Making a CICA criminal injuries compensation claim.
How our CICA solicitors can help you recover the compensation you deserve on a No Win – No Fee basis.
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.
We operate a free consultation service and can work on a No Win – No Fee basis.
Types of CICA claims
Our CICA solicitors are experienced in dealing with a range of claims for criminal injury compensation in the UK, including the following:
CICA appeals and reviews
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.
CICA solicitors you can trust
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 1,700 reviews on the website, we have an overall five star rating.
No Win – No Fee funding
Because we deal with CICA claims on a No Win – No Fee basis, you should not allow concerns over funding legal fees to put you off seeking justice.
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Contact us for a free CICA consultation
To find out if you are entitled to claim criminal injuries compensation, contact us for a free consultation with one of our specialist SRA regulated solicitors by contacting our free CICA helpline.