There are many aspects to your claim including:
– Non-economic loss, treatment expenses and miscellaneous expenses:
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of amenities (loss of enjoyment of life and restrictions in your daily living)
- Loss of life expectancy
- Disfigurement
– Loss of income or earning capacity (including loss of past and future income and loss of superannuation payments
– Retraining costs
– Medical expenses associated with treatment and rehabilitation such as doctors and physiotherapists
– Future hospital, medical, rehabilitation and pharmaceutical costs
– Services you have had to pay for because you stopped doing certain tasks (e.g. hiring someone to help with the lawn mowing or ironing)
– Assistance that other people have provided you with, gratuitous care by family
– Out of pocket expenses including
- the cost of travelling to doctors and physiotherapy appointments
- the cost of medications
- aids that doctors have recommended
- any medical treatment that you have paid for
- Home modifications
– Interest