Get legal support paid for by IBCA

IBCA has approved solicitors who can represent you when making a claim. They provide independent advice which is paid for by IBCA. They all have previous experience of supporting the infected blood community and fully understand the compensation scheme's regulations.

After you've completed the make a claim form, your claim manager will offer you legal support. You can only get this support for your compensation claim. It does not cover things that might come after you make a claim, for example, paying inheritance tax.

If you already have legal support when you start your claim and the solicitor is not one of our approved panel members, IBCA will ask them to sign up to our terms and conditions so they can offer you support paid by us.

Legal support covers:

• help to confirm the information used to calculate your compensation is correct
• advice on if your compensation offer has been calculated correctly and if you should ask IBCA to review the decision
• support with an internal review, if you request one
• help to share your information with IBCA, for example medical records

If you are claiming on behalf of a deceased infected person, you can get £1500 reimbursed for probate costs.