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Arm Injury Claims In London
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Arm injury claims are a type of personal injury claim that may be made when someone responsible for your safety fails to take reasonable steps to protect you, resulting in harm. They can arise, for example, if a loose floor covering causes you to fall in a public place or if poorly secured items from a storage rack and strikes your upper arm. Personal Injury Solicitors London provides free consultations, and our experienced solicitors represent clients in eligible arm injury compensation claims on a No Win No Fee basis.
Adapting to daily life after an arm injury can be difficult and disruptive, especially when something as ordinary as reaching into a cupboard or turning the steering wheel still brings the pain back after treatment has ended. Alongside that recovery, you may also be wondering whether the way the accident happened gives you grounds to claim. That is something we can help you work through at Personal Injury Solicitors London, cutting through some of that uncertainty and explaining what options may be open to you.
Our team of dedicated personal injury solicitors brings decades of combined experience to every case, having recovered more than £100 million in compensation for clients across London and the UK. That experience has shown us how much the course of an arm injury can matter to a claim, and why the longer-term picture needs careful consideration when building a well-supported case. For straightforward legal advice about claiming compensation, contact our team today.
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Can I Claim Compensation For An Arm Injury?
Yes, you can claim compensation for an arm injury if it was caused by someone’s failure to take reasonable steps to protect your safety. Arm injury claims have specific eligibility criteria, meaning the following must be established:
- Whether someone was responsible for your safety: That responsibility may rest, for instance, with an employer required to organise lifting work safely, or with a public business expected to take reasonable steps to identify and deal with defects such as loose handrails or damaged doors before they cause harm.
- Whether reasonable safety standards were met: Once it is clear who was responsible, the focus turns to how someone may have failed to meet their legal obligations. A failure in safety standards might involve a supermarket operator neglecting maintenance on a leaking refrigeration unit until water spreads across an aisle, or a construction company storing materials at height without securing them properly.
- Whether that failure caused your arm injury: You must be able to link the failure to the harm you are claiming for. Besides physical injuries such as fractures and biceps tendon tears, compensation can also account for anxiety or other recognised psychological harm stemming from the same incident.
We appreciate that it may not be obvious whether the way your arm injury happened gives you grounds to claim, but a quick conversation with us can give you a clearer idea of whether compensation may be available.
Common Examples Of Arm Injury Claims
Arm injury claims can arise from accidents that place sudden force through the limb, such as a heavy component striking the upper arm on a factory floor or a side-impact collision that drives a car door inwards and crushes the forearm. The situations leading to these claims can vary considerably in practice, as the examples below show:
If you suffered an arm injury in an accident that feels similar to these examples or happened in a completely different way, sharing what you went through can bring clarity about your legal options. Our team is available 24/7, so please get in touch for a free, confidential consultation.
What If My Arm Injury Was A Result Of Medical Negligence?
If your arm injury was the result of medical negligence, you may be able to claim compensation for avoidable harm arising from substandard care. Healthcare professionals involved in treating arm injuries are expected to provide care that meets the appropriate standard for their role. That applies from the point an emergency doctor assesses a suspected fracture through to the orthopaedic treatment and physiotherapy that may follow.
Falling below that standard can take different forms depending on the care you received. If a fracture visible on an X-ray is not recognised by the clinician responsible for reviewing the scan, the bone may begin healing out of alignment before further treatment is arranged. Tight casting around a swollen forearm can create a different problem if increasing pain and swelling are not acted on promptly, while substandard surgical technique can cause additional harm if fixation hardware is positioned incorrectly and compresses the radial nerve.
If you would like to see what other situations may lead to compensation, our medical negligence claims page goes into more detail. Do you have concerns about your own treatment? Speak with us today and we can carefully evaluate whether you may have grounds to make an arm injury compensation claim.
Claiming For Arm Injuries Caused By Criminal Assault
If your arm was injured in a violent assault, you may be able to seek compensation through the government-funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). This executive agency provides compensation to eligible victims of violent crime in Great Britain, with specific eligibility rules applying to matters such as reporting the crime to the police and the nature of the arm injury.
Our team is available to answer any questions you may have about whether your arm injury could qualify for compensation through the CICA, so please get in touch whenever you feel ready.
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What Types Of Arm Injuries Could Compensation Be Claimed For?
The types of arm injuries for which compensation could be claimed range from relatively straightforward fractures to severe crush damage or nerve trauma that may leave lasting problems with movement or sensation. Some of the more common examples include:
- Fractures of the upper arm or forearm: Displaced breaks affecting the humerus, radius or ulna may need surgical fixation if immobilisation alone cannot keep the bones in good alignment.
- Soft-tissue injuries: Forceful impact can tear muscle, sometimes leaving arm weakness that becomes noticeable when lifting or controlling heavier objects.
- Tendon, ligament or nerve damage: Damage around the elbow may affect stability or strength, while radial nerve injury can lead to wrist drop or altered sensation further down the arm.
Crush injuries: Heavy compression can cause extensive damage to the structures of the arm, particularly where the limb is trapped beneath machinery or between solid surfaces. This can result in lasting loss of function, and in the most severe cases, amputation may be necessary.
If any of these injuries sound familiar, feel free to reach out to us today. Our consultations are completely free, so you can talk through what happened and find out how arm injury claims are handled by our solicitors.
How Much Compensation Can I Claim For An Injured Arm?
The compensation you can claim for an injured arm depends on its severity and how much the damage restricts daily function or affects your finances. General damages compensate for the arm injury itself and its impact on day-to-day life, and solicitors may use the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) as a reference when valuing this part of the claim. That is because this document pairs suggested brackets of compensation with many forms of harm, including severe arm injuries leading to amputations.
The figures highlighted below are guidelines rather than guaranteed compensation payouts, as arm injury claims are assessed on an individual basis. All but the top entry are sourced from the JCG.
| Injury | Severity | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Severe Injuries and Financial Losses | Very severe multiple injuries with financial losses that may include reduced earnings and the cost of physiotherapy and orthopaedic care | Up to £1 million+ |
| Arm Amputations | Loss of both arms | £318,120 to £396,340 |
| Arm Amputations | Loss of 1 arm (i), amputated at shoulder | Not less than £181,200 |
| Arm Amputations | Loss of 1 arm (ii), amputated above-elbow | £144,860 to £172,970 |
| Arm Amputations | Loss of 1 arm (iii), amputated below-elbow | £127,050 to £144,860 |
| Other Arm Injuries | Severe injuries that are extremely serious, leaving person in a state little better than had they lost an upper limb | £127,050 to £172,970 |
| Other Arm Injuries | Permanent, substantial cosmetic or functional disabling from serious forearm fractures (affecting 1 or both upper limbs) | £51,750 to £79,080 |
| Other Arm Injuries | Less severe, with substantial recovery (or one expected) where there have been significant disabilities | £25,370 to £51,750 |
| Other Arm Injuries | Simple forearm fractures | £8,730 to £25,370 |
What Other Damages Can I Claim For After An Arm Injury?
Other damages you can claim for after an arm injury are financial losses directly linked to the harm you suffered, such as reduced earnings and rehabilitation costs. These are known as special damages, and you will need evidence showing what you lost or paid. Those losses may include:
- Lost earnings: Being unable to use your dominant arm can make manual work difficult and may also limit jobs that rely on sustained typing or repetitive hand movements. Payslips can document the income you have already lost, while longer-term medical evidence may support a claim for reduced future earnings if lasting restrictions affect the work you can return to.
- Medical expenses and rehabilitation: If you needed physiotherapy or hydrotherapy to restore movement and rebuild strength in your arm, invoices and appointment receipts can help show what you paid for that rehabilitation.
- Equipment and daily living aids: Reduced arm function can also impact everyday tasks, so the claim may consider the cost of adaptive equipment such as one-handed kitchen tools or dressing aids. An amputation may lead to longer-term expenses for prosthetic limbs, including replacement or adjustment as your needs change over time.
- Practical assistance: Bathing or preparing meals can become difficult when pain or restricted movement limits how far you can reach or how much weight you can safely handle. In those situations, both paid care and support provided by family members can be taken into account when the claim is valued.
Are you trying to pull together receipts or work out how lost earnings and private care costs may be valued? Take a few moments to talk through your expenses with our team, and we can explain which losses may be relevant to your arm injury claim.
How To Prove Liability In Arm Injury Claims
To prove liability in arm injury claims, you will need evidence showing how the accident happened and why another person or organisation should be held responsible. The same evidence can also help connect the accident with the arm injury you are claiming for, making the following potentially useful:
- Incident records: Records created close to the time of the arm injury can preserve an important early account of what happened. A workplace accident book entry, for example, may record that your arm was trapped in machinery or injured while moving a heavy load, while police documentation can help establish the circumstances of a road traffic collision.
- Photographs and video footage: Clear photos taken shortly after the accident can preserve the hazard or equipment involved, such as an unguarded conveyor belt that caught your arm or a damaged handrail beside steps where you fell onto an outstretched hand. CCTV or dashcam recordings may document the moment of impact, showing how the arm was crushed against another surface with enough force to cause a fracture.
- Medical and surgical records: X-rays can document a displaced humerus fracture or damage affecting the radius, while emergency department and orthopaedic notes may record associated problems such as radial nerve involvement. If surgery became necessary for, say, a fracture, operative records can explain why open reduction and internal fixation with a plate was necessary rather than immobilisation alone.
- Witness contact details: These can be used by your solicitor to obtain statements from people who saw the accident, which may provide further insight into the sequence of events leading up to your injury, such as whether an unsecured panel fell and struck your arm as you tried to move out of its path.
What Is The Arm Injury Claims Time Limit?
The usual arm injury claims time limit is 3 years from the date of the accident under the Limitation Act 1980. Different rules can apply in some cases, so you can read our guide to the limitation period for more detail on possible exceptions and how time limits are determined.
If you are thinking about making an arm injury claim, you can contact our advisors now to talk through what evidence may support your case and check which time limit is likely to apply.
How Can Personal Injury Solicitors London Help After An Arm Injury?
Personal Injury Solicitors London can help after an arm injury by taking care of the legal work while your recovery continues to develop. If we are able to represent you, our support can include:
Hospital records may capture only the immediate damage of a displaced humerus fracture or a triceps tendon rupture, but the fuller picture often starts with a loading-bay collision caught on CCTV or faulty access equipment already flagged for repair. We can bring those records together with later orthopaedic or nerve findings so the claim follows one clear path from the cause of the injury to your ongoing recovery.
When the medical questions in an arm injury claim call for relevant upper-limb expertise, such as input from a trauma and orthopaedic consultant or a specialist in peripheral nerve injuries, we will identify the clinical expert best suited to your case and arrange the assessment.
If the defendant’s legal representatives question how your arm came to be caught during the accident or whether continuing weakness can be traced back to the original trauma, your solicitor will carefully respond using the available evidence and keep you informed as those points are worked through.
Being unable to return to lifting work or needing further rehabilitation can put pressure on your finances before the claim is ready to settle, so if an interim payment is available, we can seek one to help with immediate costs while your longer-term recovery is still becoming clear.
Once the medical evidence gives a clearer picture of what is likely to improve and what may remain, we can bring ongoing problems such as limited elbow flexion or reduced forearm rotation into settlement discussions alongside any impact on your work and finances. Your solicitor will talk you through any offer carefully before you decide whether it feels right for you.
Arm Injury Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis
Our solicitors provide a No Win No Fee service for eligible arm injury claims through a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). Under this arrangement, you don’t need to pay any upfront service fees to start your claim, and you won’t pay them as your case progresses. It also means you will not be charged those service fees if the arm injury compensation claim does not succeed.
If your solicitor secures compensation, they will take a share as a legally capped percentage. That ensures the vast majority of what you receive stays with you.
Get In Touch With Us
You may have finished your initial hospital treatment or had your cast removed, yet still find that lifting everyday objects or driving brings back aching and stiffness in the injured arm. If claiming is something you are considering, speak with us about what happened and where your recovery stands now, and we can help you work out what the next step could look like.
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More Information
You may find these related guides helpful:
- How to claim compensation for a shoulder injury.
- What to know about wrist injury claims.
- When you can pursue compensation for crush injuries.
Further resources:
- NHS information on broken arms and wrists.
- Further NHS guidance on complex regional pain syndrome and how it can affect a limb after injury.
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on musculoskeletal disorders.
If you would like more tailored advice about starting the arm injury claims process, please contact our supportive team today.