Violent crime is still relatively rare, but when it does strike, a resulting head or brain injury can be devastating. In England, Scotland and Wales, innocent victims of a crime of violence may be eligible to apply for financial help under a government scheme operated by the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (CICA). It takes a solicitor with special skill and expertise to guide you through the criminal injury scheme after a serious head injury - skill and expertise which we at theheadinjurysite.com have, based on our many years of dealing with the criminal injury scheme after head and brain injuries.
Support and advice after a serious assault
In the early stages after an assault you will probably have contact with police officers and medical staff, and possibly victim support services, social workers and counsellors. All of them support you in different ways to help come to terms with what has happened. In cases of serious head or brain injury, the effects may last much longer than those early days after your head injury.
Along the way you might hear about the CICA scheme and consider making an application. If you have suffered a head or brain injury, it is important to get specialist advice so that you can get the best out of the CICA scheme. You can gain all the legal support that you need by appointing one of our specialist head injury lawyers to advise and assist you.
How we can help - the Criminal Injury Scheme
The CICA scheme is designed for all injuries from the most minor to the most serious. Our expertise focuses upon ensuring that the impact of your head injuries and your needs are recognised by the assessors at the CICA.
We will ensure that in assessing your application under the scheme, the CICA will take account of the full impact of your head injuries and obtain medical guidance from right specialists able to explain those effects.
We will look to head injury experts to advise on the seriousness of your injuries so that the CICA can apply the right award (known as the tariff) when calculating your award.
We will give you guidance as to what you can expect, and use our long experience of dealing with criminal injury claims to ensure that you get a fair result within the terms of the Scheme.
Contact us today
If you are the innocent victim of a crime of violence in the UK and would like free advice or information about how we can help, contact us today by completing our contact form – it’s simple and straightforward. Don’t delay in contacting us – you are allowed only 2 years from the date of the incident to make an application under the CICA scheme and exceptions are very rarely made by the CICA, even for very severe brain injuries.
More information about the CICA scheme can be found at http://www.cica.gov.uk/
Notes for claims arising from incidents in Northern Ireland
A separate criminal injury scheme exists for Northern Ireland. For further information please visit the Compensation Agency website at http://www.compensationni.gov.uk/