Ankle Injury Claims Guide – How Much Compensation Can I Claim?

By Jo Anderson. Last Updated 20th January 2025. Suffering an ankle injury can cause significant disruption to your life. If it happened through no fault of your own, you could be entitled to compensation. In this comprehensive guide, we explore ankle injury claims and how we can help you get compensation.

Below, we discuss our No Win No Fee service, how our specialist personal injury solicitors can help you, and the potential payout you could receive for your injuries.

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  1. Ankle Injury Settlement Amounts In The UK
  2. Can I Make An Ankle Injury Claim?
  3. How Long Do I Have To Make An Ankle Injury Claim?
  4. Useful Evidence For Ankle Injury Claims
  5. What Ankle Injuries Can I Claim Compensation For?
  6. Make A No Win No Fee Ankle Injury Claim
  7. Useful Links Relating to Ankle Injury Claims

Ankle Injury Settlement Amounts In The UK

Due to every personal injury claim being assessed individually, there is no ‘average payout for an ankle injury’ per se. Several factors unique to you contribute to a final compensation figure, meaning we can’t get too specific in this guide.

We can, however discuss how compensation is calculated in personal injury claims. There are two heads of loss you need to know about:

  • General damages: awards compensation for the physical and psychological damage.
  • Special damages: for financial losses stemming from the injuries. We’ll discuss this in greater detail below.

Reaching a possible compensation figure is something our solicitors could help you with. Those responsible for calculating potential general damages can refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) in conjunction with your provided medical documents.

These guidelines are taken from court cases in England and Wales and can be used to give a rough idea of what similar injuries may be valued at. We have used the ankle brackets from the JCG in this table.

Compensation Table

Please be advised that the first entry is not a JCG value and that this table is intended to act as guidance only.

InjurySeverityNotesTypical Bracket
Combinations of Multiple Very Serious Injuries as well as Substantial Special DamagesVery SeriousMultiple very serious injuries causing significant pain and financial losses, for example, home adjustments or lost earnings.Up to £250,000 +
Ankle Very severe (a)Limited and unusual injuries - an example could include transmalleolar fractures and extensive soft-tissue damage. This could result in deformity as well as risk that future injuries to the leg might necessitate a below-knee amputation.£61,090 to £85,070
Severe (b)Injuries requiring extensive period of treatment. Pins/plates have been used. There is significant residual disability.£38,210 to £61,090
Moderate (c)Fractures, ligament damage and injuries that cause less serious disabilities such as trouble in walking on uneven ground.£16,770 to £32,450
Modest (d)The less serious sprains, strains and fractures.Up to £16,770
Achilles Tendon Most Serious (a)Severed tendon and peroneus longus muscle causing cramps, swelling, and restricted ankle movement.In the region of £46,900
Achilles Tendon Serious (b)Division of tendon. There will be a successful repair but some serious disabilities. £30,500 to £36,720
Achilles Tendon Moderate (c)Partial rupture/ significant injury to the tendon.£15,370 to £25,710
Achilles Tendon Minor (d)Turned ankle resulting in damage to the tendon. £8,870 to £15,370

Special Damages In An Ankle Injury Compensation Claim

Additionally, if you have incurred any financial expense due to your injuries, you may receive compensation for them under the head of claim known as special damages. Costs and losses that could be claimable could include:

  • Care costs- should you need to pay for care at home due to your injuries.
  • Medical expenses – should you have to pay for prescription medicines, or mobility equipment.
  • Loss of income – if you have had to take time off work to recover from your injuries and lost out on income as a result.
  • Travel expenses – should you need to pay for transport to meet with your solicitor or attend medical appointments.

Any claim for special damages must be supported with evidence. Bank statements and payslips could be useful in helping you claim for such losses and costs.

To learn more about how much compensation you could claim for your injuries, please contact an advisor.

Can I Make An Ankle Injury Claim?

In various situations in life, other people are responsible for your safety to a certain degree. This responsibility is known as the duty of care. Some common examples of where this duty of care could be established:

  • Accidents at Work: Your employer is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of all employees to a reasonable degree. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, employers are supposed to take reasonably practicable steps to ensure your safety, such as by carrying out safety checks and risk assessments. If you suffer a workplace injury due to this breach, you may have a compensation claim against your employer.

For example: You’re employed in a factory, and as part of your job, you’re climbing up a ladder. Your employer knew at that time that the ladder was defective yet took no steps to get it repaired. You slipped off the ladder and broke your ankle. There may be an eligible ankle injury compensation claim against them.

  • Public Place Accidents: The Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 imposes a legal duty on occupiers to ensure the reasonable safety of all visitors in public places. An occupier is an authority or individual who controls a public place. If you suffer an injury due to a breach of this duty, you may have a public liability claim against the occupier.

For example: There is an oil spill in the grocery store that hasn’t been cleaned and no warning sign. You suffer a slip and fall and sprain your ankle. You could have a valid ankle injury claim against the grocery store.

  • Road Traffic Accidents: All road users must navigate roads responsibly and care for the safety of others. They are bound to follow the rules given in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code to comply with their duty of care. If you suffer an injury due to this breach, you may be able to claim against the road user.

For example: While you’re crossing the road as a pedestrian, a drunk driver collides with you. You get knocked down due to this sudden collision and injure your ankle. You may have an eligible ankle injury compensation claim against them.

Please contact our advisors to check your eligibility claim or to learn more about the average payout for an ankle injury.

How Long Do I Have To Make An Ankle Injury Claim?

If you are eligible to make a personal injury claim for ankle injury compensation, you must also ensure that you begin legal proceedings within the correct time limit. The Limitation Act 1980 states that you will have three years to start your claim from the date you were injured. However, there are some exceptions to this time limit.

For example, if someone under the age of 18 suffered an ankle injury, the limitation period would not begin until they turn 18. Prior to their 18th birthday, a court-appointed litigation friend, such as a parent or a solicitor, could claim on their behalf. If a claim was not made by a litigation friend prior to this date, the injured party will have three years to do so.

To learn more about further exceptions to the 3-year limitation period, or to see if you are still within the time limit to start your ankle injury claim, you can contact our advisors.

Useful Evidence For Ankle Injury Claims

There are various pieces of evidence that could help support your ankle injury claim. These could include, but are not limited to:

  • Medical evidence – for example, a copy of your medical records could illustrate the severity of your ankle injury and highlight the treatment you have needed and will need in the future.
  • Video footage and photographs – If your accident was captured on CCTV or dashcam footage, this could help with illustrating how the accident occurred and who was liable. Photographs of the accident scene could also help with this.
  • Witness details – should anybody have witnessed the accident you were injured in, taking their details could be useful. A solicitor could approach them for a statement at a later date.
  • Documentation relating to special damages – you may be able to claim for costs and losses incurred because of your injuries. However, you would need to submit evidence of these. Bank statements, bills, and receipts could be useful here.

If you would like to learn more about the evidence that you could use to support your claim, or if you have any questions regarding ankle injury compensation amounts, you can contact our advisors.

What Ankle Injuries Can I Claim Compensation For?

There are lots of different injuries that could be experienced by those making ankle injury claims. Some types of ankle injuries may be relatively minor, whereas some could cause permanent damage. For example:

  • Ankle sprains – Slips, trips and falls could lead to sprained ankles. If you have tripped on uneven pavement, for example, and your ankle has given way, this could cause symptoms such as bruising, swelling and pain.
  • Achilles injuries – Achilles tendon injuries could be caused where there has been sudden stress put on the ankle. Falling from height could cause this type of injury, for example. This may reduce the ability to move the ankle, as well as causing pain and swelling near the heel.
  • Broken ankle – A broken ankle can cause severe pain, and the recovery rate can vary depending on the severity of the fracture. You could suffer this type of injury, for example, if you were a cyclist who was knocked off their bike by a driver.

Whether you have suffered one of the ankle injuries above or another type of ankle injury, our advisors could help. They could let you know if you could claim for an ankle injury and provide insight into how much ankle injury compensation you could receive.

Make A No Win No Fee Ankle Injury Claim

If you’re injured at work, you might wish to get help from a work accident solicitor who is experienced in handling work accident claims. Whether you’ve injured your ankle at work in a slip, trip or fall accident, or because of another type of accident, a solicitor could help you seek compensation. They could also help with other types of accident claims, such as seeking compensation for an ankle injury in a public place.

You could work with a solicitor on a No Win No Fee basis. There are different types of arrangements that come under this umbrella, including a Conditional Fee Agreement. If your solicitor offers their services under this type of agreement, it generally means you would not pay your solicitor for their work if the claim fails.

If your claim does succeed, you will pay your solicitor a success fee. This is legally capped and taken as a percentage of your compensation.

If you’d like to make a claim for being injured at work, in a public place or elsewhere, we could check your eligibility for you. Should we determine that one of our No Win No Fee solicitors could help you, we could help you start your claim.

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