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

Litigation funders in the UK have been increasingly vocal about the potential for a surge in mass class actions, paralleling the rise in large-scale class actions in other prominent jurisdictions….

Following the COP 27 summit earlier this month, there has been much discussion about the role litigation funders can play in financing claims against companies that fail to meet ESG…

Litigation Capital Management (LCM) has announced that it is bolstering its senior leadership with the appointment of Danny Kinnear as Head of Corporate Origination. Read More…

Faced with global economic uncertainty, litigation funding has been classified as an investment market insulated from broader recessionary pressures. However, law firms are not seeing the same level of protection,…

As we have already seen so far this year, litigation funders are keen to target capital towards ESG cases, and have even gone so far as to fund individual law…

As the European funding market continues to grow, the demand for industry gatherings and exchanges of ideas between thought leaders is also on the rise, giving way to another industry…

In the evolving back-and-forth between disclosure and non-disclosure of third-party funding, it continues to be demonstrated that individual court decisions are the driving force for momentum in either direction. An…

One of the biggest topics of discussion around litigation funding at present is the issue of transparency, and the extent to which the presence of third-party funding in cases should…

With the issue of disclosure at the forefront of industry commentary, those who seek to limit the influence of third-party funding are ramping up pressure to have legislation enacted which…

Many have predicted Russia’s inevitable economic fallout stemming from its war in Ukraine. Omni Bridgeway has announced the formulation of a task force dedicated to monitoring the war in Ukraine…

As the litigation funding industry continues to mature, the focus of industry leaders will naturally shift from providing the core service of capital provision, to finding ways to innovate and…

Litigation funders face similar challenges as big banks and traditional lenders, needing to both fulfill their core financial role to customers while also competing within the rapidly evolving marketplace driven…

Governments across the world responded to the Covid pandemic with varying levels of economic support for domestic businesses, with the UK government providing loans to companies to improve their financial…

Despite global economic instability, litigation finance has been touted by industry leaders as a resilient industry that remains insulated from market fluctuations, and stands out as a lucrative alternative investment….

While the majority of lawsuits between corporates and national governments tend to see litigation funders working with the corporate party, there are examples of states seeking third-party funding to finance…

The primary benefit of litigation funding for plaintiffs is the ability to seek justice where they lack the capital to cover the costs involved in the process. However, the current…

With recent developments in a small number of states in the US, namely in Arizona and Utah, the possibility for non-legal entities to own or found law firms is becoming…

There has been much commentary in recent months on the role of litigation finance for intellectual property disputes, as it continues to represent a large share of all third-party funding…

As reported by LFJ in September, the Irish government announced plans to introduce legislation permitting litigation funding for international arbitrations and disputes. However, the exact roadmap for what kind of…

An increasingly common talking point among litigation funders is that in-house counsels and CFOs are growing more open to using third-party funding when pursuing legal action. However, as LFJ recently…

While litigation funding is seen by many as a vehicle for widening access to justice and changing the balance of power in favour of consumers and plaintiffs who lack the…

International arbitration and dispute resolution remains one of the most complex and wide-ranging areas which litigation funders are involved in. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) sits…

Recent regulatory developments by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) have altered the legal status of homebuyers, to now be counted as ‘financial creditors’. As a result, those…

The ongoing fallout from the pandemic has seen a rise in insolvencies, and with that rise, there have been numerous examples of companies unlawfully restructuring in order to avoid compensating…

There has been plenty of commentary in recent months arguing that litigation financing has revolutionized the patent dispute market, providing an invaluable asset to inventors and patent holders who have…