Broken Bone Claims
Claim Compensation for Broken or Fractured Bones
Our lawyers will guide you through how to claim compensation for a broken or fractured bone, what compensation you can expect, and the steps involved in making a claim.
“Fielding a first class, very well resourced team of litigators, the personal injury department at Osbornes is rated for its diverse workload of complex, high-value injury claims.”
“Osbornes is a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims.”
Every year, thousands of people suffer fractured or broken bones due to accidents caused by someone else’s negligence. If you’ve experienced such an injury, you may be entitled to compensation to cover medical bills, lost wages, and other related costs.
This page provides a guide to fractured bone claims, explaining eligibility criteria, types of injuries, compensation payouts, and the evidence needed to support your claim. We’ll walk you through the claims process, including time limits and no win no fee agreements, and offer tips on choosing the right personal injury solicitor.
Whether your injury resulted from a car accident, an accident at work, playing sport, or your fracture was misdiagnosed understanding your rights is the first step toward securing the support you deserve.
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Common types of breaks and fractures
Broken bones and fractures are among the most common types of injuries, ranging from simple hairline fractures to more complex injuries such as compound or comminuted fractures. These injuries can affect any part of the body. See our body part specific pages:
- Ankle Injury Claims
- Arm Injury Claims
- Back Injury Claims
- Elbow Injury Claims
- Face Injury Claims
- Finger Injury Claims
- Foot Injury Claims
- Hand Injury Claims
- Hip Injury Claims
- Knee Injury Claims
- Leg Injury Claims
- Neck Injury Claims
- Shoulder Injury Claims
- Wrist Injury Claims
The severity of a fracture can have a major impact on your recovery and the amount of compensation you may be entitled to. Serious breaks—such as compound fractures where the bone pierces the skin, or comminuted fractures where the bone shatters into multiple pieces—often require surgery and can lead to long-term complications, including ongoing pain or reduced mobility.
Claims for broken bones can also include more straightforward but still painful injuries such as broken toes, fingers, wrists or ankles. Regardless of the type of fracture, a clear and accurate medical diagnosis is essential. Not only does this ensure you receive the right treatment, but it also forms the basis of a strong legal claim.
At Osbornes Law, we work closely with medical experts to build a detailed picture of your injury and its impact on your daily life. This allows us to pursue the full compensation you deserve for pain, suffering, loss of earnings and any ongoing care needs.
Understanding compensation payouts
Broken bone compensation amounts depend on various factors, including the severity of the injury and the impact it has on the person’s life. These amounts are determined by considering medical evidence, the body part affected, and guidelines such as those from the Judicial College.
Judicial college guidelines provide a reference point for determining the amount of compensation, but each case is unique. To claim broken bone compensation, you must show that another party was at fault, meet legal time limits, and provide evidence of your injury and its effects.
Broken bone compensation payouts can range from a few thousand pounds to hundreds of thousands of pounds. Compensation for a broken bone can also include financial losses such as lost wages, medical expenses, and other costs resulting from the injury.
The amount of compensation awarded can also depend on the individual’s personal circumstances, such as their age, occupation, and level of dependency. It is important to document all financial losses to maximise the compensation you may receive.
Our personal injury solicitors can provide guidance on how much compensation an individual may be entitled to.
What evidence do you need to support a claim?
- Gathering evidence is crucial in supporting bone and fracture claims, as it forms the foundation for a successful broken bone compensation claim.
- Useful evidence includes medical records, accident reports, witness statements, and photographs of the accident scene.
- You should gather as much evidence as possible to strengthen your claim.
- Our personal injury solicitors can assist in collecting and presenting the evidence to support the claim.
- The more evidence gathered, the stronger the personal injury claim.
How long do I have to claim compensation?
You typically three years from the date the accident happened to make a broken bone compensation claim.
People who have suffered a fractured or broken bone due to medical negligence may have a longer time limit for making a claim.
Fracture claims are also subject to these time limits, so it is important to act promptly if you wish to pursue compensation.
Speak to one of our personal injury solicitors as soon as possible to ensure that your claim is made within the time limit.
Starting the claims process
- The first step in making a broken bone compensation claim is to seek advice from our personal injury solicitors.
- They will assess your individual circumstances and determine if you have a valid claim.
- We will then guide you through the claims process, which includes gathering evidence, preparing the claim, and negotiating with the defendant.
- The claims process can be complex, but with the right support, our solicitors can help maximise the chances of being awarded compensation.
Why choose our personal injury solicitors?
Our expert personal injury solicitors can make a significant difference to the outcome of your claim. We have been successfully representing clients for over 50 years. Our specialist knowledge and expertise in broken and fractured bone claims means we can provide you with the best possible legal advice and representation.
We have particular expertise in serious injury claims, where compensation figures can run into hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds. We act on a no win, no fee basis, so there’s no financial risk to you in bringing a claim.
Osbornes Law is also a proud member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), which represents solicitors, barristers, academics and students dedicated to supporting injured people.
Contact us
To speak with one of our solicitors, contact us by:
- Filling in our online enquiry form; or
- Calling us on 020 7485 8811
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Osbornes fields a solid team of high quality practitioners, active in a range of catastrophic injury claims.
Osbornes prepares cases well; the whole team is good and lawyers there know their stuff.
They deal with people compassionately and take on the right amount of detail. The firm has some really brilliant key solicitors.
The personal injury team is responsive and its level of service towards clients and other professionals is exceptional and high quality
The team offers specialist expertise in cycling-related injury claims and regularly acts for foreign nationals.
It has considerable experience in cases arising from motor accidents and accidents at work
Osbornes is a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims.
Their team includes bright, hard-working solicitors dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for their clients from partner level to paralegal. Their client care is exceptional.
They are a team who are highly respected in the PI sector.
This is an excellent PI team doing a broad range of PI work.
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims, with notable strength in acting for European clients for whom English is not a first language.
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims.
"Osbornes always provides work of excellent quality and the advice is sound."
"The firm has the ability to handle the most sophisticated and complex matters."
"Osbornes is always client-focused and works tirelessly to obtain the best outcomes."
'The team deals with multi-million pound, often multifaceted claims, involving such factors as severe brain, psychiatric, gynaecological and spinal injury, major trauma, amputation and fatality.'
"They are a boutique firm with highly experienced partners who are well-respected in the industry."
"The team at Osbornes deals with catastrophic injury claims with the same professionalism as the largest firms, but provides a much more client-focused experience."
"A really first-rate team, well capable of dealing with the most serious and complex injuries."
"This team has carved out an exceptional reputation in catastrophic injury work."
"Osbornes has impressed me with their personal touch for clients whilst offering a first-class handling of catastrophic injury claims. The partners all have vast experience and are highly respected in their field."
"This is a really excellent personal injury team that can be regarded as one of the major players in the London claimant personal injury market."
"Osbornes have managed to recruit a team of outstanding catastrophic injury lawyers who are at the top of the game."
"They punch well above their weight. The quality of service they provide equals that of any of the larger top-name firms in this area"
Ben Posford is fiercely bright, with an unrivalled passion for his clients’ cases. His encyclopaedic knowledge of all things PI is second to none. His foresight and commercial nous have propelled Osbornes into the highest echelons of the market where they rightly belong.
The firm has an excellent and innovative line in cases involving non-English speaking claimants, managed by recruiting paralegals with multi-language skills – an impressive route for expansion of the caseload.
Great expanding team with expertise and respect in the sector. Led by a commercially savvy and business minded team.
A really excellent group of PI solicitors, notable for their individual quality.’
A niche firm that punches well above its weight in the catastrophic injury sector, borne out by the quality of work they obtain.
This combination of experience and diligence reaps massive rewards for clients, Osbornes being well known in the industry as a fantastic firm.
The Osbornes personal injury team now comprises some of the most technically adept and hard hitting lawyers in the business.
Ben Posford is one of London’s best catastrophic injury lawyers, in my view. He is a real brain injury specialist.
Excellent coverage of personal injury, and traumatic brain injury. There is a real specialism in claimants who do not speak English as a first language.
The group is noted for its expertise in matters relating to cycling injuries, and is the official legal partner of the London Cycling Campaign charity.
To complement its strong reputation for high-value and complex personal injury work, the firm continues to develop its 'excellent and innovative line in cases involving non-English speaking claimants'
"Osbornes comprises some of the most technically adept and hard hitting lawyers in the business"
"A small but high-powered team, dealing with cases of significant value and complexity."
"An excellent firm which achieves fantastic outcomes for clients."
"Osbornes Law have captured the magic of keeping the customer service levels of a smaller firm whilst having all the expertise and power of the biggest firms."
"A superb boutique catastrophic injury firm."
"Really good at dealing with people who have suffered a serious injury."
"Affable and charming with very good client-handling skills."
"superb firm with consummate professionals and a human touch."
Osbornes now has a team of highly experienced personal injury lawyers; particularly strong on high-value quantum cases, workplace accidents and claims involving foreign workers injured in the UK.
The team provides fantastic strength-in-depth for personal injury claims. It is also particularly well placed to service clients from Eastern Europe with specialist native language speakers. From the smallest case to a multimillion-pound spinal injury case, Osbornes has the right staff to manage every claim.
Ben Posford remains pre-eminent in his field with expert understanding of litigating cases of the upmost severity. His experience builds on Stuart Kightley’s running of the firm with recent partner additions of Rob Aylott making a fantastic addition.
A firm going from strength-to strength-which retains its client care whilst being able to offer a full personal injury service.
Beneath Ben Posford’s calm and reassuring presence, which clients love, lies a formidable tactical and legal brain. His experience tells and he gets it right at every stage of the process from arranging the best possible rehabilitation, to ensuring, so far as possible, a polite relationship with those acting for the defendant in order to ensure best and early resolution of the claim.
"Clients say he is very impressive, in terms of both his experience and his management of the personal injury team."
"They have an expanding profile in personal injury and clinical negligence and offer a superb, broad service in accidents abroad, enabled by their recruitment of bilingual legal executives who can guide non-English speakers through complex litigation."
"Solid personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims arising from fatalities and severe head and spinal injuries."
"Offers specialist expertise in cycling-related injury claims."
"Offers specialist expertise in cauda equina syndrome cases."
"An exceptional outfit. They take on difficult cases, fight hard and win."
"Stuart Kightley is an incredibly empathetic solicitor who is very knowledgeable about traumatic brain injury."
"They are an outstanding firm to work with. They are consistently impressive in their work."
"Osbornes often handles claims valued at over £1m, particularly relating to severe brain and spinal cord injuries and niche areas such as cauda equina syndrome and cycling accidents."
"The hard-working, thorough and committed Robert Aylott, who brings significant heavyweight personal injury experience."
"Key team members include the energetic and personable Stuart Kightley who is head of the personal injury department."
"Osbornes has a growing influence and impressive work load and is gaining a reputation for handling complex catastrophic work."
"Catastrophic injury cases head Ben Posford is an excellent practical litigator who offers exceptional service."
"Stuart is also very experienced in advising on fatal accidents and workplace accidents."
Thank you for the hard work and patience and for being so patient with my constant questions.
"I have found Osbornes to be thorough, clear and understanding from the initial call. They do exactly what they say they will and with passion! I would recommend them to anyone".
Very good efficient service. Would not hesitate to use again.
I will use Osbornes for any future needs.
I don't think I could have asked for anything more. One of the best dealings I've had with the legal profession.
Sam was excellent and very professional in dealing with our claim.
Head of the personal injury department, Stuart Kightley is a first-rate practitioner, wholly focused on getting his client the best outcome in a pragmatic, sensible and consensual manner.
As a real specialist in spinal cord injuries, Ben Posford is always looking at new angles on how to maximise his cases.
Ben Posford is one of the best catastrophic injury lawyers around.
They provide exceptional service, great knowledge and understanding of the law, excellent client care and tactical nous
Stuart Kightley is praised for his expertise in catastrophic and fatal claims. Clients say he is very impressive, in terms of both his experience and his management of the personal injury team.
My claim was dealt with efficiently and professionally. Communication was excellent, and timely. Shrewd and sound advice was provided at every stage of the claim from beginning through to completion. On the basis of my personal experience I would strongly recommend Osbornes.
I just wish to thank you for your hard work and successful outcome. I am pleased with the result and would recommend you and your firm to anyone in the future.
Ben Posford … is ‘tactically astute’ and ‘one of the best personal injury solicitors around’.
Ben Posford ‘knows how to maximise the value of the claim for his clients’.
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