Your Local Criminal Injuries Claims Lawyers in Perth
Foyle Legal is WA’s trusted local criminal injury compensation law firm in Perth. If you were injured in a crime in Western Australia, you may claim up to $75,000 in Criminal Injuries Compensation (CIC).
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In WA, most CIC awards involve family & domestic violence, assaults, and sexual offences; secondary victim and psychological injury claims are also common.
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Victims of Crime / Criminal Injury Compensation Claim
In WA, victims of crime can apply for Criminal Injuries Compensation (CIC) through the WA Government scheme. If you were physically or psychologically injured because of an offence or alleged offence, you may be entitled to compensation for your losses.
The time limit for making a compensation application is that is must be made within 3 years after the date on which the offence to which it relates was committed or if it relates to more than one offence, the last of them was committed. An assessor may allow a compensation application to be made after the 3 years if they thinks it is just to do so.
The maximum payout is $75,000, but your result depends on the severity of your injury and evidence provided. Where there are multiple related offences the maximum payout is $150,000.00. If you believe your award is unfair, you can appeal through the District Court. For personalised guidance and faster support, speak to a Criminal Injuries Compensation lawyer today.
WA Criminal Injuries Compensation (CIC) Cases We Handle
At Foyle Legal, most CIC cases we handled involve family & domestic violence, assaults, sexual offences, secondary-victim claims and psychological-injury claims.
Family & Domestic Violence (FDV)
The single largest category (around 40% of finalised matters). Examples:
- Partner/family assault (punching, kicking, choking).
- Sexual assault within a relationship.
- Assault involving household weapons/objects.
- Injury while intervening to protect a family member.
Physical Assaults
Street/pub incidents, random attacks, robberies, and work-related assaults. Examples:
- Random street attack or mugging.
- Pub/nightclub assault (e.g., facial injuries).
- Customer/patient assault at work (retail, healthcare, security).
- Youth/schoolyard violence.
- Injury during robbery or attempted theft.
Sexual assault & abuse
Recent and historical offences; a large, recurring award category. Example:
- Acquaintance/stranger rape or sexual assault.
- Historical child sexual abuse.
- Date-rape in social settings.
- Harassment escalating to unwanted physical contact.
- Institutional abuse (schools, clubs, religious organisations).
Psychological Injuries (Nervous Shock)
Witnesses or close family exposed to a crime scene or violence who suffer psychological injury. Example:
- A witness present when or immediately after another person was injured or died.
- A parent/step-parent of a person who died as a consequence of the offence.
- A “close relative” living with the injured/deceased person immediately before the offence.
- PTSD or severe anxiety in children exposed to family and domestic violence.
- PTSD after armed robbery or home invasion
Important
CIC is a remedy of last resort. We’ll first check if a better pathway applies — ICWA (motor vehicle accidents), WorkCover WA (work injuries), or Public Liability. Start your Free Claim Check or book your free consultation.
Real Results in WA Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims
We act for victims who have suffered criminal injuries across WA. We handle most common injuries in WA. Below are real client examples from victims of crime claims in WA.
$75,000 – Attempted burglary – physical assault
- Situation:
Client’s house broken into while she was asleep. Burglar tried to steal car but was interrupted. Burglar then assaulted client. - Injury:
Client suffered injuries to shoulder, shin, hip, knees and neck. PTSD. Surgical intervention completed on shoulder injury. - Result:
$75,000 (maximum possible) in compensation won after successful argument focussing on client’s pain and suffering and economic loss.
$150,000 – Ex-Partner assaulted victim – Domestic Violence (DV)
- Situation:
On multiple occasions the client’s ex-partner confronted and assaulted her. - Injury:
The assaults resulted in trauma to the head, a broken arm, a broken leg, PTSD and anxiety. The broken leg required surgical intervention. - Result:
Client unemployed. $150,000 (maximum possible) compensation won after argument focussing on pain and suffering.
$ 150,000 – Child assaulted by grandfather – sexual assault
- Situation:
Multiple sexual assaults perpetrated by grandfather while the victim was between the age of 4 and 7 years old. - Injury:
Anxiety, depression, extreme PTSD, eating disorder, borderline personality disorder, dissociative disorders and seizures. - Result:
$150,000 (maximum possible) compensation won after successful argument regarding general damages.
Disclaimer – We publish authentic, representative WA CIC injury results—not just headline-grabbing figures. Cases have been anonymised and are illustrative only. Past results don’t guarantee future outcomes.
Client Success: Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal – Brain Injury (WA)
Matthews [2017] WADC 126 — Victim of Brain Injury Compensation
Our client, Mr Matthews, suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck with a concrete paver during a late-night assault in East Perth. He needed surgery for a skull fracture and later developed PTSD, seizures, and ongoing cognitive issues, preventing a return to his sales job.
Initially, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor awarded $37,500, cutting his payment by half for alleged contributory behaviour. Foyle Legal, led by Christian Foyle, appealed the decision to the WA District Court. We:
Proved our client did not start the incident,
Presented clear neuropsychological evidence of permanent impairment, and
Reduced the deduction for contributory behaviour from 50 % to 10 %.
Outcome: Award increased to $55,975.75, nearly 50 % higher.
We also minimised overseas deduction issues from the US Department of Veterans Affairs to maximise his compensation.
How Foyle Legal Helped
Foyle Legal challenged the CIC assessor’s findings, including:
- misidentification on grainy CCTV,
- marshalled the medical and neuropsychological evidence of brain injury and incapacity,
- clarified the law on contributory behaviour and deductions, and
- secured a higher award that reduced the contributory behaviour amount regarding Mr Matthews’ brain injury.
We went above and beyond
Foyle Legal takes on Criminal Injuries Compensation appeals that other firms often decline. We supported this client remotely from the United States, scheduling meetings outside WA business hours to ensure access to justice.
Don’t be intimidated by the victims of crime compensation process.
We help victims of crime to get a better criminal injury compensation payout on a No Win No Fee basis. We’ll use our experience to prepare your claim in the best way possible, ensuring you get fair compensation – the first time around – and as soon as possible.
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We are compensation experts in criminal injury compensation claims in WA and provide No Win No Fee legal representation for qualified victims of crime compensation. If you have made a criminal injury claim, please contact Foyle Legal personal injury lawyers for an obligation free case assessment.
We will ensure that you will get the best criminal injuries compensation payout for your injury claim.
Foyle Legal has helped injured people with a number of different criminal injuries compensation assaults in Western Australia including but not limited to:
- Head injuries or dental injuries from “coward’s punch” also known as “king hit” attacks;
- Machete and sword attacks resulting in severe lacerations;
- Sexual assault including unlawful penetration;
- Sexual assault of a minor;
- Attacks on people in positions of authority such as the police and prison guards in the course of their work; and
- Attacks that occurred in public places such as Crown Casino.
We strategise your claim and aim for maximium compensation for your CIC claim
We provide victims of crime with comprehensive and strategic advice, and professionally prepare their criminal injury compensation claim, and the goal is to:
- get you as much compensation as possible;
- get your claim lodged as fast as possible; and
- make the process as simple as possible for you.
Our experienced injury compensation lawyers have worked on hundreds of criminal injury compensation claims. We know how to best present your claim to get higher payout amounts.
Helpful Tips
The best, quickest and cheapest way to find out where you stand is to organise an obligation free consultation with an experienced victims of crime compensation lawyer at Foyle Legal. This is particularly important for criminal injury claims, as they have a long waiting list and capped payouts.
Because we have worked on many victims of crime compensation cases like yours, our lawyers are often able to advise on where you stand very quickly. And, it is 100% free of obligation!
Top 3 reasons Criminal Injuries Compensation (CIC) claims get rejected in Western Australia (and how we help)
Late or no police report
If the offence wasn’t reported (or reported late without a valid reason), approval is unlikely.
How we help: we map what happened, collect supporting docs and—where justified—argue for an extension.Not enough medical or evidence proof
Missing injury diagnosis, psychological report, photos, or witness statements = the Assessor can’t approve.
How we help: we coordinate medical/psych evidence, retrieve records, and brief your doctors on what’s needed.Not eligible under WA law
Property-only loss, certain involvement in the incident, or other exclusions can block your criminal injuries compensation application.
How we help: fast triage—if CIC isn’t best, we route you to ICWA (motor accidents), WorkCover WA (work injuries), or Public Liability.
We act for victims of crime in Perth and across Western Australia. No Win No Fee for qualified cases.
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