Assault
Criminal Assault – Make A Claim For Compensation
If you have been injured by a criminal assault you could have a case for personal injury compensation.
Speak To A Specialist Criminal Claims Lawyer
Unfortunately the UK like other countries is blighted by physical assaults and other types of criminal assault against its citizens, including sexual assaults and violent robberies.
Thousands of people can be expected to be assaulted in this country every year.
If you have been the victim of a violent crime against you and want to explore the options for criminal injury compensation with the help of a solicitor why not contact the Personal Injury Bureau?
An offender does not necessarily have to have been convicted of, or even charged with that crime for you to lodge a successful compensation claim for personal injury.
Government Assistance For Criminal Injuries Compensation
Cases for personal injury compensation following assault are processed by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).
CICA is the government’s agency for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. CICA operates for the victims of crime in England, Scotland and Wales. CICA is based in Glasgow, Scotland.
You may be eligible to apply for compensation through the scheme if:
- You have been injured seriously enough to qualify for at least the minimum award of £1,000.
- You were injured in an act of violence in England, Scotland or Wales.
- You have made your application within two years of the incident that caused your injury.
Criminal Assaults – Claim Compensation For Your Injuries and Suffering
Assault is defined as an intentional act by one person that creates apprehension in another of imminent harmful or offensive contact.
It’s important to understand that an assault does not have to include physical contact. Anyone who threatens or attempts a physical attack on another and appears capable of sustaining bodily harm can be found guilty of a form of assault.
Criminal classifications for convictions for assault include:
- Grievous Bodily Harm
- Racially Aggravated Grievous Bodily Harm
- Actual Bodily Harm
- Racially Aggravated Actual Bodily Harm
- Racially Aggravated Common Assault
Assault can take on many forms including assaults between people who know each other in the case of domestic violence. Domestic violence can include assaults and woundings involving partners, ex-partners, relatives and housemates.
Other types of violent assaults include: acquaintance violence when victims are known to offenders casually, even if only by sight. Stranger violence assaults are assaults and woundings in which the victim had never seen or known of the offender or offenders before.
Other forms of assault which could lead to a claim for personal injury compensation include mugging: robbery, attempted robbery, street robbery and the like.
Some of the most serious forms of assault include murder, attempted murder, wounding with a weapon and sexual assault.
Make A Claim – Seek Legal Advice
Make a claim for personal injury compensation for your assault and you could be able to claim compensation for your injuries, including physical and mental distress, compensation for past or future lost earnings, expenses incurred as a result of the assault against you. You can speak to a Personal Injury Bureau solicitor if you need more info on how to make a claim for criminal assault.
