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How ARAG Advance helps firms balance their books
The longer it takes to resolve a civil justice case, the longer law firms have to shoulder the burden of funding disbursement costs. This blog highlights how ARAG Advance provides a unique disbursement funding solution for law firms that offers flexible and transparent arrangements.
The cost of birth trauma
According to the most recent annual report from NHS Resolution, total clinical negligence payments relating to maternity failings amounted to £2.8 billion. This blog focuses on the cost of birth trauma and why improvements in maternity care are desperately needed.
Sexual harassment in the workplace - A time for change
Changes around sexual harassment at work become law on 26 October 2024. This article explores the implications for employers in respect of their duties regarding the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Diminishing justice
Tony Buss, CEO of ARAG, the UK’s leading insurer of legal costs has been a key figure in the fight for access to justice for nearly 40 years. In this article, Buss reflects on the continuing crisis in the justice system, its effect on the country and how he hopes things might improve.
Problem tenants
Landlords following the news, who are worrying about problem tenants, will have seen that the government has launched a special fast track for repossession cases featuring antisocial behaviour cases. Molly-Ellen Turecek, legal adviser at ARAG Law, explains the implications for landlords.
Four ways to limit disrepair claims from your tenants
Allegations of disrepair can have an adverse effect on a rent protection claim if appropriate action hasn’t been taken to resolve any problems that are the responsibility of the landlord. This article highlights how to best protect your agency and your landlord against an allegation of disrepair.
Fixed recoverable costs in low value clinical negligence claims
Pursuant to Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposals from 2017, the civil litigation landscape has recently faced imminent change vis-à-vis fixed recoverable costs, namely, the amount of legal costs that a winning party can recover from a losing party. This article sheds light on the latest developments.
Why asbestos should be in the conversations at renewal
Asbestos-related diseases still claim around 5,000 lives annually, and up to 1.5 million UK buildings may contain asbestos. This article highlights the increasing risk to the many contractors not exposed to the height of the asbestos crisis in the 1970s and 1980s.
Reflecting on the government’s foray into the professional indemnity insurance market for fire safety assessors
In the wake of the government’s short-lived intervention into the professional indemnity market for fire safety assessors, this article looks at how effective it was and whether problems persist today.
Clinical negligence fixed costs & disbursements
How and when will the regime for fixed costs in clinical negligence claims with a settlement value of less than £25,000 be implemented? This article highlights the key takeaways following the Department of Health’s response to proposals for disbursement recovery in claims brought under the LDFRC.