News and analysis dedicated to the commercial litigation funding sector including regulatory issues, case developments, funding activities, and more.

As the UK funding industry continues to adapt to this post-PACCAR world, it is becoming increasingly important for industry leaders to take the temperature of the public on the role…

As LFJ reported last week, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision, many advocates for the litigation funding industry have suggested that only the government can rectify the…

Whilst intellectual property and patent lawsuits remain one of the top target areas for litigation funders, questions around these funders’ level of control and interference in the litigation process have…

As LFJ reported last month, the news that a Chinese company was funding multiple intellectual property lawsuits has reignited debates around expanding regulations of litigation finance. However, representatives for the…

Funders are seeing their role in the legal services market as a provider of expertise and guidance, in addition to being a source of capital. As was highlighted in a…

In a post on LinkedIn, Brown Rudnick has announced that its Litigation Funding Conference will be returning for a third edition in March 2024. The law firm first hosted this…

The litigation finance industry become an increasingly competitive space in recent years, with new funders looking to secure their own piece of this growing market. However, those funders who have…

As we approach the end of the calendar year, it is always useful to take stock and assess the state of the litigation finance industry, with the publication of an…

While we often highlight the achievements in lawsuits that receive funding from large commercial litigation funders, it is also crucial to recognize the vital work that non-profit legal funders are…

As litigation finance continues to serve a growing array of industries, it is important for funders to be able to demonstrate a keen understanding of the particular challenges facing these…

Entering into a litigation funding agreement can be a daunting prospect for lawyers who do not have experience engaging with funders, with the confidential nature of the industry leading to…

As the litigation funding market continues to grow more competitive, enterprising funders are keen to identify regions where there is still room to build a dominant market share. Of these…

As LFJ reported last month, the effects of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision are already being felt in ongoing court cases, with disputes arising between funders and their clients. Following…

As we continue to watch the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision play out in court cases and judgements, there remains the unanswered question of how the government will…

Critics of the litigation finance industry in the US have often focused on the lack of transparency around the origins of this funding, specifically questioning whether foreign actors could use…

Much of the information about litigation funders’ business models is cloaked in confidentiality, making it difficult to assess how the rest of the market values those funders who are publicly…

There are few cases that epitomize the idea of litigation funding providing ‘access to justice’ than those lawsuits which represent indigenous communities who have suffered harm at the hands of…

Legalese has released the latest edition of The Legal 500 Litigation Funding – The UK and US Rankings for 2024, highlighting its top ten funders in the UK and top…

In a post on LinkedIn, The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (ALFA) announced that it has launched its own Legal Finance Insights podcast, with two episodes already live and…

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling on litigation funding agreements (LFAs), industry observers have been keen to see how lawsuits with pending applications before the Competition Appeal…

In a post on LinkedIn, Ben Herbert announced that he would be departing Law Finance Group (LFG) to take up a new role as partner and co-lead of the IP…

Debates over the role of third-party litigation funding have grown increasingly contentious over recent years, with interest groups and policymakers wading into the discussion with assertions that funders operate in…