Fears personal injury awards for minor injuries will not cover medical costs due to inflation

Solicitors are calling for a review of personal injury awards in light of cost-of-living crisis as inflation increases

In some recent cases out-of-pocket expenses, such as the cost of medical visits and care, by those who are claiming damages for minor injury have exceeded the award. File photo: iStock

Judicial guidelines which brought in lower personal injury awards for minor injuries should be revisited in the light of the cost-of-living crisis, leading solicitors have claimed.

The call comes as one solicitor said there is “a palpable sense of worry” among those suing over personal injuries sustained in accidents that the compensation will not even cover the cost of ongoing medical treatments and expenses as inflation increases.