R (AXO) v First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority — Compensation, whether repayable — Claimant awarded compensation following mother’s murder — Claimant subsequently receiving damages in civil claim for breach of Convention rights arising out of murder — Whether claimant required to repay compensation on ground damages constituting “payment in respect of the same injury” — Whether obligation to repay compensation limited to situations of double recovery — Whether claimant’s receipt of compensation and Convention damages giving rise to double recovery — Purposes of awards of compensation for bereavement and loss of parental services — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, art 2 — Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2008, paras 39, 42, 49(1) — European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes, art 9

[2024] EWCA Civ 226; [2024] KB 956; [2024] 3 WLR 100; [2024] 4 All ER 389; [2024] WLR(D) 112, CA

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