Compensation for injuries resulting into an amputation can run into hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds.
The amount of money you receive depends on a number of factors including the:
- specifics of the incident and what amputation it led to
- long term impact of the amputation on your life
- severity of any ongoing pain
- cost of equipment or prosthetics you may need as a result
- value of any loss of earnings
- level of house/vehicle adaptations required to get you back as close as possible to where you would have been had you not suffered your injury.
Special damages are very individual and intended to cover the potential losses and costs your amputation may lead to in your specific case. General damages, which are intended to compensate for pain and suffering, are paid in addition to special damages.