What Are Criminal Injury Claims And How Do I Pursue Them?

Although far less common than personal injuries

, criminal injuries do happen at a disheartening rate a criminal injury applies to any physical ailment or mental condition that happened in the course or as a result of a crime. This only applies to crimes committed in the UK (England, Scotland and Wales) so British citizens cannot claim for it if it happened abroad.

Unlike personal injury claims, criminal injury claims are decided on a government-appointed scale with 25 different values, dependent on the severity of the claim. Generally, the highest amount this stretches to is 250,000 although this may sometimes reach 500,000. The crimes can be anything from being mugged and suffering mental anguish to serious, life-threatening crimes.

The Criminal Injury Board will help to determine the minimum level of pay-out for the crime that happened to the victim (as will the case worker) and following full medical check-ups with full documentation, will be able to form a case and agree on the amount paid out.

Criminal injury claims are also far more closely supervised to ensure that victims to do not overplay their emotions or seek extra money for an undeserved cause case workers in this sector will work closely with clients and often have to make a valued judgement on the level of severity of the case, thereby determining how much the client will receive.

Sometimes the claimant may not actually be the victim involved in the crime itself, as dependants or relatives are also able to claim if the victim died as a result of the crime.

Most case workers in criminal injury claims are female as research and experience has shown that people find it easier to talk through traumatic experiences and display real emotions. Each case is treated with a sympathetic and understanding ear, and often, the client will not want to make the claim, but rather just wanted some advice and information on what could be done.

Although it is far less common for these types of claims, some insurance companies offer no win no fee services, which mean that if the client is unsuccessful in the claim, there will be no charge.

Whilst it is not a pleasant claim to pursue, the pay-out can help with rehabilitation bills and can cover any costs or losses as a result of the crime; however as with all claims, it is vital to discuss it with a professional law firm first to evaluate what course of action should be taken.

by: Amy

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