This is an informative guide to the benefits of using criminal injury solicitors for Liverpool claims. In order to make a criminal injury claim, you must have been injured as a result of a crime of violence. There are various types of violent crime, such as common assault, sexual abuse, sexual assault, violent domestic abuse and grievous bodily harm (GBH).

The three potential routes through which a criminal injury claim can be brought forward are as follows:

• Firstly, you could claim directly against your perpetrator if you know their identity and they have the available funds to pay the compensation.  
• Secondly, you could claim directly against a vicariously liable third party. They will have had to have owed you a duty of care at the time of the incident, a breach of which caused you to be harmed. 
• Finally, you could make a claim via the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). They administer a Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to compensate victims of violent crime. This should be a last resort where compensation cannot be sought elsewhere. 

For more information on bringing forward a criminal injuries compensation claim with the use of a solicitor, please contact us at Criminal Injury Compensation Helpline. Our team of advisors are available 24/7 to provide free and confidential advice. 

To speak to our team, you can:

• Call our helpline on 020 8050 2736
• Contact us by filling out our online form
• Use the live chat feature at the bottom of this page

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1. A Guide To Using Criminal Injury Solicitors For Liverpool
2. How Can You Locate Criminal Injury Solicitors?
3. What Are The Benefits Of Using Our Panel Of Criminal Injury Solicitors For Liverpool?
4. When Are You Able To Seek Compensation Through The CICA?
5. What Could You Receive In Criminal Injuries Compensation?
6. How Could Criminal Injury Solicitors for Liverpool Help You Prove A Claim Via The CICA?
7. Learn More About Making A Criminal Injury Compensation Claim

A Guide To Using Criminal Injury Solicitors For Liverpool

You are not obligated to use a solicitor to make a criminal injury claim. However, using a legal professional’s services could benefit both you and your claim, as a solicitor can: 

• Help you gather the appropriate evidence to support your claim 
• Keep you updated on the status of your claim
• Use their previous experience to give you advice regarding the claims process
• Help you to build your case and present a complete claim

Throughout this guide, we will expand on the advantages of using criminal injury solicitors for Liverpool claims. We will discuss how you can find a solicitor that is right for your case and what is meant by the term No Win No Fee agreement. 

Contact us and allow one of our advisors to evaluate your case. If they are to find that you may be eligible to bring forward a claim, they may connect you with one of the criminal injury lawyers on our panel. 

How Can You Locate Criminal Injury Solicitors?

You may be wondering whether you need to use a criminal injury solicitor in Liverpool if you’re located in Liverpool or if this is where the crime occurred. However, correspondence can now be carried out via email and telephone calls. Therefore enabling you to expand your search for a solicitor and find the one that is right for you without being restricted by location. 

Things you could consider when choosing a solicitor include the following: 

• Reviews of their services
• Their reputation 
• Word of mouth

Our panel of solicitors can handle claims across the country. If you would like to learn more about choosing the right solicitor for your claim, get in touch with a member of our team.  

What Are The Benefits Of Using Our Panel Of Criminal Injury Solicitors For Liverpool?

A criminal injury solicitor for Liverpool could present you with an offer to enter into a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), which is one of the various types of No Win No Fee agreements. This will generally mean the following: 

• There are no upfront payments or ongoing payments for your solicitor’s services. 
• There are no payments for these services in the eventuality that your claim is not successful. 
• If your claim is successful, your No Win No Fee solicitor can deduct a small success fee from the compensation. They will calculate this amount as a percentage, which the law caps. Therefore, your solicitor will not overcharge you. 

This type of agreement can help you to access the services of a legal professional. Any expenses that could arise will be discussed between you and your solicitor before you enter into the agreement. Please speak to a member of our team for advice regarding the use of a solicitor for your claim. 

When Are You Able To Seek Compensation Through The CICA?

The CICA lays out the criteria for eligibility to claim criminal injuries compensation via the Scheme. This includes the following:

• You must have been injured as a direct victim of a violent crime, as per the CICA’s definition.
• A report of the incident must have been made to the police unless exceptional circumstances prevented you from doing so, such as in a case of historical sexual abuse.
• The incident of violent crime must have happened in England, Scotland or Wales, or another relevant location. 

It is also important that your claim is within the time limits outlined in the Scheme; find more information on this in the following section.  

Is There A Time Limit To Make A Claim Through The CICA?

You may wonder, ‘how long do I have to claim criminal injury compensation through the CICA?’ There is generally a two-year time limit running from the date the incident was reported to the police. This is expected to have been done immediately unless exceptional circumstances prevented this. 

Exceptions to the time limits can be made under certain circumstances, such as if the injured person was under 18 when the violent crime occurred. To learn more about these exceptions and get advice on whether your claim is within the relevant time limits, please speak to a member of our team. Criminal injury solicitors for Liverpool can provide further information on time limits for your claim. 

What Could You Receive In Criminal Injuries Compensation?

You could receive up to two potential types of criminal injuries compensation for a successful claim made through the CICA. Firstly, you could receive a payout compensating you for the mental and physical injuries you have sustained as a result of the violent crime.

The tariff of injuries in the Scheme lays out potential compensation figures that claimants could receive for various injuries in the event of a successful claim. Therefore, we have used this to create the table below as a guide.  

Injury	Details of the Injury	Compensation Amounts
Major Paralysis (Not as a result of brain damage)	Substantially complete paraplegia.	£175,000
Eye Injury	A serious permanent loss of visual field.	£44,000
Mental Injury	A disabling mental injury that is not permanent but lasts for 5 years or more. This must be confirmed by prognosis or diagnosis of a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist.	£13,500
Back Injury	Ruptured invertebral discs, which require surgical removal.	£11,000
Ear Injury	The person will have lost one ear.	£11,000
Spleen Injury	The person's spleen is lost.	£11,000
Tibia Injury	The tibia is fractured in one leg leading to a continuing significant disability.	£4,600
Hand Injury	The person will have one fractured hand leading to a continuing significant disability.	£3,500
Injury of the Teeth	The loss of two or three front teeth.	£2,400
Wrist Injury	One sprained wrist, which is disabling for 13 weeks or longer.	£1,000

A settlement for a claim made through the CICA could compensate for up to three qualifying injuries. The amount awarded for each injury would be affected in the following way:

• The highest valued injury in line with the tariff – 100% of the tariff amount.
• The injury of equal value or second highest – 30% of the tariff amount.  
• The injury of equal value or third highest – 15% of the tariff amount. 

Under certain circumstances, you may also qualify for a payment from an additional tariff that would not be subject to the above conditions. To learn more about this, please speak to a member of our team. 

Special Expenses In Claims With The CICA

You could also receive a special expenses payment reimbursing you for any financial losses deemed as necessary and not available for free elsewhere, which you have suffered as a result of your injuries. For example, this could cover the cost of adaptations to your accommodation that improves your ability to get around.

Your earning capacity must have been affected for more than 28 weeks to qualify. From week 29, the CICA can provide compensation for loss of earnings provided you had a total inability or severely reduced capacity to undertake paid work. However, any special expenses can be compensated from the date of the injury. 

To learn more about the compensation that you could be eligible to receive, you can use our criminal injury claim calculator or speak to one of our advisors. 

How Could Criminal Injury Solicitors for Liverpool Help You Prove A Claim Via The CICA?

There is certain evidence that the CICA can request when you pursue a claim via the Scheme, such as:   

• A police reference number 
• Evidence that you are in compliance with the residency requirements stated by the CICA
• Medical evidence
• Evidence of any financial losses

Please speak to a member of our team for expert legal advice on the evidence you will require to make a claim. They can also inform you how a criminal injury solicitor for Liverpool could help you obtain evidence. 

Contact Us 24/7 For Free Legal Advice

Please get in touch with our team for expert legal advice. Our advisors are available 24/7 to offer insight into your claim at a time that is most convenient for you. Should they deem you to potentially have valid grounds to make a claim, they could put you in contact with one of the criminal injury solicitors for Liverpool from our panel.  

You can:

• Call our helpline on 020 8050 2736
• Contact us by filling out our online form
• Use the live chat feature at the bottom of this page

Learn More About Making A Criminal Injury Compensation Claim

There are further guides on our website that you could take a look at for more information regarding criminal injury claims: 

• Criminal Injury Solicitors For Manchester Claims
• The Steps To Claiming Compensation For Sexual Abuse As A Child
• Acid Attack Compensation Claims Explained 

Additionally, we will include some external links that you could explore for learning and support:

• The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) – Violent crime
• Victim Support – Help and support
• GOV.UK – Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

Thank you for reading this guide on the benefits of using criminal injury solicitors for Liverpool.

Writer Jess Ox

Publisher Fern Shelley