Claim compensation through criminal CICA
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 claim compensation through the Criminal
CICA government created in 1996 to provide compensation to victims of violent crimes in the UK. CICA claims are different in other personal injury compensation is calculated in the strict tariffs ranging from £ 1,000 – £ 250,000.
You are also entitled to compensation:
pain and suffering, loss of its past financial losses
Any private medical dental and / or optical expenses. />
relatives or friends.
no special equipment.
Any changes or modifications to your home, help you deal with the consequences of their injuries.
damage to property or equipment that you would normally rely, eg glasses. />
To claim, you must be an injury is directly caused by violent crime that occurs within two years. CICA may allow late claims if you have a good explanation for the delay. />
The fact that the defendant could not have been caught or prosecuted will not automatically prevent you from making your request.
The first step is to make sure that you report the attack, an attack or incident that caused injury to the police immediately. Failure to do so may prevent your request to succeed.
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compensation package for the losses you have suffered, and if it is considered that your application has good prospects of success, then a specialist lawyer may operate under a contract contingent fees, lawyers' fees representing say 15 or 20% of the compensation agreed if the claim is successful, but you will not have to pay the costs if your application unsuccessful.
