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18
January 2010
A four year campaign to secure financial
support for British victims of terrorism abroad has resulted in
success. The Government has today announced plans to
introduce a new scheme, ending a long fight by campaigners for
support for seriously injured British citizens. To date the
UK Government has failed to provide support for citizens not
covered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme because they
were injured in bombings that occurred abroad.
Jill Greenfield, personal injury partner at Field Fisher
Waterhouse LLP, represents a family of six caught up in the bombing
of a holiday resort in Turkey in July 2005. She has been
heavily involved in the campaign, working with Trevor Lakin who
lost his son in the Egyptian bombings in 2005 and Lord Brennan QC
who introduced a Private Members Bill in the House of
Lords in 2007.
It is understood that the scheme announced
today will be similar to the Criminal Injuries Compensation
Authority Scheme which compensated the victims of the 7/7 bombings
in London.
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