UK ASSAULT COMPENSATION CLAIMS

We deal with assault compensation claims to the CICA on a no win no pay basis and you will pay no expenses during the claims process. If your claim application is refused or unsuccessful for any reason, you will be under no obligation to pay anything. The way we do business is completely risk free. We are an independent claims service, with no connection to the CICA, representing clients who have been the victims of violent crime.

We will provide vigorous and committed expert representation, ensuring that you receive fair and equitable compensation. If you would like free advice on the telephone, without obligation, just use our helpline or complete and send the contact form. If after talking to us you decide not to take your potential assault compensation claim further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged for our initial advice.

Recorded incidents of violent crime have on average dropped by 35% since a peak in 1995 however there has been an upward trend in recent years. This sudden apparent increase has been attributed to new techniques of statistical recording, rather than to an actual rise. It is estimated that 4% of the population has been a victim of violent crime and half of the incidents have resulted in injuries. Ever year there are well over two million violent offences committed including half a million incidents of domestic violence, almost a million incidents where the attacker and victim knew each other and well over a million incidents of violence by strangers including almost 400,000 muggings.

If you have been injured as a result of violence and would like assault compensation an application can be made to the CICA. There are certain requirements as follows :-

• Injuries must have lasted at least 6 weeks
• The injuries must have necessitated at least two visits to a medical practitioner.
• Claims must be submitted in writing to the CICA within 2 years of the violent incident. In rare circumstances, this two-year period may be expanded.
• The victim’s criminal record of 'unspent' convictions , not only those involving violence, is taken into account.
• The incident should be reported to the police or other relevant authoritative body at the first possible moment. Any delay in reporting can preclude payment.
• An applicant for compensation must cooperate with the authorities to attempt to bring the assailant to justice.
• It is not necessary for there to be a conviction of the offender and it is not necessary for the perpetrator of the assault to be identified.
• Payment for the injury is calculated by a tariff scheme in bands ranging from £1,000 to £250,000.
• An additional amount up to a maximum of £250,000 can be paid for other losses.
• Lost wages may be claimed where recovery is a lengthy process.
• It may be possible to recover some or all medical expenses.
• How the victim behaved before, during, and after the incident is considered when an application is being processed and may result in a reduction or refusal of compensation.
• If the amount awarded under the CICA tariff scheme is rejected by the applicant as insufficient then there is a right to have the award reconsidered, and thereafter a further right to take the matter to appeal.