Criminal Injury Compensation

Why should you suffer unnecessarily when you’ve been the target of a criminal attack?
Mellor Small can help

In today’s society, criminal and violent, physical attacks on members of the community are happening more than ever before. The elderly and the young are particularly at risk and this becomes even more pronounced with the volatile addition of alcohol and drugs.

The number of very violent assaults on the street, at work or in the home is rising and is the subject of much political discussion and one of the main reasons for the introduction of ‘Community Wardens’ in some areas where attacks are common place.

A criminal injury compensation claim can help you recover money to help you put your life back together after what is often a traumatic and frightening experience, which may have left you with permanent and disfiguring injuries.

The Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (CICA) claim scheme is used to recover damages for those who have suffered an attack and been injured. The injuries covered by the scheme range from:

loss of a fingernail
cuts & bruises
mental anxiety
sexual abuse
scarring
fractures
paralysis
fatal injuries

A much longer list of the injuries covered is available. However, there are some provisions to the scheme, the main one being that those with a criminal record are eligible to have a percentage reduction applied to the damages they would be awarded. This is dependant on the type and length of conviction and the time since the conviction, so it has to be considered on an individual basis. Talk to us and we will advise you.

How Mellor Small can help

If you have suffered an injury in an attack and need help making a criminal injury compensation claim simply fill in our CLAIM NOW form or call us for free on our Freephone: 0800 811844.

Mellor Small – personal injury solicitors who take your injury personally