Explore the Personal Injuries Guidelines by body area
This interactive calculator provides general information about the general-damages brackets contained in the Irish Personal Injuries Guidelines. Select an area of the body and then choose the injury description or recovery period that most closely matches the available medical information.
The calculator does not determine the value of an individual claim. The appropriate assessment depends on the medical evidence, the nature and duration of the symptoms, any continuing disability and the individual circumstances of the case.
Select an injury area
Hover on desktop or tap on mobile. Click a body area to open the detailed guideline brackets.
Shoulder injury
What does the Personal Injury Calculator show?
The calculator shows guideline brackets for general damages for pain and suffering. The figures are ranges rather than automatic awards. Where a bracket applies, the appropriate point within that range depends on the evidence and the circumstances of the individual injury.
What does the calculator not include?
The calculator does not calculate financial losses or expenses arising from an accident. Items such as loss of earnings, medical expenses, care costs, travel expenses and other properly vouched financial losses are generally considered separately as special damages.
How are multiple injuries assessed?
Where a person has sustained more than one injury, the individual guideline brackets should not simply be added together. The Guidelines generally require the court or assessor to identify and value the dominant injury and then consider an appropriate uplift to reflect the additional pain, discomfort and limitations caused by the lesser injuries. The result must remain proportionate to the overall effect of the injuries.
Why can two apparently similar injuries have different values?
The medical description of an injury is only part of the assessment. Relevant factors may include the severity of the initial injury, treatment required, recovery period, continuing symptoms, restrictions on work or everyday activities, prognosis and any permanent disability.
Medical evidence matters
The calculator cannot determine which bracket applies without medical evidence. A medical report may address the diagnosis, treatment, duration of symptoms, prognosis and whether any continuing problems are attributable to the accident.
Speak with Lalloo Solicitors about a personal injury matter
If you would like advice about how the Personal Injuries Guidelines may apply to the medical evidence and circumstances of a particular matter, you can contact Lalloo Solicitors by telephone or through the website.
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