Personal Injury Services

Neglect, Abuse & Criminal Injury Claims

Criminal Injury Claims

Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell

There can be few more distressing events than suffering a criminal injury. The effects of a criminal injury can be serious, with many victims suffering from lasting physical and psychological damage and distress. If you’ve been injured as a result of a criminal act, you may be entitled to compensation.

At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for your criminal injuries claim. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to a criminal act and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.

Above all, we put you first.

Handling Criminal Injuries With Expertise And Sensitivity

If you have been attacked or assaulted in the UK in a criminal attack, Irwin Mitchell can look after you and take care of your legal requirements in pursuing a criminal injury claim for your injuries.

You may well be entitled to specialist criminal injury compensation available through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which is a government body created to compensate innocent victims of crime.

By working with you and the CICA, our team can achieve a just criminal injuries compensation package for the losses you have suffered. If during the course of our investigation we find you have grounds for other legal action, we will, of course, keep you informed.

We can also advise you on benefits and payments available to you if you are left permanently or temporarily disabled or unable to work.

Thanks to the CICA, even if an offender is not identified, caught or convicted, a successful claim can still be made, so before you make assumptions about the likely success or failure of your case, let us look into things. There may be other legal courses of action to take too, such as a civil action or a compensation order.

Proven Expertise In Criminal Injuries Claims

Irwin Mitchell is also one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country.

Our team includes many of the country’s finest personal injury lawyers. They operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise in criminal injury claims.

Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Making A Difference

Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your claim.

Our lawyers have an in-depth knowledge of the workings of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and the way it processes criminal injury claim applications. We have established working relationships with various medical experts and specialist rehabilitation companies and can advise on the options available to you when making a criminal injury claim.

We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous personal injury fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.

We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of claims for various forms of personal injury, and to obtain fairer compensation.

Select Related Client Stories

£800,000 Compensation for Brain Damage at Work

Security guard assaulted

Sarah Brumpton, one of our associate solicitors in the Leeds office, settled a brain damage case for a man assaulted at work as a security guard on a refuse tip in Manchester.

The client arrived at work at 8.00pm to start a night shift. At approximately 9.00pm he was violently attacked in the portacabin where he was stationed.

He sustained traumatic brain damage resulting in long term cognitive and behavioral problems. Matters were made worse by the fact that his employers were supposed to check on him by telephone every two hours. However, the client and the control room operator at his employer’s place of business had agreed to bypass this system so the client could rest on his shift. The control room operator thereafter falsified the records to give the impression that our client was checked every two hours on the night in question.

We discovered that our client was not found until 6.30am the following morning, by which time his brain had been starved of oxygen for over 10 hours resulting in a more significant brain damage.

Evidence on causation was obtained from a neurosurgeon, a neuroradiologist and a neuroanaesthetist in an effort to prove that had the client been found earlier and treated within an hour, he would have made a much better recovery from his brain damage.

The case settled after a round table meeting for a sum of £800,000. Because the Claimant was unable to manage his own affairs, court approval for the compensation had to be sought. The court was satisfied that the settlement obtained was in the long term interests of the Claimant and assisted to provide for his needs.

We have lawyers with the expertise and experience needed to help you with your claim. Choose from the list below to learn more about our experts in this area.

Name	Location	Job Title	Telephone
Keith Barrett	London	Partner	0207 421 3895
Carolyn Heaton	Leeds	Partner	0870 1500 100
Tracey Storey	London	Partner	0870 1500 100
David Urpeth	Sheffield	Partner	0870 1500 100
Neil Whiteley	Sheffield	Partner	0114 274 4443
Sarah Brumpton	Leeds	Associate	0113 394 6777

Guidance With Strength And Sensitivity

We understand that contacting a lawyer might seem like a big step - especially if you have not done so before and we have therefore made it easy for you to contact us for free initial advice about your claim.

At Irwin Mitchell we understand the real impact of personal injury. Our team of specialists have the skills and experience to give you clear advice about the chances of pursuing a successful claim and to guide you through the claims process. You can then decide if you want us to pursue your claim on your behalf.

We are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

At Irwin Mitchell we will fight fearlessly to give you the greatest chance of winning your case, with the best possible outcome, and we will support you every step of the way.

Find out whether you have a claim today. Simply complete our online claim form or call us with details of your accident on 0800 056 4110.