Criminal injury compensation claims
If you have been injured, either physically or mentally, as a result of a criminal act, for example, you may have been the victim of an assault, mugging or the victim of abuse, our team of personal injury lawyers can help. They may be able to apply on your behalf
to obtain criminal injury compensation whether your attacker is caught and convicted or not.
Similarly, if a relative has been seriously injured as a result of a criminal act then you may be entitled to pursue a claim for compensation.
The victims of criminal acts may be entitled to pursue a claim for compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. This is a government backed scheme to ensure that the victims of criminal acts receive compensation for their injuries.
Since the first scheme was launched in 1964, the Authority together with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (which we replaced), has paid more than £3billion in compensation. This makes it among the largest and most generous of its type in the world.
As well as compensation for the injuries victims of crime have suffered, in some cases, when applicants have also suffered financial loss they can also claim for this. Loss of earnings or earnings capacity, the cost of medical or other care, or if you were dependent on someone who was murdered, means
the criminal injuries compensation authority may pay additional compensation to you.
In order to find out whether or not you would be entitled to compensation as a result of a criminal act contact us now.
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