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Home Help & Advice Insurance Tips and Advice Insurance for legal expenses

Insurance for legal expenses

Having legal insurance means that you will have cover for legal expenses whenever you may need it.

You may need to meet legal costs, which can be very high, for any number of reasons, ranging from unfair dismissal claims to criminal charges against you or your family. That is why insurance for legal expenses is so valuable a source of peace-of-mind.

Recourse to a legal professional is also an extremely effective way to prevent becoming the victim of dirty business practices and substandard service (such as defective building work, or a manufacturer failing to meet the terms of a warrantee).

In addition to being an important safeguard in the event that you are criminally prosecuted or are subject to civil legal action, having accessto a good lawyer will also help you to make sure you are not ripped off by merchants, contractors and others.

Legal insurance is a way to ensure that you are in a position to get a properly qualified and experienced attorney when you need legal representation.

The pioneering legal insurance offered by LegalWise means that ordinary South Africans are now able to take practical steps to ensure they are adequately represented at nominal cost.

In addition to legal representation, insurance for legal expenses will also provide you with legal advice as necessary. Members will be able either to consult with a legal counsellor by telephone or, where appropriate, engage in a face to face legal consultation.

Hollard, leading providers of insurance in South Africa, are suppliers of LegalWise legal insurance, South Africa’s pioneering insurance for legal expenses.

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