Assualt

[RICHIED84]

i was assualted in my home last year and the case is going to court the accuased entered my home without my consent and attacked me leaving only swelling on my face but forcable removed me from my property to make me homeless! i was to scare to return to my property and had to abondon a business a had recently set up! i have been homeless and unemployed untill now! can any one help me find where and who would be best to claim financial damages from or where i apply for them! also i have not been contacted by any PF to confirm my statement at the time and they have no clue that i have been left homeless and unemployed by this attack! would this count towards his charges! who should i contact to tell the repurcussions of his actions, thanks in advance for any info on this.

[DJHawkes]

if it is going to court then you should have been contacted by the victims support office attached to the court.

[RICHIED84]

dj hawkes....thanks for the quick replay...i havnt been contacted by anyone...can i contact them?

[DJHawkes]

yes you can go to the court office with the paperwork you have regarding the case and they will put you in touch with the victim support office there. it could be they wrote to you but you missed the post if you were not at the address they had for you from the police.

[DJHawkes]

http://www.victimsupport.org.uk/

[RICHIED84]

great thanks very much

[Barmaid]

Is this a Scottish case?

[RICHIED84]

yes it happend in scotland

[DJHawkes]

oh ok, different contact then. how did you get that richie was in scotland?
http://www.victimsupportsco.org.uk/page/index.cfm

[DJHawkes]

ahhhh that's what PF means, procurator fiscal, i took it as police forcell

[Barmaid]

Sorry, I know nothing about Scottish law. However if you google "Protection from Eviction in Scotland" there is a useful pdf comes up - it won't let me do a link for some reason.

I suggest you see a solicitor asap.

[Barmaid]

lol Dot, PF is how I clocked it.

[RICHIED84]

thanks again guys

[EDDIE51]

In your other post you are asking about compensation but here you say '' they have no clue that I have been left homeless and unemployed '', You can't claim compensation for something that has not even been reported as a crime. From what you say the court case only involves a bruised face, that is not going to get any compensation. Forcibly removing you from your home is a far more serious crime but it needs to be reported, charged and convicted first.

[tonywiltshire]

The property law in Scotland is very similar to that in England/Wales the Landlord may take possession of a property only by obtaining a court order, your tenancy was probably a short Assured tenancy under the Housing Act (Scotland). They must serve a notice to quit correctly worded and giving the tenant 28 days’ notice if the Landlord is using one of the 10 mandatory grounds it is advisable to say which. From what you say it appears your Landlord did not act correctly and you may have grounds for action, take legal advice as soon as possible.