ARAG and Purpose Coalition launch report

In a landmark event held at the House of Commons, ARAG welcomed MPs, insurers, brokers, academics, law firms, and various legal sector organisations for the launch of their new Insuring Justice report on June 8. The report underscores the critical role legal protection plays in enhancing access to justice and dismantling obstacles to opportunity amid a crisis in civil court backlogs. The Purpose Coalition’s impact report highlights the legal expenses insurance sector’s contribution in offering early legal advice, empowering individuals and small businesses to assert their rights, and alleviating pressure on overburdened public services.

Currently, more than 10 million households and countless businesses across the UK possess some form of legal expenses policy, which typically grants them telephone access to advice on almost any legal issue while providing protection from costs associated with common legal disputes. The Insuring Justice report not only highlights ARAG’s ongoing initiatives aimed at reducing barriers to social mobility but also details the societal and economic benefits that proactive legal intervention can yield for employers, communities, local governments, and the broader justice system.

Rt Hon Justine Greening, Chair of The Purpose Coalition, remarked “As Parliament continues to consider how best to support a fair and effective justice system, the case studies and insights in this report are both relevant and timely. They reinforce a simple but powerful idea - that access to justice should support opportunity, not limit it.” Emphasising a proactive approach, David Haynes, CEO of ARAG, stated “We want to do more than describe what already exists. We want to work with government, with parliamentarians and with others across the justice system to improve access to early advice and prevent problems escalating unnecessarily.”