Stay informed with updates and key industry developments shaping the global finance litigation landscape.

NYU Law School’s Center on Civil Justice, creators of the first-of-its-kind Dispute Financing Library, will host an online, virtual conference discussing how the industry is shifting because of COVID-19.

AIM-listed Litigation Capital Management Limited (LCM), a leading international provider of disputes financing solutions, notes the announcement on 22 May 2020 by the Federal Treasurer of Australia, Josh Frydenberg, that litigation funders operating in Australia will be subject to new regulation requiring them to obtain and maintain an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL).

The UK Legal Industry generated revenues of £9.34bn in the first calendar quarter of 2020, down 6.6% on the final quarter of 2019. And while there are usually falls between Q4 and Q1 due to seasonal factors, the drop this quarter was the highest in four years, a full one percentage point greater than the drop in the same period in the prior year. The final weeks of March cover the period when Covid-19 was beginning to impact the economy.

Baker Street Funding, LLC (Baker Street), a legal funding company located in New York and South Florida, is committing to increasing their litigation funding efforts on settled cases. This type of legal funding provides contingency fee based attorney and their clients with immediate liquidity to help bridge the gap between settlement and payment distribution.

CALDWELL, N.J., May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay LLC, the Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, announced that they have launched a new legal funding division for commercial litigation, lawsuit loans or advances, and attorney loans for law firms. Commercial litigation cases can be extremely complex and require expansive resources for both plaintiffs and law firms to fight properly. Legal-Bay sees this as an under-served market and has built a new division to accommodate the needs of this market.

The first episode in this series is titled “An Introduction to a New Yet Old Funding Alternative” and is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™. It will feature Jeremy Waitzman (Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP); Dave Kerstein (Validity Finance LLC); Christopher Freeman (Burford Capital); Joel Cohen (Stout); and Jeffery Lula (GLS Capital, LLC).

ARDMORE, Pa., May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Balanced Bridge Funding, LLC (“Balanced Bridge”) now offers a special financing program for plaintiffs involved in settled sex abuse cases, who have awards and are interested in receiving a portion of their award upfront.

Balanced Bridge Funding, LLC (“Balanced Bridge”), a specialty finance firm based outside Philadelphia, is ramping up their legal funding efforts to provide capital to plaintiffs and attorneys working on a contingency fee basis. Balanced Bridge’s post-settlement funding product is specifically designed to help bridge applicants from the time of settlement to final distribution of payment.

EUGENE, Ore., April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — TriMark Legal Funding LLC, one of the nation’s leading pre-settlement funding companies since 2003, announced today that, due to overwhelming popularity, it has extended its financial relief initiative originally launched on March 24th to provide $3,500 in immediate cash assistance to people nationwide who are currently involved in civil lawsuits and have been negatively impacted by Coronavirus/COVID-19. No ending date has been set.

HOUSTON, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Lex Mundi, in conjunction with members of the Lex Mundi Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Group, has published the first-of-its kind interactive guide – Lex Mundi Global Attorney-Client Privilege Guide. This one-of-a kind guide allows users to compare common and civil law attorney-client privilege information for more than 65 jurisdictions around the world — all in a side-by-side customized report.

DRB Financial Solutions, LLC, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, USClaims (www.USClaims.com), America’s premier pre-settlement funding company, was recently chosen as America’s Best Consumer Litigation Funding Provider by the audience of Corporate Counsel, the leading national legal and business news publication for in-house counsel at global companies.

NEW YORK, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tribeca Capital Group, LLC, a leading voice in the field of consumer pre-settlement funding, is pleased to announce its new initiative designed to expand its lawsuit client base to include high dollar commercial plaintiffs and the law firms who represent them.

LONDON, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — AxiaFunder, the UK’s first for-profit litigation funding platform, today announces its second case win, returning 93.75% to investors in just 15 months.

April 20, 2020, Chicago IL–Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, today announced the hiring of a new senior executive.

SAN CARLOS, Calif., April 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCDA), a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today reported it has entered into an agreement for litigation financing which has been filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K.

The first episode in this series is titled “An Introduction to a New Yet Old Funding Alternative” and is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™. It will feature Jeremy Waitzman (Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP); Dave Kerstein (Validity Finance LLC); Christopher Freeman (Burford Capital); and Joel Cohen (Stout).

CALDWELL, N.J., April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay, the nation’s leading lawsuit settlement funding company, announced today that they have committed to providing coronavirus relief with their new “feed or fund” program. Plaintiffs who may be seeking legal funding are now being given even more incentive to apply for a settlement loan with this latest unprecedented offer.

SYDNEY, 14 April 2020: Omni Bridgeway Limited (ASX:OBL) is delighted to announce the appointment of Raymond van Hulst to the Board of Directors, effective 9 April 2020.

NEW YORK, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ankura, a global business advisory and expert services firm, today announced its appointment of Robert Capper as Senior Managing Director. Based in London, Mr. Capper bolsters Ankura’s complex investigations capabilities for clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia and globally. A former member of the British Intelligence Services, Mr. Capper specializes in high-profile sovereign disputes and asset tracing, as well as fraud and white-collar crime investigations.

Baker Street Funding announced today as a result of the effects of the global pandemic, COVID-19 and because of the unprecedented global shutdown of business activities, many people (including people who depended on Baker Street Funding) do not have the opportunity to earn an income. Baker Street Funding has increased their funding applications by 50%.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 6, 2020 / Stans Energy Corp. (HRE.V)(HREEF) (“Stans” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Cooperation agreement with its Finance Providers to secure financing for the Award recognition and enforcement proceedings. This Agreement is an extension of the existing Litigation funding agreement of March 2018, and its main terms provide for the following:

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DRB Financial Solutions, LLC, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, USClaims (www.USClaims.com), America’s premier pre-settlement funding company, was recently chosen as America’s “Best Consumer Litigation Funding Provider”  by the audience of Corporate Counsel, the leading national legal and business news publication for in-house counsel at global companies.

April 6, 2020, Chicago IL–Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, today announced the hiring of a new senior executive.

AIM-listed Litigation Capital Management Limited, a leading international provider of litigation financing solutions, is pleased to announce the hire of seasoned disputes practitioner and third-party finance expert James Foster as an Investment Manager based in London.

Forbes Ventures announces that Kirk Kashefi and Igor Zjalic have resigned as Non-executive Directors of the Company with immediate effect.  Additionally, Igor Zjalic has resigned as a director of Forbes’ subsidiary, Forbes Ventures Investment Management Limited.  The resignations of Kirk and Igor are by mutual consent and follow Forbes’ announcement of 2 March 2020, which confirmed that the Company’s future strategy would focus on the securitisation of litigation funding assets, via the establishment of a Securitisation Cell Company (SCC) in Malta.

Chicago, IL, March 30, 2020 — Delta Capital Partners Management LLC (Delta), a private equity and advisory firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, today announced its ability to provide bespoke liquidity solutions to law firms, businesses, private investment funds, and individual claimants affected by recent macroeconomic developments, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

LONDON, 25 MARCH 2020 – BALANCE LEGAL CAPITAL LLP, a London-based provider of litigation and arbitration finance, today announced it has raised a further US$100 million from 8 institutional investors in a new UK fund for deployment in the UK, Australia and other common law jurisdictions.

Understanding the Latest NYC Bar Report on Litigation Funding

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Litigation Capital Management Limited (AIM:LIT), a leading international provider of disputes
financing solutions, announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2019
(“HY20”).

CHICAGO – March 16, 2020 – Longford Capital today announced that Andrew A. Stulce joined the firm as Vice President. Mr. Stulce will assist with investment sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring of portfolio investments.