Your CICA criminal injury compensation claim – How we can help

If you have been the victim of a violent crime, you may be entitled to compensation from the government’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, better known as the CICA. Our experienced CICA solicitors deal with a range of claims for criminal injury compensation, including the following:

• Animal Attacks
• Child Abuse Claims
• Children’s Claims
• Fatal Criminal Injury Claims
• Hit and Run Claims
• Mental and Psychological Injuries
• Pub, Club and Bar Assaults
• Racial Assaults
• Rape and Sexual Assault
• Sexual and Physical Abuse Claims
• Domestic Violence
• Uninsured Car Accidents

We also deal with CICA appeals and CICA reviews and have succeeded in obtaining large increases to our clients’ compensation awards, including:

• KT – A survivor of childhood sexual abuse whose offer was increased from £11,000 to £44,755.
• SR – A young man who had suffered sexual abuse had his compensation increased from £16,500 to £181,236.
• SH – Who had been subjected to a sexual assault as a teenager had their offer of £2,000 increased to £79,171.
• AW – A young woman who had her initial offer of £16,500 increased to  £174,622.
• SJ – A client whose initial offer of £22,000 was increased to £241,901.

We deal with CICA claims on a No Win, No Fee basis, so you should not allow concerns over funding legal fees to put you off seeking justice.

To find out if you are entitled to claim compensation have an informal chat with one of our CICA solicitors by calling our free CICA helpline on 0333 888 0446 or by sending us an email.