Your CICA criminal injury claim – How our CICA solicitors can help you recover the compensation you deserve
If you have been the victim of a violent crime, you may be entitled to receive 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 in the UK, including the following:
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.
Our expertise in dealing with injury claims has earned us a recommendation in the prestigious guide to the legal profession, the Legal 500. The publication has praised lawyer Elizabeth Duncan “for her work handling claims made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, particularly involving childhood sexual and physical abuse.”
We have also been ranked in the top 10 personal injury solicitors in the UK by the independent legal review website, Review Solicitors. With over 1,300 reviews on the website, we have an overall five star rating.
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 a free consultation with one of our specialist CICA solicitors by calling our free CICA helpline on 0333 888 0446 or by sending us an email.