A Guide To Broken Nose Compensation Claims

By Cat Grayson. Last Updated 31st July 2024. A broken nose is undoubtedly a deeply unpleasant accident that can cause an array of problems for the victim. Nasal bone fractures can happen remarkably easily in a number of different ways. We discuss what you could do if your injury was caused by someone else. For practical advice about your rights after a no-fault nasal fracture accident, please read on.

Several laws protect us in the workplace, when using facilities in public, or when we use the roads. Also, we are protected when receiving health care to ensure that we are not the victim of any medical negligence. We look at these laws in further detail and explore how they can form the basis for a successful compensation claim with the right evidence when they are not upheld.

How do you know if your nose is broken or fractured? What do they do for a fractured nose? How long does a fractured nose take to heal? We aim to answer all these points and others in this article. But, if you are ready to start your claim now, get in touch with our friendly team to start the process. There is absolutely no obligation to do anything.

Get started by calling us on 020 3870 4868 or emailing at UK Law.co.uk. You can also use the ‘live support’ option in the bottom right of this screen for instant help and advice.

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    1. Who Can Claim For A Broken Nose?
    2. Common Causes Of A Broken Nose
    3. Broken Nose Compensation Calculator
    4. How To Claim Broken Nose Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis
    5. Similar Guides

Who Can Claim For A Broken Nose?

To make a broken nose compensation claim, simply being injured isn’t enough. You have to establish negligence. But what does negligence mean?

For the purposes of a personal injury claim, negligence is made up of three factors:

  • Someone else has to owe you a duty of care.
  • They need to breach this duty.
  • You need to be injured as a result of this breach.

So, as you can see, negligence doesn’t just mean that you were injured. It also means that someone else was legally responsible for your health and safety by owing you a duty of care.

For example, you’re owed a duty of care by your employer when you are carrying out duties for work. This means that they need to take all reasonably practicable steps to keep you safe, as per the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA).

Or, when you’re in public, you’re owed a duty of care by the person in control of that space. This is outlined in the Occupier’s Liability Act 1957, which states that they need to make sure that you are reasonably safe while visiting the premises.

So, tripping and falling might not be enough to make a broken nose claim. However, if you tripped and fell over trailing wire in your office building, and this caused you to break your nose on the ground, then you may be due compensation,

To find out if you could be eligible to make a claim, contact our team today. Or, keep reading to learn about potential broken nose compensation amounts.

Common Causes Of A Broken Nose

What causes a broken nose? As discussed, the location of the nose makes colliding face-first with any object an immediate risk. So, let’s examine some typical scenarios in which it’s possible for the nose to suffer an injury.

  • A door can be opened suddenly whilst you are behind it
  • Slipping in an unattended wet surface can result in a face-first fall
  • You could sustain a broken nose as part of a road traffic accident
  • A motorist could knock you from your bicycle
  • A broken nose can be the result of a violent assault or overcrowding issue
  • A projectile could hit you in the face anywhere but particularly during a sports or recreational activity
  • Something might fall or impact your nose from above, either side or below
  • Falling from a height can create facial injury

There are many others. You may well be able to list your own particular set of circumstances that caused this issue.

Was it your fault?

Before you commence a claim for broken nose compensation, it’s important to ask yourself if you did all you could to avoid being harmed. Successful claims for damages rest on your ability to show that you were exposed needlessly to harm. You will need evidence to demonstrate that you were put in a position of avoidable harm because of the negligence of those who had a responsibility to keep you safe.

Broken Nose Compensation Calculator

As part of your personal injury claim, an independent medical assessment will be arranged to gain a full diagnosis of your nasal fracture and what long-term issues it might create. Legal professionals may refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (a list of suggested awards used to determine what the certain values of a personal injury claim might be after claimants have sustained an accident). The damages you receive for the pain and suffering will be called general damages.

The chart below offers an extract from the Judicial College Guidelines and serves as an example of general damages.

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Severity of nasal injury notes potential award
Serious Serious multiple fractures that require surgery £9,990 to £21,700
Displaced fractures Displaced fracture with full recovery but only after surgical intervention £3,710 to £4,790
Moderate Displaced fracture that can be corrected with manual manipulation £2,370 to £2,960
Mild Full recovery after a simple undisplaced fracture with no complications £1,600 to £2,370

Special damages

As well as this, your lawyer can advise how you can collect evidence of financial loss because of your no-fault injuries. As the victim of injuries that were not your fault, you may suffer a whole host of additional costs as you try to cope. Gather together all the receipts and invoices which show how you had to pay money out to make ends meet. There may be completely unexpected costs or losses that are directly linked to the nasal fracture such as:

  • The need for rhinoplasty or cosmetic surgical treatments
  • Counselling for the stress and trauma of facial disfigurement
  • Travel costs to and from hospital or doctors appointments

Give our team a call. It may be that there are numerous other expenses that you could have included under special damages that you have not even considered. The expertise of a skilled and experience No Win No Fee lawyer can do much to greatly improve your final settlement amount and address all these problems.

How To Claim Broken Nose Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis

Why No Win No Fee? What are the benefits of paying for legal representation in this way? There’s a good chance that this is the first time that you’ve ever considered using a personal injury lawyer. Many people are put off of starting cases like this because they are worried about the cost of a solicitor. Although solicitors are not a necessity but a choice many prefer to have a solicitor support their case.

For starters, there are no upfront fees required to be paid to the No Win No Fee lawyer. With none to pay as the case progresses and nothing to pay at all if the case fails. No Win No Fee lawyers deduct a small percentage from the overall amount at the end of only cases that win. This means in a successful case, you will always receive the bulk of any payout.

In addition to this, lawyers working on an agreement like this tend to be very realistic about the chances of success. As any fee they hope to receive comes from a positive outcome only, they have a vested interest in giving your case their utmost attention and scrutiny. But they will not waste your time if the case is weak. If they can take up the case, they will aim for the highest appropriate amount for you and do their level best to achieve a successful result.

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