Subjects:

Personal Injury Law, Criminal Law

Contents:

Foreword by Roger Goodier

Preface

1. Introduction

Part 1: Eligibility

2. Crimes of violence

3. Trespass on a railway, law enforcement activities and use of a vehicle

4. Criminal injuries

5. Family violence and other constraints on eligibility

6. Failure to report or cooperate

7. Conduct and character

Part 2: Assessment of compensation

8. Injury awards

9. Compensation for loss of earnings and pension loss

10. Compensation for special expenses

11. Deductions

12. Compensation in fatal cases

Part 3: Procedure

13. Jurisdiction, time limits and transitional provisions

14. Making an application for compensation

15. Seeking a review

16. Evidence and disclosure

17. Appealing against a review decision

18. The appeal hearing

19. Reconsideration and re-opening of final decisions

20. Further appeal routes

21. Administration of awards

Appendices

Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims is a practical and comprehensive guide to making a claim under the government's 1996 and 2001 tariff based Schemes for compensating victims of violent crimes.

Divided into three sections: eligibility issues, assessment of compensation, and the procedural aspects of the Schemes, this unique text provides a one-stop source of information for all those practising in this field.

Key features include:-

• commentaries on all the recent judicial review decisions
• detailed guidance on the approach of the Authority and the Panel to some of the more difficult issues of interpretation of the Schemes
• specific guidance in relation to the calculation of an applicants' losses and sample schedules of loss
• detailed summaries of relevant case law
• practical advice about the preparation of claims, the obtaining of evidence and the presentation of claims
• full text of each Scheme and key guides and practice directions published by the Authority and the Panel.

Written by authors with unrivalled experience, Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims is essential reading for practitioners looking to improve their applicants' chances of receiving the appropriate compensation.