CICA claims

Mental or emotional abuse.

Pertaining to mental and emotional health, as opposed to physical.

Mental health medical professional with a specific qualification in psychiatry.

To conduct legal proceedings again a person/ or organisation.

Evidence, or argument establishing fact.

A reference allocated by the police to an individual crime.

Violence to another person which directly results in bodily injury.

The person who has committed an offence.

A general term which can be applied to all types of conditional fee or contingency fee agreements.

Mental capacity is about being able to make your own decisions. It is decision and time specific. If you are deemed to lack mental capacity, you may not be able to make decisions for yourself due to an illness, injury or from birth.