If you are injured in an assault or criminal event, you may be able to claim compensation. A personal injury assault can have an effect on your life today and in the future, and you may make a compensation claim for the damages.
Injury in an assault or criminal event could range from cuts and, bruises and lacerations to broken bones and nerve damage. After a severe assault, you may be injured for life with deep scarring, brain damage and PTSD.
The personal injury could happen in a public place, at work or at home, but you may still have a compensation claim.
Your personal injury solicitor seeks to recover damages for injury in an assault or criminal event through a claims process. If you or a loved one have been injured and your life impacted by an assault that was someone else’s fault, a claim for compensation seeks financial redress for the injuries and financial losses.
If you have suffered injury in an assault and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your compensation claim for the money you deserve.
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What is a personal injury claim for assault?
A personal injury claim for assault is the legal process to seek compensation for your injuries and the effects of it on your life. When you suffer injury in an assault or criminal event, and it is not your fault, you might be able to claim compensation.
UK police recorded 2.1 million cases of violence against the person in 2022. 44% of cases were by strangers, which shows the danger of injury in a random assault. You could suffer an assault when out for a night socialising with friends and family, or you may be assaulted while walking in the park or doing your weekly shopping.
Over 140,000 people per year attend an accident and emergency department for treatment after an assault. Injuries suffered in an assault range from broken cheekbones to bruised ribs to serious head injuries.
You could need hospital care and have significant medical bills to pay after an assault, and personal injury cases often involve specialist care. The claim you make seeks compensation to cover the costs of the injury and the effects of it on your life.
Common claims for injury in an assault or criminal event
Common claims for injury in an assault or criminal event range from claiming for an assault while in the local pub to being injured in a mugging to an injury in a workplace assault.
Your injury could be life-changing, and you may need to take time off work. A personal injury claim for assault seeks damages for the effects of the injury today and in the future.
Common personal injury claims for assault:
Injury in an assault during a dispute with a neighbour claim
Injury in an assault during a dispute with a neighbour is a regular source of personal injury claims. Disputes can happen over parking spaces, barking dogs and broken fences, but sometimes they slip into violence, and you could be assaulted.
Personal injuries from an assault by a neighbour can be:
If your dispute with a neighbour escalates to them assaulting you, you may have a personal injury claim for compensation.
Injury in an assault in a nightclub incident claim
Injury in an assault in a nightclub incident can happen in an unprovoked attack, self-defence or as a bystander caught up in a row. Injuries can often be serious, and a violent assault can cause a life-changing injury.
Personal injuries seen after an assault in a nightclub incident:
When assaulted in a nightclub, you could suffer a severe injury, and you might have a personal injury claim for compensation.
Injury in a random assault on the high street claim
Injury in a random assault on the high street is a regular occurrence. People of any age or sex can be attacked by a stranger on a busy high street, and if it happens to you, you could have a personal injury claim.
Injuries seen in high street attacks:
A random attack in the high street can leave you shocked and injured. You may have a No Win No Fee claim for personal injury compensation if it happens to you.
Injury in an assault when working in retail claim
Injury in an assault for a retail worker is seeing an increase at the moment. A recent British Retail Consortium survey showed up to 850 incidents per day in UK shops and department stores.
Injuries seen in assaults on retail staff are:
You may have a claim for compensation if you suffer an injury when attacked while working in a shop.
Injury in an assault in the home claim
Injury in an assault in the home may be a personal matter, but you can still take a personal injury compensation claim against the perpetrator. Personal assault injury in the home can be serious, and you may suffer the effects for life.
Injuries seen in an assault in the home are:
You may be able to make a personal injury claim for compensation if injured in an assault in the home.
Personal injury in an assault can happen anywhere. You could suffer a personal injury in an assault in the home, on the high street or in a dispute with a neighbour.
A No Win No Fee solicitor may make your claim for compensation for any personal injury in an assault and criminal event.
Compensation for injury in an assault or criminal event
You can claim compensation for the effects of the assault today and in the future. The amount awarded depends on the severity of your assault injury and the impact on your life.
Amounts of compensation in an assault personal injury claim are:
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What happens if the police cannot find the person guilty of the assault?
If the police cannot find the person guilty of the assault on you or a loved one, you can take a case to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, CICA.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority is an organisation set up by the government in 1964 to aid victims of crime. The government funds the CICA. It is not part of the police force and pays compensation based on the evidence presented to the authority.
You may take a case to the CICA if you cannot find the guilty person, such as when assaulted in a random attack in the high street.
The CICA is often used by those who may not wish to face the guilty party, as can happen in a domestic dispute such as an assault in the home.
How does the CICA work in an assault personal injury claim?
The CICA (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority) works in an assault personal injury claim by assessing each case brought before it and awarding compensation according to agreed tariffs.
Compensation awards are usually less than civil awards, but the CICA can be a preferable process for some assault victims.
When the CICA assesses an assault claim, they look at the evidence to see if:
You may bring an assault compensation claim to the CICA if:
You may also use the CICA if:
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can handle your possible claim for assault compensation when dealing with CICA.
Who pays compensation in an assault claim?
The person who injures you may have to pay compensation if you claim compensation against your attacker in a civil personal injury claim for assault.
Your No Win No Fee solicitor can handle your civil case for compensation against the guilty party. You may have to go to court for compensation in a civil assault claim.
If you make an assault claim through the CICA, the CICA will pay the compensation they decide is warranted for the personal injury. The CICA uses a fixed tariff scheme to pay compensation for an assault once you can establish you have a valid case.
You may receive more compensation in a civil case, but using the CICA can be more straightforward, and give you the chance to get on with your life without facing the attacker. The CICA do not pay anything for legal fees, so solicitors can only likely assist you with a CICA claim if your injuries are very severe. The CICA claims process also tends to be extremely slow and inefficient and the damages they pay are significantly less than in a civil claim.
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can make your assault claim through the CICA and get you the compensation you deserve.
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The first step is to get in touch and tell us what went wrong. It’s free and easy. Call our 24-hour helpline: 0800 027 0370 or request a callback here.
Claim Evaluation
Once you have spoken with our team we’ll let you know how we can help. This will involve a thorough case review and understanding of the incident, financial damages and physical injuries.
Legal Letter
Once we are satisfied we have all the information we require and have a full understanding of your circumstances. We send a letter of claim to the negligent party outlining your claim and compensation requirements.
What to do following an assault or criminal event?
Following an assault or injury in a criminal event, you need to gather as much evidence as possible to support your future claim for compensation. Of course, the injury may need medical attention and even require you to go to hospital, but the more evidence you gather, the better it will be for your compensation claim.
Evidence of an assault or injury in a criminal event will be vital to your successful claim for compensation. The more evidence you have for your solicitor, the easier it will be for them to make your claim.
Evidence is equally as important to a successful personal injury claim in a future civil or CICA compensation case.
Evidence to gather to support your claim for assault can be:
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can assess all the evidence you provide to see if you have a valid claim for compensation for the assault or personal injury in a criminal event.
Assault in the workplace claim
An assault in the workplace claim can happen in an argument with a colleague, an assault by the employer or an attack by a customer or member of the public. The UK has seen a steep rise in assaults on workers in the retail trade over the last number of years.
You may have an assault in the workplace claim against your employer if you can show they had a duty of care to you and you were assaulted in a breach of that duty of care.
An employer could be liable for a breach of their duty to care to you if you suffer an assault when:
A breach of duty of care to you may result in an assault, and you could have a claim for an assault in the workplace compensation.
If your employer is guilty of a breach of duty of care to you resulting in a workplace assault, you may be able to claim against the employer’s liability insurance.
Fatal assault claim
A fatal assault claim will seek compensation if a loved one dies as a result of a criminal assault. If you can show a loved one died in a physical assault or from the injuries suffered in an assault, you may have a claim for compensation.
You may take a civil claim against the person guilty of the fatal assault, and in most cases, the claim will have to go through the courts. Your solicitor will handle your case and help you make a civil claim against the guilty party.
Loved ones may also take a case to the CICA when they lose someone in a fatal assault. The CICA has the procedures in place to deal with fatal assault compensation and has a fixed set of tariffs to compensate for the death of a loved one in a fatal assault.
Who can make a claim for compensation in a fatal assault case?
Under the law, the dependents of the victim in a fatal assault case may be able to claim compensation. They may be able to claim compensation if they lose a loved one in a fatal assault and they depended on the loved one financially.
A dependent is defined as:
The above is not an exhaustive list. You may be defined as a dependent if you were partially or fully financially dependent on the person killed in the fatal assault.
What do you get compensation for in a fatal assault claim?
In a fatal assault claim, you may get compensation for the damages you suffer due to the loss of your loved one.
As a dependent, you may be able to receive compensation for:
The courts or the CICA will assess your costs if you make a successful claim in a fatal assault compensation case.
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can make your claim for compensation if you are a dependent of the victim of a fatal assault.
How long do I have to make a claim for assault compensation?
You have three years to make a claim for assault compensation. The three years in an assault injury claim usually begin when you suffered the injury, became aware of the injury, or were diagnosed with the injury you sustained when assaulted. If advancing a claim through the CICA route, the time limit is two years.
Personal injury compensation claims for an injury in an assault must generally be brought and court proceedings issued within three years of the injury.
In the case of children, such as a child injured when assaulted in a random attack in the high street, the time limit for an injury claim only begins when they turn 18. The child has three years to make a personal injury claim for assault once they turn 18.
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can advise you on making the assault injury claim and how long you have to make any personal injury compensation claim. Time limits can vary so it is best to get advice as soon as possible.
Make an assault injury claim today
Make an assault injury claim today using our online assessment tool to determine how much you can claim for your injury. The nerve damage, PTSD, facial lacerations, or broken bones you suffer in an assault injury could affect you for life, and you may be able to claim compensation for the damages involved.
The Personal Injury Team FREE online assessment tool will put you in direct touch with one of our team, who will give you a full rundown of what can happen with your assault injury claim and how to go through the CICA process or take a civil claim for compensation.
Compensation amounts for an assault injury claim vary, and expert advice from one of our team members can help you with an idea of compensation for your assault injury.
Only by contacting one of our team will you get an assault injury claim up and running today. We know how to work with the CICA or the courts and how to get you the compensation you deserve.
Contact your Personal Injury Team today for immediate and expert assault injury claims advice tailored to you.
