Compensation for Victims of Crime

For many years, Ireland has operated a Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to compensate victims injured as a result of crime.  The problem was that it limited compensation to out of pocket expenses and made no allowance for pain and suffering.  Now the European Court of Justice has found (Blanco v Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal) that Ireland’s scheme does not meet the requirements of the Council Direct which mandates fair compensation … Read more