Assault Injury claim*

An assault injury claim* for compensation is the legal process to get the money you deserve for the effects of an unprovoked assault in the home, the workplace, at a public event or when on the street.

Your assault injury claim* can be for the broken eye socket, the cuts and bruises, broken bones, and internal organ damage. PTSD is a common assault claim for personal injury.

Personal injury due to assault is in the news a lot in Ireland today. People are being injured in assaults at work and on the street, and many days are lost due to personal injury. 

Nearly 400 teachers were forced to take leave due to assault in 2024, and over 500 Gardai were injured while on duty. Injuries due to a one-punch assault result in people ending up in hospital and can impact people’s lives for a long time. 

You make an assault injury claim* for the broken nose, nerve damage and cracked skull, as well as the time off work and other effects of the personal injury.

Valerie Kearins Solicitors have the experience to handle your assault injury claim*.

Common assault injury claims* range from the internal organ damage when assaulted on the street to the broken cheekbone when punched at work. The claim is for the pain and suffering of the assault and living with the effects of it for life.

You can make a personal injury claim* for the assault on behalf of a child or of a loved one unable to make the compensation claim.

Common claims for assault injury compensation:

Workplace assault injury claims* are for the unprovoked attack by a colleague in the warehouse, the customer in the shopping centre and any assault while doing your job.

Your employer has a duty of care to you when you are doing your job. If they breach that duty of care, causing you to suffer injury in an assault, you could have a personal injury claim* for compensation.

The prison officer assaulted in an overcrowded prison, the security officer assaulted while on duty alone, and the office employee attacked by another worker could claim compensation.

The public event assault injury claim* can be for the punch to the head or nerve damage from a push in the back during a gig.

You can make a public event assault injury claim* against the organisers of the gig, show or street entertainment.

Types of public event assault injury claims*:

Valerie Kearins Solicitors can make you a public event assault claim.

A public place assault injury claim* could result from the attack when out for a walk in town or the kick to the body when assaulted in the park.

Your assault claim is for the effects of the unprovoked attack in a public place.

Types of public place assault claims:

You make the assault injury claim* against the owner of the public place.

Pubs and clubs assault injury claims* are for the unprovoked attack when out for a few drinks with friends or when making a night of it at the weekend.

You could be seriously injured or maybe need time off work, and you can make a claim.

Types of pubs and clubs assault claims:

Valerie Kearins Solicitors can make the assault injury compensation claim.

PTSD following an assault forms part of many personal injury compensation claims. The long-term effects of the assault often last longer than the injury, and for some victims of assault, the associated fears can affect them for life.

Fear of going out or fear of being in a crowded space are examples of PTSD in an assault victim. The victim of the assault may not want to go to a bar again or a music festival after an assault happened.

PTSD can be very limiting, and even the slightest trigger, such as someone shouting, can bring back the fear and other memories of the assault. 

Valerie Kearins Solicitors can look at the details of your assault and help you make the personal injury compensation claim.

Compensation for a personal claim in Ireland depends on the effects of the assault on the victim and the effects on their life today and in the future.

The compensation claim can be for the pain and discomfort due to the assault and the ability of the victim to live an independent life after an unprovoked assault. The amount of compensation awarded looks at all the factors and how much the injury will impact the injured party’s life.

A personal injury in an assault can affect the ability to work, to bring income into the home and practical things like being able to drive and even to walk up steps or go out for exercise.

Any compensation claim may also reflect the physical therapy needs and costs of full-time care in some cases. The compensation claim will look for damages for living with the injury due to the assault and the PTSD, which could affect the victim’s life.

Valerie Kearins personal injury solicitors can make your claim for damages following an assault.

Damages in a personal injury claim* are a combination of two types. For each set of damages, you seek compensation for the immediate effects of the assault on the victim’s life and how it will affect the rest of their lives.

Damages in a personal injury claim* are:

Making an assault injury claim* to the Injuries Assessment Board is one of the ways to make a personal injury claim* in Ireland.

The Injuries Assessment Board is a body set up by the government to examine a personal injury claim* and recommend any compensation amounts to be paid.

Every personal injury claim* in Ireland must first go through the Injuries Assessment Board before any other step is taken.

Your solicitor will be by your side during the assault injury claim* to the Injuries Board and can recommend you take a compensation award or take it to the courts.

Valerie Kearins Solicitors has the experience of working with the Injuries Board and will help you gather the evidence needed to support an assault injury claim*.

As much evidence as you can gather is needed to support an assault injury claim*. You may not think something is important, but your solicitor can point out exactly how a piece of evidence will help with a compensation claim.

When assaulted on a night out or even when walking the dog in the park, you may not be thinking of evidence, but any type of evidence may help the claim.

Types of evidence suitable to support an assault injury claim*:

Keep all medical bills, reports and receipts for bills paid when you are recovering from a personal injury in an assault.

Valerie Kearins Solicitors will help you gather the evidence needed for the assault injury claim*.

Your employer, gig organiser and owner of the public place may be responsible for the assault injury claim*.

A personal injury solicitor will know from looking at the details of your assault who may be responsible for the assault injury claim*.

Those responsible for an assault injury claim* could be:

You are the victim of the assault, and you may be in line for compensation. The person responsible for organising the event, your employer or the management of the pub owes you a duty of care. If they breach that duty of care, resulting in your personal injury, you may have an assault injury claim*.

Valerie Kearins Solicitors can look at the evidence and help make the personal injury claim* against the person or company responsible for the assault injury.

Contact Valerie Kearins Solicitors today to make an assault injury claim* for compensation.

Our personal injury experts can be with you from day one and fully support you when making your assault injury compensation claim.

You are the one who was injured when at work, on a night out with friends or when out exercising in the local park. We know what to do when forming a compensation claim for an assault and will be by your side until you get the compensation you deserve.

Contact Valerie Kearins Solicitors today for all your personal injury needs.