Legal costs insurance

If you lose your job or get into a dispute with your employer, checking the small print of your household or car insurance may not be among the first things you think of doing. It probably should be, because you may well have insurance that would cover the cost of legal advice, but you could lose the benefit if you don’t get in touch with your insurer promptly.

The Employment Lawyers Association and the authors have kindly given us permission to reproduce this useful article on legal costs insurance by Camilla Palmer and Joanna Wade, published in the ELA Briefing (June 2008).