Criminal Injuries Compensation

Kiran utilizes her personal injury expertise in liability and quantum to represent survivors of abuse. She has appeared a number of times in appeals against decisions by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (“CICA”), particularly on behalf of victims of rape and sexual abuse.

Selected Cases

  • Secured £171,300 on appeal for a young woman who had been raped and was unable to work for the rest of her life. Significant disagreement with CICA over the medical evidence.
  • Secured £36,694 on appeal for a young man who had been sexually assaulted and was unable to work for several years.
  • Successfully represented an Appellant in her appeal against a decision by the CICA to deny her compensation for being out of time, in circumstances where she had been sexually abused as a child.
  • Successfully represented an Appellant in her appeal against a decision by the CICA to refuse compensation on the basis that there was insufficient evidence that a crime of violence had occurred, and failure to co-operate with the police, in circumstances where A had reported the rape to police who had decided not to proceed with a prosecution.
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“Kiran is definitely a rising star in the area. For her year of call her level of expertise is definitely very strong.”

Chambers & Partners 2025

“Rajkiran is personable and approachable. She is great with clients and her work and advocacy is thorough and excellent.”

Legal 500 2025

“A thorough and detail-orientated junior.”

Legal 500 2024

“Undoubtedly one to watch and heading for a stratospheric career despite her low-key manner.”

Legal 500 2023

“She is a junior to watch. Very clever and a good advocate, with mature judgement.”

Chambers & Partners 2023

Appointments

  • Attorney General’s C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown (present)

Awards

  • Bedingfield Scholarship, Gray’s Inn (2016)
  • BPP Advocacy Scholarship, BPP Law School (2016)
  • Fulbright-Leon Jaworski International Law Award, The Fulbright Commission (2015)
  • Half-tuition Dean’s Graduate Award, New York University (2015)
  • BEST Scholarship, BUNAC Educational Trust (2015)
  • The Charnley Award, Hertford College (2014)

Education

  • Bar Practice Training Course (Outstanding) BPP Law School, London (2016-2017)
  • LLM (GPA 3.89/4) New York University (2015-2016)
  • BA (Hons) Jurisprudence (First Class Honours) Hertford College, University of Oxford (2011-2014)

Memberships

  • HRLA (Committee Member)
  • PNBA
  • PIBA
  • ALBA

Publications

  • Editor-in-Chief for the 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR)
  • Co-author with Clodagh Bradley KC of the chapter on ‘The Law’ in the latest edition Powers & Barton’s Clinical Negligence (Sixth Edition). Bloomsbury Professional, 2023.
  • ‘Coronavirus lawsuits across Europe, UK and USA‘, Wired (2020)
  • Contributor to the UK Human Rights Blog
  • Law Pod UK Episodes 20, 77, 109, 146 & 175.
  • Co-editor and author of the upcoming 2nd edition of The Inquest Book: The Law of Coroners and Inquests (upcoming in 2024)
  • Co-author with Clodagh Bradley KC of the chapter on ‘The Law’ and with Philip Havers KC and Rachel Marcus of the chapter on ‘Human Rights’ in the latest edition of Powers & Barton’s Clinical Negligence (Sixth Edition). Bloomsbury Professional, 2023.

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