Assault/Criminal InjurySometimes our clients have been the victims of unprovoked attacks. Provided we can establish the identity of the attacker, a personal injury claim can be made. You can make this type of claim yourself through the CICA (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority) and this will not cost you anything. Generally speaking however, by using a professional representative, a higher level of compensation can be achieved. This is one area where the service is not free. However, the cost is not high and would be fully detailed to you before any action is taken. Example: Serious Assault Lead To Criminal Injury ClaimMr A was walking down a quite side road and was on his mobile phone, talking to his girlfriend. Two men where following him and as he turned a corner, they ran up to him, grabbed the phone from his hand and punched him in the face as he turned towards them. He fell to the ground and suffered a broken nose, fractured skull, and dislocated arm and shoulder. Fortunately, the incident was witnessed from a window of a cottage and the owner came out to assist Mr A and to phone the police. She was able to recall a reasonable amount of detail about the two men and they where apprehended about a week later when one of them tried to sell the mobile phone. The police where able to prosecute the men and a claim was made for the injuries that Mr A received. Example: Damaged Arm Compensated After 2½ YearsMiss B was in a nightclub one Saturday night and was enjoying a few drinks with friends. It was about 1:00am when she went off to but a round of drinks at the bar. She heard shouting and turned to see several men fighting. Another man pulled a knife from his jacket pocket and before he could use it on one of the men fighting, he inadvertently, swung his arm back and inflicted a long cut across Miss B’s left arm. The cut was deep and cut through a tendon in her arm as well as causing the loss of quite a lot of blood. The club called the police and all men where arrested at the scene. Miss B was taken by ambulance to the hospital and was kept in for several days. She received surgery to her arm but only regained around 50% of strength and mobility in it. After two years, it was determined that she was likely to have a permanent reduced functionality of the arm. Fortunately, several weeks after the accident occurred, Miss B was advised to make a claim for compensation. Having received legal advice, she was able to claim and the claim was concluded after two and a half years from the date of the injury.
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