Contractor Legal Protect Insurance has been specifically designed to provide contractors with cover for the often significant cost of professional legal representation in the event of a legal dispute, including appeals. The policy covers legal expenses such as solicitors’ and barristers’ fees, court costs, expert witness fees and attendance expenses.

Every contractor and business owner faces the risk of having to defend or pursue a legal dispute with a third party. With legal fees in the UK continuing to rise, the Contractor Legal Protect policy offers valuable peace of mind, ensuring legal costs are covered across a range of common contractual and commercial disputes.

While end clients and recruitment agencies do not typically require contractors to hold legal expenses insurance before starting an engagement, many contractors recognise that being uninsured for these scenarios presents a significant financial risk to their business and choose to put cover in place proactively.

Holding Contractor Legal Protect Insurance alongside Professional Indemnity, Public Liability and IR35 Insurance provides a complete and robust defence against the major risks faced by contractors in today’s working environment.

Roots Contractor Mortgages is part of Roots Contractor – which also consists of specialist business insurance provider Roots Contractor Insurance, and IR35 status assessment experts The Contractor Compliance Portal.

The Contractor Compliance Portal is a completely free platform that allows contractors to assess the IR35 status of their engagements, obtain instant results, and download documentation to be used as evidence if HMRC open an investigation, to compare to a SDS, or just for curiosity!

Roots Contractor Insurance is a 24/7/365 quote & buy platform that allows contractors to take out contractually required business insurances such as Professional Indemnity, Public & Employers Liability and IR35 Insurance.

All companies are part of Vestura Group – a fast growing, agile and dynamic group of specialist financial services businesses.

Contractor Legal Protect Insurance is one of the best, if not the best, policy on the market for the professions we cover and the highly competitive pricing we offer. The policy costs just £30.00 (inclusive of Insurance Premium Tax) and provides £50,000 of cover per claim, with up to £1 million of cover in total during the policy period.

Every contractor faces a very real risk of a business related legal dispute, whether pursuing a claim or defending one, and whether the issue is legitimate or entirely unfounded. In the event of a claim, the policy covers the cost of expert professional legal representation for you and your business, giving you the strongest possible chance of a successful outcome.

All policies are underwritten by a UK insurer, with claims handled by leading UK legal firms, ensuring the Contractor Legal Protect Insurance delivers the high level of protection and expertise contractors need when it matters most.