Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims

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.