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ARAG appoints new CFO
Wednesday, 25 November 2020Leading legal expenses and assistance provider ARAG has appointed Simon Barrett as the company’s next Chief Financial Officer, in preparation for the retirement of longstanding CFO Bob Moreton, next year.
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Record redundancies leave employment tribunals struggling to cope despite government measures
Monday, 16 November 2020The record number of redundancies reported by the Office for National Statistics this week sits in stark contrast with today’s HMCTS data, which reveals a tribunal system unable to cope with a wave of employment claims that is only just beginning to flood in.
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£9 million birth injury settlement only possible after switch from legal aid to CFA
Tuesday, 20 October 2020Regional law firm Dutton Gregory Solicitors has highlighted the importance of conditional fee agreements in clinical negligence cases, after its award-winning Head of Clinical Negligence, Carol Maunder secured a £9 million settlement for a child who sustained their life-changing injuries over a decade ago.
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Wave of redundancies could overwhelm struggling employment tribunal system
Tuesday, 15 September 2020Delays in the criminal and civil courts have been widely publicised, but the employment tribunal system is facing very similar pressures. The backlog of claims has been growing steadily since 2015 and totalled more than 45,000 cases at the end of August.
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Hugh James and ARAG agree after-the-event insurance arrangement
Thursday, 9 July 2020Hugh James, the top 100 UK law firm with offices in Cardiff and London, has signed a long-term agreement with ARAG to use the legal expenses provider’s after-the-event (ATE) insurance products for a broad range of case types, across several practice areas.
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ARAG reports 10th year in profit
Wednesday, 1 July 2020Legal expenses and assistance provider ARAG has reported a profit for the tenth consecutive year, following the recovery of some outstanding after-the-event (ATE) premiums and the continued success of its portfolio of before-the-event (BTE) products.
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Landmark “zero-hours” holiday pay case brought using legal expenses insurance policy
Wednesday, 21 August 2019A landmark Court of Appeal judgment that has provided much-needed clarity about how holiday pay should be calculated for certain types of worker, was brought using a group legal expenses insurance policy.
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The challenges of ATE for clinical negligence cases
Thursday, 4 July 2019ATE Sales Manager, Mike Knight and Head of Claims, Chris Millward talk about the challenges of providing After-The-Event insurance for clinical negligence claims.
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Court backs recoverability of agency fees in PI claims
Tuesday, 16 April 2019Ruling in Beardmore v Lancashire CC in Liverpool County Court, Judge Graham Wood QC rejected the Defendant’s attack on the recoverability of agency fees charged for obtaining medical records in employers’ and public liability cases that have exited the portal process and fall under CPR 45.29I.
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Birth injuries, paternal depression and secondary victim claims
Friday, 12 April 2019When we talk about post-natal depression, we often think of mothers. This is a fair assumption as apparently 1 in 5 women develop mental health problems during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth. However, we know that dads can suffer from post-natal depression too.
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