ARAG Legal Services
ARAG plc is an internationally successful, quality insurer, independent and family owned - providing access to justice since 1935. We provide an innovative and comprehensive range of legal expenses insurance and assistance products to brokers, underwriting agents and insurers.
Our products allow brokers to offer legal protection to businesses, families, motorists, and landlords and our range of assistance products include Home Emergency, Landlord Emergency and Motor Breakdown.
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Moore Barlow achieves £9m settlement using ARAG ATE policy
One of the law firms ARAG works with, Moore Barlow, recently achieved a substantial settlement for a young client who developed cerebral palsy after her unnecessarily traumatic birth, in 2014. This content provides more information about the case and outcome.
Changes to CPR 44
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has announced that certain critical amendments to the QOCS rules come into force for all personal injury and clinical negligence claims issued from 6 April 2023. This short blog highlights the latest changes.
Seven ways you can look after your family’s financial wellbeing during the cost-of-living crisis
British people are becoming more and more worried about the cost-of-living crisis. Sadly, it’s a worry that’s unlikely to go away anytime soon. This content highlights seven ways you can take back control and begin to manage your family’s financial wellbeing this year.
How to manage anxiety around spiralling energy costs
One of the stressors many of us seem to be facing this winter is managing our anxiety due to the soaring costs of energy. ARAG’s partners at Vita Health Group have put together some top tips on how to keep your cool at home as the energy prices soar.
Six ways to improve your financial health in 2023
In recent months, debt charities have warned of a “new wave of people” being pushed into debt due to increasing rent costs and higher interest rates. ARAG’s partners at Vita Health Group have put together some top tips on how to improve your financial health in 2023.
Martyn’s Law - The Protect Duty
There have been more than a dozen serious terrorist incidents in the UK within the last six years. In 2022 the Government released details for a ‘Protect Duty’ to be introduced into law. This blog highlights how The Protect Duty will affect premises where qualifying activities take place.
Resolving legal disputes for landlords and tenants
As mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution recover some lost ground, this content explains how a new process that ARAG developed in response to the Coronavirus Act, is proving every bit as helpful in the difficult circumstances created by the cost-of-living crisis.
Alternative ways to resolve tenancy disputes
Alternative dispute resolution has been on something of a rollercoaster ride in recent years. While formal mediation meetings come first to mind, numerous ADR mechanisms have been developed to suit different legal processes. This blog highlights alternative ways to resolve tenancy disputes.
Christmas party tips for employers
2022 seems to be seeing the return to festive partying that the hospitality sector so desperately needs. This content provides Christmas party guidance for employers and highlights the importance of taking a few sensible precautions.
Legal expenses insurance - a beacon of hope in the civil justice wasteland
The civil justice system in the UK has become harder and harder to access, whilst the support mechanisms once available to help SMEs and families navigate a legal problem have been hollowed out. This article highlights why LEI has turned from a “nice-to-have” to an essential cover.