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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.
Grenfell: Five years on
Over five years have passed since 72 victims lost their lives after a fire ripped through a building featuring unsafe cladding. This article investigates what insurers have learnt from this, how building standards have moved on and if the prospects of similar tragedies have been ruled out.
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.
Justice on the brink - the role of LEI in mitigating the challenges facing the UK justice system
The impact of the pandemic on schools and our health services has been widely publicised, but the UK justice system is enduring challenges every bit as acute. This feature examines the consequences of the justice failure and the part legal expenses insurance is playing to mitigate it.
£2 billion and counting
Cases insured under an ARAG ATE policy have now recovered more than £2 billion in damages for victims of personal injury. This blog highlights ARAG’s deep commitment to delivering access to justice and its capacity for accepting the accompanying risks.
Battles worth losing
This blog highlights why one landmark clinical negligence case exemplifies ARAG’s enduring commitment to providing access to justice, backing the judgment of our solicitor partners and confident approach to risk, perhaps more than any of those that have been won.
Video: Prospects of success
In this video, ARAG's Claims Operations Manager, Heather Wilmot, and In-house Counsel, Hector Stamboulieh, discuss the 'prospects of success' clause and why it is essential to the availability and affordability of legal expenses insurance.