Abdomen Injuries- Personal Injury Guideline Amounts
HDP Solicitors are here to help with personal injury claims made after accidents on the road, at work or in a public place where abdomen injuries have been sustained. HDP build successful, abdomen injury claims throughout the UK on a no win no fee basis.
The below figures and information are to be used as a guide towards the compensation claims amount you could be awarded if your abdomen injury claim is successful.
If you would like to get a more accurate potential figure or want more information about the process of claiming from a professional abdomen injury solicitor then please contact us.
Internal Organs – Abdomen
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Total impotence and loss of sexual function and sterility in a young man | In the region of £126,550 |
| Impotence likely to be permanent in a middle-aged man with children | £36,700 to £66,890 |
| Serious case of sterility | Up to £120,040 |
| Bottom of the range case of sterility in a much older man | £16,000 |
| Uncomplicated case of sterility without impotence and any aggravating features for a young man without children | £47,830 to £60,880 |
| Similar case to above but with a family man who might have intended to have more children | £20,210 to £26,710 |
| Cases where sterility amounts to little more than an “insult” | In the region of £5,630 |
Reproductive System – Female
The level of the awards in this area will typically be affected by:
A) Whether or not the affected woman already has children and/or whether the intended family was complete
B) Scarring
C) Depression or psychological scarring
D) Whether a foetus was aborted
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Infertility (by injury or disease) with severe depression, anxiety, pain and scarring | £98,010 to £144,520 |
| Infertility without any medical complication where the woman already has children | £15,320 to £31,350 |
| Infertility where the woman would not have had children in any event (e.g. due to age) | £5,630 to £10,750 |
| Failed sterilisation leading to unwanted pregnancy with no serious psychological impact or depression | In the region of £8,700 |
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Damage resulting from traumatic injury causing severe damage with continuing pain and discomfort | £36,700 to £52,810 |
| Serious non-penetrating injury causing long-standing or permanent complications | £14,320 to £23,680 |
| Penetrating stab wounds or industrial laceration or serious seat-belt pressure cases | £5,630 to £10,750 |
| Illness/damage resulting from non-traumatic injury (e.g. food poisoning). Serious Toxicosis causing serious acute pain and other symptoms requiring hospital admission for days/weeks with continuing issues having a significant impact on work and enjoyment of life | £32,780 to £44,790 |
| Serious but short-lived food poisoning diminishing over two to four weeks but with remaining discomfort and disturbance impacting on enjoyment of life over a few years | £8,140 to £16,380 |
| Food poisoning causing significant discomfort requiring hospital admission for a few days with symptoms lasting weeks but complete recovery within a year or two | £3,370 to £8,140 |
| Varying degrees of pain and other symptoms continuing for a few days or weeks | £780 to £3,370 |
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Serious or permanent damage to or loss of both kidneys | £144,520 to £179,530 |
| Significant risk of future urinary tract infection or other total loss of natural kidney function | Up to £54,600 |
| Loss of one kidney with no damage to the other | £26,260 to £38,280 |
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Cases involving double incontinence namely total loss of natural bowel function and complete loss of urinary function and control, together with other medical complications | Up to £157,150 |
| Total loss of natural function and dependence on colostomy, depending on age | Up to £128,060 |
| Faecal urgency and passive incontinence persisting after surgery and causing embarrassment and distress, typically following injury giving birth | In the region of £68,180 |
| Severe abdominal injury causing impairment of function, requiring temporary colostomy and/or restriction on employment and diet | £38,040 to £59,490 |
| Penetrating injuries causing some permanent damage but with a return to natural function and control | £10,750 to £20,880 |
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Complete loss of function and control | Up to £120,040 |
| Serious impairment of control with some pain and incontinence | £54,600 to £68,190 |
| Almost complete recovery but fairly long-term interference with natural function | £19,980 to £26,710 |
| Cancer risk cases occupy a special category – an example for a typical middle-aged family man or woman whose life expectancy is reduced by 15 or 20 years | £44,110 to £64,990 |
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Loss of spleen with continuing risk of infection and other disorders due to the damage to the immune system | £17,740 to £22,440 |
| As above but where the risks are not present or are minimal | £3,710 to £7,380 |
| Injury | Guideline award |
|---|---|
| Continuing pain and/or limited physical activities, sport or employment after repair | £12,700 to £20,620 |
| Direct (where there was no pre-existing weakness) inguinal hernia, with some risk or recurrence after repair | £5,980 to £7,780 |
| Uncomplicated indirect inguinal hernia, possibly repaired, with no other associated damage | £2,900 to £6,170 |
If you would like a consultation or advice from an abdomen injury solicitor at HDP, then please contact the personal injury team.
The figures shown are sourced from the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases (fifteenth Edition, 2019) are a guide to show the approximate amount you could receive as compensation for your injury.
Compensation awards vary according to the severity of injury and how quickly you recover. The figures do not apply for criminal injuries.