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Ethical Considerations of Litigation Finance Under Scrutiny

As litigation funding gains mainstream acceptance, there have been more and more headline-making allegations which are casting a shadow over the industry. Despite the funding community's best efforts to assuage such ethical concerns, they persist and continue to plague the nascent market. As reported in Forbes, litigation funding fills a genuine gap in the market - not only for claimants who must face the prospect of excessive legal costs if they are to attain access to justice, but also for law firms who accept additional risk in order to meet client demand and offer contingency-fee arrangements (as opposed to the traditional billable hour model). Litigation funding reduces risk for both the claimant and the law firm, and does so without the onerous terms of a traditional loan. Consider that commercial banks offer loans at 5-7% interest, collateralized by an attorney's personal assets. Middle-market lender can charge upwards of 10-13%, and hard-money lenders 18-24%.  That is some costly recourse financing. Litigation funding offers non-recourse financing, which is much more attractive to risk-averse attorneys and claimants. That said, the ethical considerations of whether funders are indeed leveraging their stake in the claim to influence case strategy, as well as issues of privileged communication and even champerty and maintenance are continuously espoused by industry opponents. On the one hand, financing makes attorneys and claimants more independent (they are not beholden to financial concerns when pursuing their case). On the other, they may in fact be beholden to those who control the purse strings (the litigation funders). Critics of the industry contend that while litigation funding offers liquidity to claimants and attorneys, it can also be subjected to abuse, and therefore requires oversight. It is worth considering whether a clarified set of regulations around third party funding would actually benefit the industry, if only to assuage such ethical concerns.

Lawsuit Loans Market Growing Demand Rapidly 2019 With Major Players Oasis Legal Finance, Fair Rate Funding, High Rise Financial, LawCash, Mayfield Settlement Funding, Nova Legal Funding

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Global Lawsuit Loans Market Report 2019

Global Lawsuit Loans Market Report 2019 is a professional and in-depth research report on the world's major regional market conditions of the Lawsuit Loans industry, focusing on the main regions (North America, Europe and Asia) and the main countries (United States, Germany, Japan and China). The report firstly introduced the Lawsuit Loans market basics: definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain overview; industry policies and plans; product specifications; manufacturing processes; cost structures and so on. Then it analyzed the world's main region market conditions, including the product price, profit, capacity, production, capacity utilization, supply, demand and industry growth rate etc. In the end, the report introduced new project SWOT analysis, investment feasibility analysis, and investment return analysis. Get sample copy of this report@  https://bit.ly/2LSDBVP Some of the key players operating in this market include: Peachtree Financial Solutions,DRB Capital,J.G. Wentworth Structured Settlements,Oasis Legal Finance,Fair Rate Funding,High Rise Financial,LawCash,Mayfield Settlement Funding,Nova Legal Funding,Pravati Capital The report includes six parts, dealing with: 1) Basic information 2) The Asia Lawsuit Loans market. 3) The North American Lawsuit Loans industry. 4) The European Lawsuit Loans industry. 5) Market entry and investment feasibility. 6) The report conclusion. Reasons for Buying this Report This report provides pin-point analysis for changing competitive dynamics It provides a forward looking perspective on different factors driving or restraining market growth It provides a six-year forecast assessed on the basis of how the market is predicted to grow It helps in understanding the key product segments and their future It provides pin point analysis of changing competition dynamics and keeps you ahead of competitors It helps in making informed business decisions by having complete insights of market and by making in-depth analysis of market segments TABLE OF CONTENT: 1 Industry Overview of Lawsuit Loans Market 2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Lawsuit Loans Market 3 Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of Lawsuit Loans Market 4 Global Lawsuit Loans Market Overview 5 Lawsuit Loans Market Regional Market Analysis 6 Global (2015-2019) Lawsuit Loans Market Segment Market Analysis (by Type) 7 Global (2015-2019) Lawsuit Loans Market Segment Market Analysis (by Application) 8 Major Manufacturers Analysis of Lawsuit Loans Market 9 Development Trend of Analysis of Lawsuit Loans Market 10 Lawsuit Loans Marketing Type Analysis 11 Consumers Analysis of Lawsuit Loans Market 12 Conclusion of the Global Lawsuit Loans Market Professional Survey Report 2019 Get Complete Report@ https://bit.ly/2LSDBVP Contact Us: Sanjay Jain Manager - Partner Relations & International Marketing www.reportsandmarkets.com info@reportsandmarkets.com Ph: +44-020-3286-9338 (UK) Ph: +1-214-736-7666 (US) About Us: Market research is the new buzzword in the market, which helps in understanding the market potential of any product in the market. Reports And Markets is not just another company in this domain but is a part of a veteran group called Algoro Research Consultants Pvt. Ltd. It offers premium progressive statistical surveying, market research reports, analysis & forecast data for a wide range of sectors both for the government and private agencies all across the world. This release was published on openPR.

How AI Can Help Litigation Funders Predict Legal Bills

Legal Tech is slowly-but-surely permeating all aspects of the Legal Services industry. And one fast-moving sector of Legal Tech is billing software, which seeks to scrape data on legal costs to better predict how much lawyers will end up charging on a given claim. As reported in LexBlog, Legal Tech firms can now aggregate billing data to develop more accurate budgets and track how lawyers perform against those budgets. Law firm-specific, or even lawyer-specific benchmarks can then be established, which can help funders and claimants assess which attorneys are most efficient with their time (and therefore cost less, for the same amount of work produced). Available software can also identify billing irregularities and guideline violations. Consilio's Sky Analytics is an AI-software that benchmarks lawyers using data from numerous companies and law firms. CounselLink's Insights is another analytical assessment tool, which maintains a database of 7 million invoices across 1.7 million legal matters that it uses to benchmark cost and efficiency. Though these tools are becoming more and more sophisticated, experts agree that humans are still needed to analyze and act upon the results provided. The software delivers natural benefits to both funders and claimants, who can better predict their legal spend as a result. Yet many experts also predict that law firms will begin using these tools to improve their own efficiencies, without waiting for funders or corporate clients to make such demands of them. Already, platforms like Headnote exist which help law firms better assess their realization rates and determine the causes of reduced rates. All told, AI will raise back the curtain of law firm billing, which remains an opaque cost center for claimants. Transparency is the new name of the game, and that bodes well for those footing the bills, including litigation funders.

Litigation Funding Investment Market Report 2019 Analysis By Major Players; Sydney-based IMF Bentham Ltd., and Apex

The research report, titled “Global Litigation Funding Investment Market Size and Forecast to 2024,” proposes an evaluation of this market on the basis of its history as well as the present-day performance. The report further emphasizes on each of the topographical segments. The principal driving forces, restrictions, hindering factors, key trends, opportunities, and future prospects of the global market have also been taken into consideration in this market study. Get The Sample Copy Here @ https://bit.ly/331GTv2 Some of the key players operating in this market include: Sydney-based IMF Bentham Ltd., Apex Litigation Finance, and Many More. The report firstly introduced the Litigation Funding Investment market basics: definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain overview; industry policies and plans; product specifications; manufacturing processes; cost structures and so on. Then it analyzed the world's main region market conditions, including the product price, profit, capacity, production, capacity utilization, supply, demand and industry growth rate etc. In the end, the report introduced new project SWOT analysis, investment feasibility analysis, and investment return analysis. Development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures are also analyzed. This report also states import/export consumption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and gross margins. The report includes six parts, dealing with: 1) Basic information 2) The Asia Litigation Funding Investment market. 3) The North American Litigation Funding Investment industry. 4) The European Litigation Funding Investment industry. 5) Market entry and investment feasibility. 6) The report conclusion. TABLE OF CONTENT: •Industry Overview of Litigation Funding Investment Market •Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Litigation Funding Investment Market •Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of Litigation Funding Investment Market •Global Litigation Funding Investment Market Overview •Litigation Funding Investment Market Regional Market Analysis •Global (2019-2024) Litigation Funding Investment Market Segment Market Analysis (by Type) •Global (2019-2024) Litigation Funding Investment Market Segment Market Analysis (by Application) •Major Manufacturers Analysis of Litigation Funding Investment Market •Development Trend of Analysis of Litigation Funding Investment Market •Consumers Analysis of Litigation Funding Investment Market •Conclusion of the Global Litigation Funding Investment Market Professional Survey Report 2019 Full Report Description @ https://bit.ly/331GTv2 About us Market research is the new buzzword in the market, which helps in understanding the market potential of any product in the market. This helps in understanding the market players and the growth forecast of the products and so the company. This is where market research companies come into the picture. Reports And Markets is not just another company in this domain but is a part of a veteran group called Algoro Research Consultants Pvt. Ltd. It offers premium progressive statistical surveying, market research reports, analysis & forecast data for a wide range of sectors both for the government and private agencies all across the world. Contact Us: Sanjay Jain Manager - Partner Relations & International Marketing info@reportsandmarkets.com Ph: +1-214-736-7666 (US) +1-352-353-0818 (US) This release was published on openPR.

Crowdfunding Litigation Market Industry: global market trends, share, size and forecast report 2019-2024

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Enforcement in the UK is a Growing Problem

With no automatic enforcement mechanism in place and only 60% of awards under £10,000 being fully enforced, the UK is experiencing a crisis of enforcement. Given that litigation funders must take collection risk into account when proposing an investment thesis, it's worth examining the current enforcement climate in the UK in greater detail. As reported in The Law Gazette, if the defendant fails to pay a court order, the claimant must return to the court and file additional forms (which carry additional fees) merely to enforce the judgment. In small-claims cases, this becomes so burdensome that the aforementioned 60% of awards are never claimed. One solution bandied about is the digitization of the enforcement process. In fact, HMCTS’s £1bn courts and tribunals reform program is set to do just that. The only catch? The program isn't due to come online until 2023. In the meantime, Lord Justice Briggs - who called the issue of enforcement the 'Achilles heel' of the court system in his 2016 civil court review - has appealed for a broader approach to centralizing the process, including the launch of an Online Court to resolve disputes up to £25,000. Unfortunately, given the inherent complexities of enforcement, not many are holding their breath. In higher-value cases - especially cross-border disputes - forms and filing fees are the least of a party's concerns. Take the ongoing saga of Russian oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov's ex-wife Tatiana, who partnered with Burford Capital to enforce a £453 million divorce settlement. Part of the settlement includes impounding Akhmedov's super-yacht, the M.V. Luna, which was slated for collection until a Dubai court overruled the UK High Court's decision to impound. All of this, and we haven't even touched on Brexit, which will surely throw a monkey wrench into the enforcement mechanism of UK courts. Until some form of harmonization takes place, funders will have to account for the added risk of enforcement.

China Lending Forges Partnerships to Accelerate the Development of Its Consumer Financing Business and Expand into Litigation Guarantee Business

BEIJING, URUMQI, China and HANGZHOU, ChinaJuly 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China Lending Corporation ("China Lending" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CLDC), a non-bank financial corporation servicing micro, small and medium sized enterprises in China, today announced that it has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with Zhong Lian Jin An Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. ("ZLJA"), a leading insurance brokerage company in China with over 90 branches across the nation. The partnership will enable both companies to further expand each other's customer bases and to develop superior, customized consumer financing and insurance products by leveraging their industry expertise, service capabilities, and industry networks. China Lending will utilize its market resources to help ZLJA to effectively expand and manage its insurance customer base and sales channels. In return, ZLJA will leverage its existing customer base to identify potential sales leads for the Company's consumer financing services. The Company also facilitated a tripartite cooperation agreement between ZLJA, Urumqi Haoyi Yuntian Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Haoyi Yuntian"), a business partner of China Lending, and Gongdao Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Gongdao") which is focused on developing online litigation solutions. Pursuant to the cooperation agreement, ZLJA will acquire customers seeking litigation guarantee insurance products from Gongdao's online litigation portal and serve as the exclusive insurance broker for such customers in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and Haoyi Yuntian will provide intellectual property support for the litigation guarantee insurance business. China Lending expects to benefit economically from the transactions by virtue of its partnerships with ZLJA and Haoyi Yuntian. Ms. Jingping Li, co-founder and chief executive officer of China Lending, commented, "We believe that our partnerships with both ZLJA and Gongdao will facilitate our expansion into the insurance business in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. We expect that such expansion will enable us to expand our customer base, diversify our revenue streams, and explore additional monetization opportunities. Our partnerships with industry leaders such as ZLJA and Gongdao are representative of our ongoing efforts to expand into new business verticals while enhancing the quality of our product offerings. Going forward, we will continue to focus on cultivating synergies with our partners. We will also continue to explore new business opportunities with our partners to expand our customer bases and increase our market share while promoting the mutual development of our businesses." About China Lending Corporation  Founded in 2009, China Lending is a non-bank financial corporation and provides comprehensive financial services to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, and individuals. China Lending has headquarters in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. For more information, please visit: www.chinalending.com. Safe Harbor Statement  This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among others, the consummation of the proposed partnership, and can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations of the consummation of the proposed partnership, and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law. IR Contact: 
At the Company:
Katrina Wu
Email: wuxiaoqing@chinalending.com 
Phone: +86-991-316-9617 Investor Relations:
Jack Wang
ICR Inc.
Email: ICR-TMT@icrinc.com 
Phone: +1 646-224-6936 SOURCE China Lending Corporation

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Collective Action Led by Scott+Scott Europe LLP Launched in the UK Against Major Banks for Foreign Exchange Market Manipulation

London – 29 July, 2019 – A collective action under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 was filed today in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) by Scott+Scott Europe LLP against five banks who unlawfully manipulated the foreign exchange (FX) market between 2007 and 2013. The representative of the claimant group, Michael O’Higgins, has filed against Barclays plc, Citibank, Royal Bank of Scotland plc, JPMorgan and UBS on behalf of affected entities, including pension funds, asset managers, hedge funds and corporates. This collective action is being funded by Therium Capital Management, a leading global litigation funder. This legal action follows the European Commission’s (EC) ruling on 16 May 2019 that the above banks had violated EU competition law. The five banks have now been fined more than $8.5bn collectively by eleven regulators globally. The EC held that the banks had exchanged commercially sensitive information and trading plans, coordinating their trading strategies via two cartels. The claim is being brought through the CAT as a collective action on an opt out basis so that all eligible affected entities will benefit from any damages awarded without incurring the prohibitive and duplicative costs of bringing individual claims and without the class having to pay legal fees and costs from any recovery. Michael O’Higgins, director of Michael O’Higgins FX Class Representative Limited, the company set up to bring this claim, is the former Chairman of the Pensions Regulator. He is currently Chairman of the Local Pensions Partnership and of the Channel Island Competition and Regulatory Authorities. “The fines imposed on the banks by the European Commission were an important first step, but they will not compensate those who were damaged or suffered losses. Just as compensation has been won in the US, our legal action in the UK will seek to return hundreds of millions of pounds to pension funds and other corporates who were targeted by the cartel,” said O’Higgins. O’Higgins has instructed Scott+Scott Europe LLP, a specialist dispute resolution firm whose solicitors have extensive expertise in competition litigation. Its US affiliate, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, originated and led a class action in the United States against fifteen banks for manipulating the FX market, obtaining over $2.3bn in settlements for which final approval was granted on 6 August 2018.  The Class Representative has also instructed a highly experienced barrister team from Brick Court Chambers led by Daniel Jowell QC. “The FX class action in the US led to widespread relief,” said David R. Scott, Managing Partner of Scott+Scott. “Our experience with this litigation gives us a tremendous advantage in pursuing this case on behalf of victims in the UK and abroad so that they also receive fair and equitable compensation.  Michael O’Higgins’ experience in the pensions industry, which the banks specifically targeted, make him ideally placed to run this claim on behalf of this class.” Who is Eligible? If your business is UK domiciled, and has entered into relevant FX transactions, it is automatically included within the class. If your business has entered into relevant FX transactions but is not UK domiciled (and is not US, Canadian or Australian domiciled), you can formally opt in via www.UKFXcartelclaim.com as soon as the claim is certified. Will there be any costs for class members? Class members will not pay costs or fees to participate in this legal action. The legal action is being funded by Therium Capital Management, a leading global third-party litigation funder, which has funded a large number of high-profile group legal actions in the UK and abroad. In addition to this, Michael O’Higgins FX Class Representative Limited has taken out after-the-event insurance to cover the defendants’ costs in the event that the claim is unsuccessful. For additional information or to register interest please visit the collective action website: www.UKFXcartelclaim.com About Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP Scott+Scott has significant experience prosecuting antitrust, arbitration and securities cases throughout the United States and Europe.  The firm represents corporations, pension funds, foundations, and other entities worldwide with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Connecticut, California, and Ohio.  For more information, visit www.scott-scott.com or call +1.800.404.7770 1)         Michael O’Higgins is the current Chairman of the Local Pensions Partnership, of the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities.  He has previously been Chairman of the Pensions Regulator, Chairman of the NHS Confederation, Chairman of the Audit Commission, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Her Majesty’s Treasury, Chairman of Centrepoint, Managing Partner of PA Consulting, a partner at Price Waterhouse (now PwC) and an academic at various universities including the University of Bath, the London School of Economics, the Australian National University, and Harvard University. 2)         Michael O’Higgins FX Class Representative Limited is the legal entity that has filed a collective action with the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.  Michael O’Higgins is the sole director and sole member of the company which is incorporated in England & Wales. 3)         Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP was lead counsel in the US class action first filed in 2013, relating to manipulation of the FX market. The firm secured a USD2.3bn settlement from 15 banks involved, which include HSBC, Barclays, RBS, UBS, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank. The firm considered the UK case on an individual basis but counseled its clients to go with a collective action as there will be no fees taken from their potential recovery. 4)         The UK Consumer Rights Act was passed in March 2015 and introduced the possibility of mounting ‘opt-out’ collective actions in breaches of competition law. The Act enables groups that have been wronged in a similar way to recover losses without any risk or expense. All affected UK entities are included in the claim under the ‘opt-out’ system and are therefore able to claim from the aggregate pool of damages. 5)         Therium Capital Management is a leading global provider of litigation, arbitration and specialty legal finance active in England and Wales and internationally since 2009.  Over that period, Therium has funded claims with a total value exceeding $36 billion, including many of the largest and most high-profile funded cases in the UK.  The firm has investment teams in the UK, USA, Australia, Spain, Germany and Oslo, supplementing its resources in its corporate headquarters in Jersey, Channel Islands.  Therium is a founder member of the Association of Litigation Funders of England and Wales.  www.therium.com