Leg
Knee ligaments (anterior / posterior cruciate)
Compensation range under the Bar Council Malaysia Revised Compendium 2018 (Circular 255/2018) — the operative judicial guideline for general damages in personal injury claims in Malaysia.
Typical range (general damages)
RM18,000 – RM30,000
- Low
- RM18,000
- Relatively minor presentation, conservative treatment, no significant residual effects.
- High
- RM30,000
- Surgery / complications and maximum loss of amenities (occupational and lifestyle impact).
What pushes toward the high: Residual instability (esp. PCL/LCL) is high-impact — don't undervalue. Pushes toward high.
How Malaysian courts apply this range
- The Low figure reflects a relatively minor presentation. The High already incorporates maximum loss of amenities — calculations should not push above the band-high.
- Where the claimant has multiple injuries, courts adjust for overlap — the total is not a naive sum of each head.
- Leg cap rule: no leg award should exceed an above-knee amputation (RM 90,000 single leg) except in exceptional circumstances.
- Special damages (medical bills, loss of earnings, future care) are separate from the general damages range above.
See methodology for how Rawyer models severity, loss of amenities, and overlap.
Other Leg injuries
- Femur (simple fracture / shortening)RM21,500–RM48,500
- Patella fractureRM14,500–RM18,500
- Tibia (simple fracture)RM18,000–RM30,000
- Fibula fractureRM12,000–RM14,500
- Tibia and fibulaRM21,500–RM42,000
- Femur (with shortening)RM36,000–RM60,000
- Tibia and fibula (with shortening)RM36,000–RM60,000
- Femur / tibia and fibula (with shortening)RM36,000–RM60,000