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. 

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can review your case and advise if you have a valid injury in an assault claim for compensation.

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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 in a nightclub incident claim
  • Injury in a random assault on the high street claim
  • Injury in an assault when working in retail claim
  • Injury in an assault in the home claim
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:

  • Cracked cheekbones
  • Broken nose
  • Eye injuries
  • Cuts and bruises
  • Cracked ribs

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:

  • Cracked skull
  • Spinal injury
  • PTSD
  • Deep cuts and bruising
  • Broken ankles

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:

  • Lacerations
  • Stab wounds
  • PTSD
  • Nerve damage
  • Broken fingers

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.

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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:

  • Stab wounds
  • Bruising
  • Nerve damage to the hands
  • Broken bones
  • PTSD

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:

  • Eye damage
  • Broken bones
  • Cracked skull
  • PTSD
  • Burns and lacerations

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 injury in an assault or criminal event. You can seek more than £10,000 compensation for a stab injury you get if assaulted when working in a shop or for the broken ribs when assaulted by a neighbour.

In some personal injury compensation cases, awards can be more than £10 million, depending on the effects on the person’s life. 

An assault or injury in a criminal event, such as a knife attack when working in a shop, could affect your ability to get back to work. You could suffer nerve damage, severe lacerations and deep scarring, and the PTSD could be with you for life. 

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:

  • Soft tissue neck injury from £4,350 to £7,890
  • Fracture of the nose in an assault from £10,640 to £23,130
  • Fracture of the jaw from £30,490 to £45,540
  • Loss of teeth and damage to the jawbone up to £38,130
  • Severe scarring from burns or a knife attack from £29,780 to £97,330
  • Back injury with nerve root damage from £74,160 to £88,430
  • Total deafness after an assault from £90,750 to £109,650

(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You will also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the personal injury. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.) 

There is not one fixed amount for an assault personal injury claim and the compensation awarded for your injury will be tailored to the circumstances of your claim.   

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can tell you what to expect from their experience in assault personal injury compensation claims.

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What are you being compensated for in an assault injury claim?

In an assault injury claim, just like any personal injury claim, you are being compensated for two types of damages: 

  • General Damages for an assault injury
  • Special Damages for an assault injury

The amount of compensation awarded for your assault claim is the total of these two types of damages.

After an injury in an assault, you claim General Damages for PSLA, the Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity you experience directly from the personal injury suffered in the attack.

You may suffer Pain as a direct result of an assault when working in retail or from being hit by an attacker on the street. You may suffer painful injury to your face, arms, ribs, or any part of the body, and you can claim for any medical treatment needed.

You will experience Suffering while you recover from the broken leg, stab wounds or facial lacerations today and in the years to come after an assault or criminal event.

You can also claim for the Loss of Amenity in your daily life, such as difficulty or restriction in walking, sitting, playing sports, and sleeping from the injury suffered in an assault that was not your fault.

You seek compensation for Special Damages in an assault injury claim to cover your costs today and future financial losses. 

These could include loss of earnings while recovering, care costs, medical treatment after the assault and any long-term treatment costs. You can also claim for specialist rehabilitation, aids, adaptations, and any other out-of-pocket expenses you have or will suffer due to the assault injury.

Compensation is awarded to cover all losses, including income, medical expenses, and long-term care needs arising from the assault or criminal event.

You will need payslips and all day-to-day receipts, such as accommodation costs, the costs of travel to medical appointments, physical therapy, and all other out-of-pocket expenses incurred after the injury suffered in an assault.

A No Win No Fee solicitor handles your assault injury claim to get you the compensation you deserve for all the costs and expenses of the injury suffered.

Who is eligible to claim for an injury in an assault?

You are eligible to claim for an injury in an assault if you are injured in an unprovoked attack in the home or public place or when doing your duty at work. 

An employee may be able to claim compensation for a workplace assault if they are injured by a colleague, a member of the public or by their employer. 

Anyone who suffers an injury when assaulted in the home by a relative, spouse, or partner may be able to claim compensation. 

Dependents may be able to claim compensation if a loved one cannot represent themselves after an assault. 

A dependent is defined as:

  • A spouse or former spouse
  • Someone who lived with the injured party for two years before the accident as a husband, wife, or civil partner.
  • Blood children, adopted children or those who became children through marriage or civil partnership
  • Parents and those acting as parents, such as a guardian or step-parents
  • Grandparents or great-grandparents
  • Brothers, sisters, cousins, and other direct relatives

You may be able to claim compensation if you depend on someone who cannot represent themselves after injury in an assault, and your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can help with the case.

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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:

  • Compensation should be awarded for the injuries in an assault case
  • How much compensation should be paid in the assault case

You may bring an assault compensation claim to the CICA if:

  • You have been injured in a violent crime
  • You have reported the violent crime to the police
  • The crime happened within the previous two years

You may also use the CICA if: 

  • You do not know who assaulted you
  • The person who assaulted you is dead
  • You do not wish to face the person who assaulted you again

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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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.

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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:

  • CCTV footage from the assault scene
  • Get the name and personal details of your attacker
  • Write down the details of what happened
  • Get the contact details of any eyewitnesses
  • Take and store any phone camera footage of the assault
  • Call a doctor or an ambulance if necessary
  • Get the medical evidence from the doctor or an A&E report
  • Call the police
  • Get the police crime report of your assault
  • Get the Police Crime Number
  • Take photographs of your injuries at the scene of the assault
  • Take photographs of any weapons used in the assault

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.

How to make a claim for personal injury in an assault compensation

To make a claim for a personal injury in an assault compensation, there are a few standard steps to follow, but the process differs depending on whether you follow a civil claim or go through the CICA.

We will guide you through the entire process from first contact through to the conclusion of your claim, regardless of which route you follow.

Instruct a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor as soon as possible. A solicitor can look at your case and see the extent of your injury in the assault and how it might form a personal injury compensation claim.

You may only have two years to make your assault personal injury claim, but your solicitor can give you a better idea of the time involved.

Only a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will have the experience and the team to handle your claim – they will know what your claim may be worth and how to get the best results for you through the CICA or the courts.

You may require medical treatment or further investigation if you have suffered an injury in an assault. It is vital that the nature and extent of your injuries are contemporaneously recorded in your medical records.

This may be in a consultation with your GP if you have less severe injuries which do not require immediate treatment but do not clear up in a reasonable timeframe. You may need investigations, referral to a specialist, or maybe physiotherapy.

Of course, in a severe or life-threatening assault injury, you will attend A&E, and the hospital medical records will detail your injuries and treatment.

The solicitor gets all the details and evidence to support your case in the next step of the assault injury claims process.

Your Personal Injury Team solicitor will speak to you and obtain a detailed description of what happened in the assault, how you received the assault injury, and any other injuries suffered, such as PTSD, and the financial losses you sustained.

An experienced personal injury expert will assess the case.

If they confirm you have a valid personal injury compensation claim, they can discuss the next steps in the process with you and answer any of your questions.

The solicitor submits the claim for compensation to the CICA if you and the solicitor agree it is the better route for the case. You may go to the CICA if you do not wish to see your attacker or do not know the person who attacked you.

Your solicitor submits the claim to the CICA with all the relevant details to outline your possible claim.

Your Personal Injury Team lawyer will advise you of the time limit applying to your case and what to expect during the CICA process.

Step 5: You make a civil claim for assault against your attacker 

You make a civil claim for assault against your attacker if you do not wish to use the CICA process. A civil claim for assault may need to go through the courts for you to get compensation from the guilty party.

You may get more money in compensation in a civil case than in a CICA one. Many people do not wish to go through the court process and opt to use the CICA.

Your solicitor, and sometimes a barrister, will handle the civil case for compensation for an assault injury, but you will be involved in every step of the process.

Going to court is the next step in a civil claim for personal injury compensation.

Issuing of court proceedings is handled by the police and your solicitor will be involved.

The court proceedings can take time, and you may need to give evidence at the trial.

Your Personal Injury Team solicitor will advise you through the entire process from start to finish.

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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:

  • The employer did not provide adequate security on the premises
  • The employer had you working alone or in a dark premises at night
  • The employer did not dismiss a previously violent employee
  • The employer did not provide you with training where necessary
  • The employer doesn’t follow guidelines for dangerous work conditions
Workplace injury compensation

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.

Loss of life claims

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:

  • A spouse or former spouse of the deceased
  • Someone who lived with the deceased for two years before death as a husband, wife, or civil partner.
  • Blood children, adopted children or those who became children through marriage or civil partnership
  • Parents and those acting as parents, such as a guardian or step-parents
  • Grandparents or great-grandparents
  • Brothers, sisters, cousins, and other direct relatives

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:

  • Bereavement costs, funeral expenses and other outlays
  • A child’s payment, if you are a child of the deceased
  • A dependency payment if you were financially dependent on the victim of a fatal assault

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.

Are you eligible for compensation?

If you want to pursue damages for the accident you have suffered, we have a simple 3 step process to make sure you get the compensation you deserve.

  • Take our online assessment & speak with our team
  • Our team of claim specialists will undertake a full case review
  • We will send a legal letter and our solicitors will pursue your compensation on your behalf

All case reviews are 100% cost and commitment free.

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. 

 

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will guide you through making the assault injury claim.  They will have the experience of injury claims for an assault at work, in the home or an assault while in the pub or on the high street.

Your No Win No Fee solicitor can look at your claim and the evidence you can produce and see if you may be able to claim compensation for your injuries.

The No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor fights your case and does not take a fee if you do not win. You may still be liable for paying legal fees in a CICA case, however, as the CICA does not pay anything for your legal fees.

Before beginning any personal injury claim, such as one for assault, you can agree to all the terms with your solicitor. 

You will need an experienced No Win No Fee solicitor to make your personal injury compensation claim.

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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.

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