The RAG - November 2024

Welcome to the November edition issue of The RAG, the ARAG UK news bulletin.

In this edition:

Among the characteristics that we prize most highly, ARAG has always striven to be flexible. But our adaptability is more than just a USP. At ARAG, innovation is driven by our founding principle of extending access to justice to those who might otherwise be unable to afford it...

While our failing courts certainly didn't get the attention they deserved from any of the parties in the run up to the General Election, there's no doubt that reversing their decline will have to be high on the agenda for the new Government.

Problems in the criminal justice system must demand the highest priority, but reducing the backlogs across civil justice has the potential to release many thousands of businesses and families from the economic drag that unresolved legal action inevitably creates.

Tony Buss is CEO of ARAG, the UK’s leading insurer of legal costs. He has been a key figure in the fight for access to justice for nearly 40 years and reflects here on the continuing crisis in the justice system, its effect on the country and how he hopes things might improve.

Earlier this month, Joshua Rozenberg urged the new Labour administration to “...rediscover joined-up government”, highlighting the dividends that investment in the justice system could pay back to other departments, not least the Treasury.

The inverse, he pointed out, is also true in that unrealistic spending cuts imposed on the Ministry of Justice inevitably cost the country more, in the long term.

Flexibility has always been a cornerstone of ARAG's success – deeply embedded in both our product development and our partnerships. While some ATE providers may thrive on a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to underwriting, our commitment to adaptability sets us apart, especially in the Scottish legal market.

Disclaimer - all information in this article was correct at time of publishing.