Last Updated 16th February 2026. To make a leg injury claim, you must prove that you experienced an injury as a result of another party’s negligent actions. You will need to provide evidence to support your leg injury claim, such as witness details, copies of accident report forms, medical reports, CCTV footage and photographs. Leg injury compensation can include an award for any physical and mental pain and suffering (general damages), in addition to financial losses such as home modifications and care costs (special damages). Typically, you will need to start your claim within 3 years of the accident.
Suffering a leg injury can be painful and worrying, as well as having a large impact on your life. It is highly likely that a leg injury will negatively affect your mobility, which can impact your day-to-day enjoyment of life and even your ability to earn a living. Therefore, if someone else’s negligent actions caused your injury, then you could be entitled to claim leg injury compensation.
The aim of this guide is to provide you with the information you need about how to claim compensation. We cover the types of accidents that can lead to a leg injury claim and provide some examples to help you think about your own case.
We will tell you how a leg injury compensation amount is calculated and how one of our personal injury solicitors could start your claim on a No Win No Fee basis.
As you read the guide, you can contact us at any time to discuss any aspect of making a leg injury compensation claim. There is no obligation to proceed any further, and we can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Get in touch with us today.
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What Is A Leg Injury?
A leg injury refers to any damage to the bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or skin of the leg. Injuries to this body part can range from mild bruising and muscle strains to dislocations, breaks and ligament tears. Notably, multiple areas can be affected by these different types of injuries, including the hip, thigh, knee, lower leg and ankle.
Types Of Leg Injuries That Can Lead To Compensation Claims
There are many different types of leg injuries that can lead to compensation claims, including:
- Knee and ankle sprains
- Strains to muscles or tendons, such as the hamstring or calf
- Fractures to the tibia, fibula, or femur
- Hip, knee and ankle dislocations
Do you think you have a valid leg injury claim? Ring us today to find out. We’re always happy to help.
Can I Make A Leg Injury Compensation Claim?
As with all personal injury claims, in order to have a valid leg injury claim, you must meet specific criteria. This means that you need to prove that:
- You were owed a duty of care at the time and place the leg injury occurred (as discussed above).
- The liable party breached this duty.
- You suffered a leg injury as a result of the breach.
Additionally, you must adhere to the relevant time limits when starting your claim. We will discuss this in the next section.
Claiming For Severe And Catastrophic Leg Injuries
Unfortunately, some people can experience severe and catastrophic leg injuries that require a lengthy rehabilitation period.
Such injuries include symptoms like extreme or unbearable pain and visible deformity, such as severe gashes or exposed bone.
In the event that an individual sustains such a severe injury, such as from a crushing incident, it can end in the person encountering a lifelong disability, for example, a surgical amputation. Notably, significant lifestyle changes will be required, including home modifications and professional care.
If you have suffered a severe or catastrophic leg injury, it’s vital that you have your eligibility assessed for broken leg compensation.
Is There A Time Limit To Make A Leg Injury Claim?
The limitation period for leg injury claims is typically three years. This means you’ll need to take action within three years from the date you injured your leg. If you don’t begin your claim within the time limit outlined in the Limitation Act 1980, your claim might be statute-barred.
If a minor suffers leg injuries, the three-year time limit is suspended until their 18th birthday. A litigation friend may act on their behalf. For example, a parent, guardian or family member. However, their interests should not conflict with the claimant’s, and they must be able to make fair and competent decisions about the case.
Additionally, a litigation friend can act on behalf of someone who lacks the mental capacity to begin a claim by themselves. There is no time limit for claimants who fall under this category, unless they were to ever regain the required mental capacity.
Our advisors are available 24/7 and can confirm what the limitation period is for your leg injury claim. Following a free consultation, they could also connect you with one of our expert personal injury solicitors.
What Causes Leg Injury Claims?
There are various situations in daily life that could result in a broken leg. However, in order to have a valid leg injury claim, you must satisfy certain criteria. In the following sections, we look at scenarios that could result in a leg injury as well as when you could have good grounds to seek compensation in each one.
Accident At Work
While you are in the workplace or carrying out work duties off-site, your employer must take reasonably practicable steps to ensure your health, safety and welfare. This is the duty of care owed to you by your employer. It is set out in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA). Should your employer fail to meet their legal obligations under HASAWA and other relevant health and safety laws, and you sustain an injury in the workplace, you could have good grounds to make an accident at work claim.
For example, your employer should ensure that walkways are free of clutter. If trailing wires aren’t covered and you sustain a leg injury in a trip and fall accident, you could be eligible to claim compensation.
Public Liability Accident
If you are in a public space and using it for its intended purpose, the individual or organisation in charge of the premises, otherwise called an ‘occupier’, must ensure your reasonable safety. This is the duty of care occupiers of public places owe to visitors of those spaces as set out by the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. If this duty is breached and you suffer a leg injury, you could be eligible to make a public liability claim.
For example, if you sit on a faulty bench in a public park and the bench collapses, causing you to suffer a leg and hip injury due to lack of maintenance, you could be eligible to claim compensation.
Road Traffic Accident
While using the roads, the users, including vehicle drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorbike riders, must navigate in a way that prevents causing injury and damage to themselves as well as others on the roads. This is the duty of care that anyone using the roads owes to everyone else. As part of upholding this duty, road users must comply with the Road Traffic Act 1988 as well as any relevant rules and regulations found in the Highway Code. If a road user were to breach their duty of care and this causes you an injury, you could be eligible to make a road traffic accident claim.
For example, a speeding driver could hit the car you are a passenger in causing you to sustain a fractured leg.
What To Do If You Suffer A Leg Injury
People are rarely prepared for an accident. Indeed, the very nature of an accidental injury can make it almost impossible to prepare. However, several points are worth considering.
If you have been involved in an accident, then seeking medical attention is the most critical concern. Once you have attended to your injury, however, you may want to consider legal action. If this is the case, you can keep the following points in mind before filing your leg injury claims:
- Take Photos and Videos: It is essential to take photos of the accident scene and the injury sustained – especially the areas where there are apparent bruises or markings to document them properly. This evidence can form part of your claim for leg injury compensation. Images and videos of the accident scene and your injuries can demonstrate potential negligence and the severity of your injury, respectively.
- Get Contact Details from Witnesses: A good compensation case can rely heavily on witness testimonies. If there are people who witnessed you injure your leg, taking their contact details can make it easier to retrieve their stories at a later date. This can help you corroborate your version of events.
- Keep Any Medical Records: During the leg injury claims process, the severity of your injury will be discussed. A doctor’s notes or x-rays can determine this. If you have any such records, ensure that you have them kept in a safe place.
- Find Legal Representation: As we will see below, cases such as this can become incredibly complicated. As a result, you may wish to seek legal representation. We will discuss your options in greater detail later in this guide.
To find out what more you can do to give yourself the best chance of recovering leg injury compensation, get in touch with our personal injury claims team. If you’d like more details on the leg injury claims process, please read on.
What Are The Causes Of Leg Injuries?
Leg injuries can happen for a number of reasons. If you’ve suffered an injury to your leg, you could potentially claim. However, in order to receive compensation for a leg injury, the accident that caused it must have been caused by a breach of duty of care.
Some examples of when you might be able to claim for a leg injury include:
- If a driver is not following the Highway Code and drives carelessly, they could hit you, resulting in a leg amputation.
- If you suffer a broken leg after tripping on a cracked pavement that should have been maintained by your local council.
- If you are in work and your employer fails to deal with a known trip hazard, such as poorly organised or cluttered walkways, you might trip or fall and suffer a strain or sprain.
If you have suffered leg injuries due to a breach of duty of care, get in touch to find out if our expert solicitors could help you claim personal injury compensation.
How Much Compensation Could I Claim For A Leg Injury?
In order to explain how leg injury compensation is calculated, there are two heads of loss we need to discuss:
- The physical and psychological impacts of the leg injury will be compensated under general damages.
- Any financial losses stemming from your injuries can be reimbursed under special damages.
When calculating a possible compensation figure for your leg injury claim, those assigned this task can use your medical evidence alongside the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This publication contains guideline compensation figures for various injuries, we have used some relevant JCG figures below.
Leg Injury Compensation Amounts
Please take note that the figures given are for guidance only. The top entry was not taken from the JCG:
- Multiple Very Severe Injuries with Additional Special Damages – Up to £1,000,000+
- Amputation of Both Legs – either above the knee on both legs or one below and one above- £293,850 to £344,150
- Above-Knee Amputation of One Leg – factors such as phantom pains will affect the amount awarded – £127,930 to £167,760
- Below-Knee Amputation of One Leg – the level of amputation is one of the factors that will affect the amount awarded – £119,570 to £162,290
- Severe Leg Injuries that are the Most Serious Short of Amputation – such as extensive degloving of the leg –£117,460 to £165,860
- A Severe Leg Injury That is Very Serious – causing permanent mobility issues – £66,920 to £109,290
- A Severe Leg Injury That is Serious – such as serious compound or comminuted fractures – £47,840 to £66,920
- A Severe Leg Injury That is Moderate – this covers severe crush injuries, multiple fractures or complicated fractures – £33,880 to £47,840
- Less Serious Leg Injuries – fractures that make an incomplete recovery – £21,920 to £33,880
Can I Claim For Financial Losses Caused By My Leg Injury?
Costs incurred as a result of your injuries can be reimbursed under special damages. Examples include:
- Lost income.
- Medical Bills
- Therapy and counselling.
- Domestic Care.
- Adaptations to your home.
Remember to keep hold of your payslips, receipts and other documents that show you incurred financial losses.
This section aims to provide general guidance on how a leg injury compensation amount could be calculated. For a more detailed explanation or a free assessment of your eligibility to claim, contact our advisors today.
How Long Does A Leg Injury Compensation Claim Take To Settle?
How long a leg injury compensation claim takes to settle varies from case to case. Each individual claim is influenced by a number of factors, some of which our solicitors are responsible for, and some of which rely on outside parties.
We have set a few of these factors here:
- When the defendant admits liability straight away, or early on in the claims process, the case will move much faster.
- More severe injuries require lengthier treatment, take longer to properly assess and have a greater impact on your daily life. It will take solicitors longer to accurately calculate general and special damages in serious cases.
- There could be delays in getting your medical evidence from the hospital or in accessing CCTV footage.
- Claims that cannot be solved outside of court and end up going to trial invariably take longer.
At Legal Expert, we endeavour to handle all claims to the utmost standards of professionalism and efficiency. Our solicitors will do everything in their power to resolve your claim quickly and get you a fair compensation settlement. If during the course of your claim, circumstances arise that extend the claims process, this will be communicated to you in clear, direct terms.
You can find out more about how our highly experienced solicitors can help you to make a leg injury claim, and get a free eligibility assessment by contacting our advisors. Get in touch today using the contact details provided below.
Can I Claim Leg Injury Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis?
If you’re eligible to make a leg injury claim, you could be connected with one of our specialist No Win No Fee solicitors. They can make the claims process a lot easier for you in many ways. They can:
- Collect your evidence for you.
- Correspond with the defendant on your behalf.
- Accurately value your leg injury compensation amount.
- Explain any complex legal terminology.
- Sort out your legal representation if the case goes to court.
- Send regular updates on the case.
Additionally, this work can be done under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), which is the specific No Win No Fee basis our solicitors offer. This means that you don’t pay for the work your solicitor does:
- Before the claims process begins.
- Throughout the entire claims process.
- If your leg injury claim is unsuccessful.
If your claim is successful, your solicitor will instead take a small success fee out of your leg injury compensation. Success fees are a legally-capped percentage, where the claimant receives the majority of the compensation every time.
CFAs are a great option for everyone wishing to claim leg injury compensation. To find out whether you can connect with one of our solicitors today, please contact us. Our advisors will be happy to have a free chat with you about your circumstances:
- Call 0800 073 8804
- Contact us online
- Use the live chat feature on this webpage
How Legal Expert Can Help You Make A Leg Injury Claim
Hiring the right personal injury solicitors can make a huge difference when seeking compensation. Our team of legal experts have the experience and the mindset needed to win your case. As well as our ‘No Win No Fee’ agreement, there are plenty of other reasons why we are the best choice.
Our history of success in the legal field forms a fantastic platform for your claim. If you are considering a claim for leg injury compensation, we can provide fantastic free consultation sessions in which we examine every last detail of your case.
We are methodical, exacting, professional, and thorough. If winning compensation is vital to you, hiring our solicitors puts you in the best possible position to do so.
We will treat all leg injury claims with the expertise and attention they deserve. Whether it’s a lower leg claim following an accident at work injury, a broken femur claim following a sports injury, or a damaged patella claim following a slip and fall at the supermarket, our team are ready to help.
We’ll work hard to make sure your case is put forward correctly. In addition, we will endeavour to win you every expense and every cost that the injury has incurred. We’ll provide you with the assistance needed to help you recover your health, reputation, and finances. This is why you should turn to us when you need legal assistance.
We strive to offer outstanding customer service. This means helping you arrange for local medical appointments, provide over-the-phone consultation sessions, and working hard to proceed with a claim in a manner that suits you.
Winning leg injury compensation is essential. This is why you need the best help. If you would like to hire the right law firm, we are the obvious choice.
Call For Free Advice And To Start A Claim
Thank you for reading our guide on leg injury claims. As you have seen, working your way through a leg injury’s compensation process can be difficult. If you find yourself suffering in the aftermath of an accident that wasn’t your fault, then we are here to assist you.
Our free consultancy session can be the perfect introduction to the benefits of hiring our team, so why not call today?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions:
Can You Claim For A Broken Leg?
Yes, you can claim for a broken leg if you are able to prove that the negligent actions of a third party directly caused you to suffer the injury in question.
Are Soft Tissue Leg Injuries Compensable?
Yes, soft-tissue leg injuries are compensable, including damage to muscle, tendons, ligaments, tissue, and skin.
Can Councils Or Businesses Be Liable For Trip-Related Leg Injuries?
Yes, councils or businesses can be liable for trip-related leg injuries if their negligent actions directly caused an individual to be injured.
Can You Claim For Surgery After A Leg Injury?
Yes, you can claim for surgery after a leg injury if it cost you to lose money, for example, a reconstructive surgery on a deformed limb at a private hospital under the head of claim special damages.
Can Leg Injury Compensation Include Mobility Aids Or Home Adaptations?
Yes, leg injury compensation can include mobility aids or home adaptations, as these would qualify as financial losses that could be compensated for under special damages.
We appreciate that you may need more information than what has been provided above. Contact us to discuss leg injury compensation.
Helpful Links
Some helpful links:
- NHS guidance on broken legs
- Claiming for a slip, trip or fall
- Learn about the cycle accident claims process
- How to make a skiing accident claim
Thank you for reading our guide to leg injury compensation claims. We hope you have learned a lot about making leg injury claims. To see what leg injury compensation amount you could receive by claiming, contact our team for free and professional legal advice today.