fee basis. This means that if we don’t win your case, you won’t need to pay us a penny. However, we believe in open communication and complete transparency when it comes to billing our clients, so you will always be aware of what the final bill could be at the end of the process.

If the other party admit liability, we could ask them to make early interim payments if you need urgent support and rehabilitation. This means that part of your compensation could be paid to you in installments before your claim is settled, helping you to recover quicker.

Yes, you might have multiple injuries from an accident, or be dealing with psychological effects such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Our Personal Injury lawyers will assess the overall impact of all your injuries so that you can achieve the maximum compensation.

Foot injuries can also lead to other conditions such as arthritis or chronic pain, which you sadly may have to live with for your whole life. We will take this into account as part of your compensation claim, so we can make sure that your final compensation allows you to live the best quality of life possible.

We know that foot injuries can have a huge impact on other areas of your life. You can claim for any travel costs you’ve incurred, or for any ongoing support and rehabilitation you might need. This could include physiotherapy or adaptations to your home or car.

There are many ways in which compensation can help you live the best quality of life after your foot injury. You might need a cast, an air boot, ankle support, surgery or an external fixator from a serious fracture. If it’s very severe, your foot or leg may even require amputation. Compensation could cover financial losses you have already incurred and can help you get a sense of justice for the way in which your injury has affected your life.

There are many types of aids and adaptations, as well as different types of support you can get if you’ve suffered a foot injury. Compensation can help you with:

• Personal hygiene/care e.g. getting to bathroom, getting in and out of bath/shower – special adaptations may be required if your injury is permanent;
• Your house may require adjustment if your injury is permanent e.g. ramp access or adjustments to living accommodation;
• Cooking – adjustments for knee-height worktops or cooking appliances;
• Cleaning and domestic chores – care and assistance and special adaptations;
• Driving – if your injury affects your ability to drive, you may be entitled to claim for a driving assessment, special adaptions to your vehicle, or for the additional cost of buying an automatic car if this is recommended to you;
• Mobility adjustments and aids e.g. a mobility scooter, wheelchair or walking stick;
• Workplace adjustments/adaptations;
• Footwear adjustments e.g. specially made shoes or orthotic devices, for life if necessary;
• Different clothing to adapt to or accommodate a plaster cast or air boot;                       
• Treatment charges or painkillers;
• Compensation for reduced or complete loss of earnings.

Our Personal Injury solicitors are experts on all the different types of support compensation could get you, and are highly trained on the impact that these injuries can have on your life, so get in touch today to see if you’d be eligible for a claim.

If you believe someone else was at least partially responsible for the accident that led to your foot injury, whether this was due to their direct actions, or lack of action (negligence), it’s still important to get in touch and speak to one of our specialist lawyers. With our Free Claims Assessment and years of experience, we’ll be able to tell you fairly quickly whether we think you have grounds for a claim.

If you were partly at fault for your injury, e.g. because of your actions on the road, or your failure to wear the footwear you were provided at work, this might reduce the amount of compensation you’ll be entitled to. We’ll find out everything we can about your circumstances and keep you up to date throughout.

If the other party do not accept responsibility, we may need to start court proceedings. We always try and negotiate a settlement for you without the case needing to go to Court – most Personal Injury claims are settled before they make it to this point.

We have a strong track record in gathering evidence and taking all factors into account to prove your case and work towards the maximum compensation for you.