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Abuse compensation lawyers

If you are the victim of a physical crime in the UK, there are three different ways you can make a personal injury claim for compensation. You can make a claim against the perpetrator directly (though ensuring compensation is paid can be difficult), you can make a claim against your employer or organisation responsible for your care, and finally you can make a claim through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).

A specialist assault and abuse lawyer will be able to advise you on which options are available to make a compensation claim. There is no need to wait for a successful criminal prosecution in order to make a claim. For Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority claims you need to claim within two years of the crime being committed, so we recommend you make contact with a lawyer as soon as possible.

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I qualified in 1994 from Queens' University , Belfast where I studied both my law degree and Certificate of Professional Legal Studies. I completed my apprenticeship with Hewitt and Gilpin and have worked in the personal injury department of MacElhatton Solictors since 1995. I specialise in all aspects of personal injury work to include medical negligence, road traffic accidents and accidents at work.  I have been the Northern Ireland Secretary for APIL for over 15...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Before joining JMK in 2011 Sinead worked in general practice for 15 years on a wide variety of cases including personal injury litigation, road traffic accidents, accidents at work and clerical abuse claims. Sinead now works on high value litigation cases. Sinead is adept at taking a calm and pragmatic approach to client’s cases and to proactively resolving her client’s cases to the highest standard possible. Sinead is also an accredited Senior Litigator Personal Injury...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Miss Carly Philp of MORECROFTS SOLICITORS in Liverpool
How I can help you I am a Partner specialising in all aspects of personal injury and clinical negligence.  I can help you secure compensation if you have injured as a result of someone else’s negligence.  I am able to act on behalf of children and estates.  I have acted for a wide range of people from those who have been injured in Road Traffic Accidents, Accidents At Work, Slips and Trips and Accidents caused by Animals to Abuse Survivors and other Victims of...
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Gerard Stilliard of THOMPSONS SOLICITORS LLP in London
Gerard Stilliard is the Head of Personal Injury Strategy at Thompsons Solicitors. Working from the London office, he has more than 20 years’ experience in personal injury law, specialising in serious injury claims. He has a broad experience in all types of personal injury claims, especially serious and fatal injury claims and occupational disease claims. Gerard has extensive experience in accident at work claims, previously achieving success in many high-value compensation cases,...
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Anna is a Senior Associate Solicitor and an APIL accredited Senior Litigator. Anna has extensive experience of running high-value cases involving brain injuries and complex orthopaedic injuries, obtaining multi-million pound settlements for her clients. Anna is also a member of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers and represents victims of child abuse in cases being brought against both individual abusers and institutions including schools, the church and local authorities.
Brain injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am an Associate solicitor in the Serious Injury team, based in Irwin Mitchell's Leeds office. I am also accredited as a Brain Injury Specialist and Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Since qualifying as a solicitor, I have supported clients who have sustained life-changing injuries, in particular advising clients about traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and multiple traumas. I also represent individuals' families and loved ones...
Brain injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Alan specialises in serious personal injury cases including head and spinal injury claims, but primarily child abuse cases. Alan is part of number of specialist teams at Hugh James which includes serious injury solicitors, asbestos solicitors, abuse solicitors and medical negligence solicitors. He acts for a wide range of individuals in this country and overseas, and these include those who have suffered serious head and spinal injuries, victims of sexual and physical abuse and assaults,...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Tracey Emmott is a solicitor with over 25 years’ experience in personal injury law. Previously she was a partner of a regional firm in the Home Counties. Tracey has a national reputation in the area of child abuse litigation and has appeared on TV, radio and in the national press.  She has successfully brought claims on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse or violence at the hands of priests, teachers, sports coaches, medical practitioners, foster carers, youth workers and...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mrs Gemma Parkin of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
I specialise in accident at work claims, employers' liability, occupiers' liability and road traffic accident claims. I also have expertise with cases involving industrial deafness, occupational disease and noise-induced hearing loss claims. More recently I have branched out and started to assist with claims of historic child abuse. I initially started working in a solicitors as an office junior. I found the work interesting and carried out my ILEX training as I worked which gave...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Kim Leslie is a partner in Irwin Mitchell who has been a leading voice in the Scottish legal sector in recent years.  Kim is a Fellow of APIL and is accredited by both The Association of Child Abuse Lawyers and The Law Society of Scotland. Kim has extensive experience of all types of personal injury work and is Head of Complex Injury for Scotland. She is an Executive Director of ACAL, Member of FOCIS and the Ogden Working Party. Kim was chair of ‘Restoring the Balance of...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
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