Reported by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) in their Annual Report and Accounts, between 2024 and 2025, the CICA received nearly 43,000 claims alone, settling 35,000 of these and providing £164 million in successful compensation claims.
Claimants may be eligible to make a criminal injury compensation claim, provided that their cases satisfy the eligibility criteria, but they may be worried about doing so alone. By getting in touch with one of the criminal injury lawyers on our panel, they are able to assess your claim’s validity and help guide you through the claiming process.
Continue reading to learn how you might be able to work with one of the specialist criminal injury lawyers from our panel for your CICA claim. Alternatively, you can get in touch with our team by using the contact details below.
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- How Can Criminal Injury Lawyers Help Me?
- Can A Lawyer Help Me Make A CICA Claim?
- Do Criminal Injury Lawyers Offer No Win No Fee Agreements?
- Why Choose Public Interest Lawyers To Begin A Criminal Injury Claim?
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How Can Criminal Injury Lawyers Help Me?
Criminal injury lawyers can help victims of violent crimes claim compensation through the CICA. You are able to make your claim directly through the CICA, but instructing a criminal injury lawyer could help your case prospects.
Working with a lawyer, such as the experts on our panel, can be advantageous because they can help you navigate the claims process. From gathering evidence that the CICA requires from you to ensuring your case is submitted within the time limit. A lawyer can handle the process entirely, so you can focus on your recovery.
A lawyer from our panel can assess the eligibility of your claim; they can determine whether you have a strong basis to claim by asking some simple questions about your case.
In order for you to be eligible to make a claim through the CICA, it must be proven that:
- You were injured in a crime of violence. As per Annexe B of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012, these crimes include assault, arson and sexual abuse.
- The incident must’ve taken place in England, Wales, Scotland or another relevant place, such as a vehicle registered in one of these countries, or a boat.
- You must have reported this incident to the police.
By contacting us today, our advisors can advise you about the validity of your own CICA claim. Please get in touch with us today.
Can A Lawyer Help Me Make A CICA Claim?
Yes, a lawyer can assist with your CICA claim. Criminal injury lawyers are experts in navigating the CICA claims process and will be able to make the process easier for you.
It’s not imperative that you have to instruct a lawyer to help with your claim. However, it is essential that claimants understand the time limits, the evidence required, and the CICA claims process itself, which can be complex and confusing.
Some CICA decisions can be reviewed and appealed to the CICA Tribunal. The lawyers on our panel have decades of experience in disputing decisions made by the CICA. Claimants may find disputing decisions daunting, which is why, at Public Interest Lawyers, our panel of lawyers is committed to providing a tailored service.
This service might involve arranging a personalised recovery plan and working alongside you to develop relationships with medical professionals who can aid in your recovery.
Additionally, a criminal injury lawyer could maximise the amount of compensation you could receive. In successful CICA claims, compensation is calculated using a fixed tariff based on the severity of the injuries you sustained. A lawyer could ensure that all of your injuries are properly documented to maximise the amount of compensation you could receive.
Our panel of lawyers are well versed in the complexity of the CICA application process. By instructing legal representatives, your claim has a higher chance of success.
If you’d like to learn more about how the criminal injury lawyers on our panel could help you, contact us today.
Do Criminal Injury Lawyers Offer No Win No Fee Agreements?
Yes, the lawyers on our panel work on a No Win No Fee basis. They do this via a Conditional Fee Agreement. This can be a beneficial way of instructing a lawyer, as it means you wouldn’t have any upfront payments for the lawyer to begin work on your case.
You also wouldn’t have to make any payments to continue the progression of your claim. Finally, another advantage of claiming on a No Win No Fee basis is that if your claim were unsuccessful, no payments would be required for your lawyers’ work.
If your CICA claim were successful, a limited success fee would be deductible from your compensation at the end of your claim to cover the work of a lawyer from our panel. This percentage is capped in accordance with the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013 to ensure that claimants receive the majority of their compensation.
The advantageous terms of a No Win No Fee agreement offer claimants the opportunity to benefit from a range of services without the pressure of paying expensive fees for legal representation. Our panel of lawyers are experts in handling various types of criminal injury claims through the CICA, and could help with your particular case.
To be connected with a No Win No Fee lawyer from our panel, contact our advisors today. They’re available to answer any questions you might have.
Why Choose Public Interest Lawyers To Begin A Criminal Injury Claim?
By choosing to work with a lawyer on our panel here at Public Interest Lawyers, you can be certain that your claim will be handled by a specialist in criminal injury law.
Starting a CICA claim can be stressful and overwhelming for claimants. Especially if the CICA require more in-depth information about the incident itself. This is where a lawyer could really benefit your claim. Instructing a criminal injury lawyer means that they can advocate on your behalf. Whether this be to discuss the claim particulars with the CICA, particularly where it is difficult for you to relive the events of the incident or appealing a decision.
Additionally, some services offered by the lawyers on our panel include:
- Years of training, education and experience in CICA claims
- Communicating with the CICA on your behalf
- Talking you through the claims process to ensure you understand the particulars of your claim
- Gather the required evidence the CICA asks for
- Arranging specialist help to aid in your recovery, such as psychological assistance or physical therapists
- Support applying for special expenses as part of your criminal injury compensation
- Regular, clear and concise communication about the progress of your CICA claim
If you’d like to learn more about what Public Interest Lawyers could do for you, get in touch with us.
Contact Our Panel Of Criminal Injury Lawyers
Our advisors are available to discuss your own CICA claim. You can reach them at any time using the contact details below:
- Call us on 0800 073 8803
- Fill out our online claim form
- Use our live chat
Learn More
Why not read our other guides about:
- How to make an acid attack claim
- Historical abuse compensation
- How to claim for grievous bodily harm
Helpful External Resources:
- Statistics taken from GOV.UK of Anonymised resolved CICA claims
- Advice from the Crown Prosecution Service for victims of a violent crime
- Governmental support for those who have been victims of a violent crime
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