Criminal Injury Compensation (CICA)
If you are a blameless victim of a crime and have suffered injury both physically and mentally you may be able to claim compensation. Contact us today.
Criminal Injury Compensation
You might be able to claim compensation if you were the victim of a violent crime. This includes if:
- you were injured
- a close relative died
- you saw the crime happen to a loved one (or were there immediately afterward)
- you paid for the funeral of a person who died
You usually have to claim within 2 years of the crime. The crime must be reported to the Police before you apply.
It does not cost anything to apply.
Criminal injury claims are different from personal injury claims in that they are issued by the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority, which is a scheme run by the government.
There are several claims which can be considered for compensation (see panel opposite).
You might also be able to claim compensation if you were taking a ‘justified and exceptional’ risk trying to stop a crime. For example, somebody was in danger, and it was not a situation that you were trained to deal with.
If you have suffered in this way and wish to make a claim, please contact us without delay.
The types of cases we have handled:
The following claims can be considered for compensation:
- Mental or physical injury following a crime of violence
- Sexual or physical abuse
- Loss of earnings where you have no or limited capacity to work as the direct result of a criminal injury
- Special expenses payments which cover costs you may have incurred as a direct result of an incident. You can only ask us to consider special expenses if your injuries mean that you have been unable to work or have been incapacitated for more than 28 weeks
- A fatality caused by a crime of violence, including bereavement payments and payments for loss of parental services and financial dependency and funeral payments.
Get in Touch Today
If you are a blameless victim of a crime and have suffered injury both physically and mentally you may be able to claim compensation. No amount of compensation can make up for the harm and suffering caused to you for such a crime, but it may assist you to try and move past this terrible event and look to the future.
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Whatever has happened to you please contact us without delay to discuss your claim.
Joshua Lloyd
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