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  • ARAG data provides clinical injury insight
    ARAG data provides clinical injury insight

    Preparing for a presentation to the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers, recently, I took the opportunity to look a little closer at the numbers behind the relationships we have built with SCIL member firms over many years of work with the Society. 19/05/2022

  • Does mediation offer a route out of the justice crisis
    Does mediation offer a route out of the justice crisis

    While many of the problems the world has endured over the past two years seem to have paled in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the huge social and economic consequences of the pandemic will only be worsened by the dramatic events unfolding in Europe. 25/04/2022

  • Demand for commercial legal protection is rising quickly
    Demand for commercial legal protection is rising quickly

    The combination of longer-term social changes and shorter-term economic pain has made organisations more aware of the legal risks facing their business. Andy Talbot, head of sales and marketing at Arag, outlines how these changes have increased demand for commercial legal cover. 20/04/2022

  • Legal disputes rise as tough times get tougher
    Legal disputes rise as tough times get tougher

    Left reeling by pandemics, volatile markets, rising costs and labour shortages, UK businesses are also seeing a spike in legal disputes. ARAG MD, Tony Buss, explains why demand for legal protection is steadily rising with no quick end in sight. 19/04/2022

  • Employment practices liability: getting back to business
    Employment practices liability: getting back to business

    Coronavirus has driven unprecedented change in how we live and work, bringing with it significant uncertainties about employment risks. Remote working, furlough, redundancies and numerous other staffing issues have added to a complex set of challenges for businesses. 06/04/2022

  • Legal expenses cover proves value in volatile times
    Legal expenses cover proves value in volatile times

    Although the Covid-19 pandemic has dominated the last 24 months, the UK has also undergone significant changes to its political and trading landscape due to Brexit. Together these two events have had a seismic impact on business, supply chains and people’s working lives. 05/04/2022

  • Broker Research 2022
    Broker Research 2022

    Commercial insurance brokers have seen increased demand among clients for both regular legal expenses insurance (LEI) products and the more focused employment practices liability (EPL) cover. 04/04/2022

  • Not so alternative dispute resolution
    Not so alternative dispute resolution

    Like so many aspects of the law, indeed of life, the increasing use of mediation to resolve legal disputes is a trend that has been accelerated by the pandemic, out of necessity. 28/02/2022

  • ARAG becomes world’s leading legal insurer
    ARAG becomes world’s leading legal insurer

    The ARAG Group will end the year at the top of the global league table of legal insurers for the first time, after generating more than 1.15 billion Euro in gross written premium income from legal insurance, in 2020. 21/12/2021

  • A flawed case for reform
    A flawed case for reform

    Last week, Jeremy Hunt attended AvMA’s Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel meeting, in London. His appearance at the meeting followed a recent Law Society Gazette article reporting comments Hunt made at a webinar, which suggested that the nature of clinical negligence litigation in the UK is partly responsible for the failure of doctors and hospitals to learn from medical mistakes. 7/12/2021

  • 15 years extending access to justice
    15 years extending access to justice

    This week we’re celebrating 15 years since ARAG launched in the UK, which has inevitably given us pause to reflect on developments over that time.Of course, the world seems to have changed more over the past twenty months than any other period in our living memories but, even without a pandemic, the UK has seen particular legal and political turbulence, in recent years. In some respects, Covid-19 has slowed the pace of legislative change. 22/09/2021

  • ARAG family policy meets most common legal problems
    ARAG family policy meets most common legal problems

    The value of legal expenses insurance has been underscored by no less an authority than the Legal Services Board (LSB), which has highlighted the usefulness and affordability of legal insurance products while calling for them to be more widely promoted. 23/08/2021

  • Get back to work - preparing for a return to the office
    Get back to work - preparing for a return to the office

    The wave of disappointment that England’s so-called “freedom day” had to be put back for four weeks was inevitable, no matter how necessary the postponement. Published on 23/06/2021

  • Flexible working – the new normal?
    Flexible working – the new normal?

    Despite the latest delay in return to the workplace, a huge number of people will be heading back at some stage this summer. Published on 23/06/2021

  • The end of the furlough era
    The end of the furlough era

    It may be difficult to remember, but it isn’t much more than a year ago that very few of us had even heard the word “furlough” outside, perhaps, of an old Hollywood war movie. Published on 22/06/2021

  • Manic Monday: new injury claims process set to launch
    Manic Monday: new injury claims process set to launch

    Weve published some frequently asked questions about the launch of the Official Injury Claim website next week. Here’s what you need to know. Published 28/05/2021

  • SMEs’ need for legal protection has never been greater
    SMEs’ need for legal protection has never been greater

    The unique pressures that 2021 is placing on businesses have made legal expenses or employment practices liability (EPL) cover indispensable for small and medium-sized companies, throughout the UK. (Published on 13/05/2021)

  • The BIBA buzz is back
    The BIBA buzz is back

    There’s a very different buzz around BIBA this year. While we’re obviously disappointed not to be hitting the road and swarming into Manchester, the sense of anticipation around this week’s digital conference is huge. (Published on 11/05/2021)

  • How has Covid-19 affected access to justice? Part 3
    How has Covid-19 affected access to justice? Part 3

    Part 3 in our article series looks at the impact of the pandemic on the legal system and what part legal protection has to play in the future. (Published on 10/05/2021)

  • How has Covid-19 affected access to justice? Part 2
    How has Covid-19 affected access to justice? Part 2

    Part 2 in our article series looks at Underinvestment in our justice system. Published on 03/05/2021

  • Communication key to overcoming lettings challenges created by pandemic
    Communication key to overcoming lettings challenges created by pandemic

    For the latest in ARAG’s Talk to the Experts series of webinars, we assembled a team of specialists to talk about the impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on the private rental sector. (Published on 29/04/2021)

  • How has Covid-19 affected access to justice? Part 1
    How has Covid-19 affected access to justice? Part 1

    Part one of our article series looking at how every aspect of life has been touched by the pandemic in numerous ways, and many are far less obvious to all but those who work in them. (Published on 26/04/2021)

  • IR35 – Will The Rule Changes Affect Your Business?
    IR35 – Will The Rule Changes Affect Your Business?

    The implications of HMRC’s rules known as ‘IR35’ have been around for a number of years. (Published on 20/04/2021)

  • What is IR35 and what is changing this year?
    What is IR35 and what is changing this year?

    IR35 is the name given to some tax rules that were designed to stop people from paying less in tax and National Insurance contributions by claiming to be independent contractors when they are really employees. (Published on 23/03/2021)

  • Uncertainty persists over ‘whiplash’ reforms
    Uncertainty persists over ‘whiplash’ reforms

    It may be more than two years since the legislation was passed and there is still plenty of uncertainty around the detail, but a date has finally been set for the implementation of the Civil Liability Act and the so-called “whiplash reforms” it contains. Published on 15/03/2021

  • Employment tribunal numbers  and backlog still growing
    Employment tribunal numbers and backlog still growing

    The influx of employment tribunal claims and the backlog of cases, which already reached record highs in February, is unlikely to have peaked. Published on 12/03/2021

  • Fitness to practice webinar describes doctors at breaking point
    Fitness to practice webinar describes doctors at breaking point

    The latest in our Talk with the Experts series of webinars painted a bleak picture of medical practitioners throughout the NHS close to breaking point. (Published on 04/03/2021)

  • The Importance of ATE Insurance in a High-Value Clinical Negligence Case
    The Importance of ATE Insurance in a High-Value Clinical Negligence Case

    Carol Maunder, a partner at Dutton Gregory Solicitors, discusses a high-value birth-injury claim and the vital role that having after-the-event insurance with ARAG plays in enabling access to justice. (Published on 27/01/2021)

  • Access to Justice and the Pandemic
    Access to Justice and the Pandemic

    Tony Buss, Managing Director of ARAG UK, talks about the state that the UK justice system was in before the coronavirus pandemic, how it has been affected and how the legal expenses insurance sector has responded. 16/12/2020

  • Exploring your legal options: EPL and LEI
    Exploring your legal options: EPL and LEI

    An employment practices liability (EPL) policy is often seen as a key element in limiting the management liability risks of a business. But the cost of EPL cover has risen sharply...(Published on 18/12/2020)

  • Justice in a time of pandemic
    Justice in a time of pandemic

    It is no secret that the UK justice system has been struggling for some time. Justice and the population’s ability to access it are not easy things to quantify, but some measures are clear and irrefutable. (Published on 04/12/2020)

  • £9 million birth injury settlement only possible after switch from legal aid to CFA
    £9 million birth injury settlement only possible after switch from legal aid to CFA

    Regional law firm Dutton Gregory Solicitors has highlighted the importance of conditional fee agreements in clinical negligence cases. [Published on 21 October 2020]

  • The truth about Employment Tribunals
    The truth about Employment Tribunals

    I am a little behind commenting on this interesting item reported by Legal Futures as their bulletin got gobbled up by my junk folder, but on retrieving this, it is well worth a read. Legal Futures have summarised findings from a BEIS survey conducted back in 2018 but which was only published last week. (Published on 22/072020)

  • Access To Justice In Retreat
    Access To Justice In Retreat

    Whether technological, medical or economic, the myriad advances made during our lifetimes have been so great that it’s easy to take human progress for granted, even in areas as mercurial as access to justice. (Published on 27/01/2020)

  • Observations on the Annual Report of HM Courts & Tribunal Service
    Observations on the Annual Report of HM Courts & Tribunal Service

    The Annual Report of HM Courts & Tribunal Service was published today. Here are a few observations... (Published on 24/07/2019)

  • Tribunal fees back on the table as employment claims continue to climb
    Tribunal fees back on the table as employment claims continue to climb

    It has been more than 18 months since the employment tribunal fee regime, introduced back in 2013, was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. While claims numbers have more than doubled in the absence of fees, they are still not quite as high as they were before fees were introduced. (Published on 26/02/2019)

  • Insuring women’s legal futures
    Insuring women’s legal futures

    Our family policies has enabled thousands of women to defend their legal rights in the workplace, often in situations when facing discrimination. (Published on 21/05/2018)

  • Here today, gone tomorrow
    Here today, gone tomorrow

    Following last month’s news of the collapse of CBL Insurance and the subsequent failure of Denmark’s Alpha Insurance, Head of Sales Andy Talbot, considers where the next legal expenses underwriting failure may occur. (Published on 12/03/2018)

  • ARAG welcomes clarity provided by The Court of Appeal
    ARAG welcomes clarity provided by The Court of Appeal

    We are particularly pleased with the court’s reassertion that ‘block rating’ is a valid, tried and tested mechanism for setting ATE premiums. (Published on 29/11/2017)

  • A better summer for access to justice
    A better summer for access to justice

    In July, the Supreme Court ruled that the fees charged since 2013 to bring a case to an employment tribunal were unlawful. (Published on 14/11/2017)

  • Workers are afraid to claim for compensation following accidents at work
    Workers are afraid to claim for compensation following accidents at work

    45% of workers in Britain fear losing their job if they take legal action against an employer. (Published on 12/07/2016)

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