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

As we saw earlier this week, efforts by individual U.S. courts and judges to mandate increased disclosure requirements for third-party litigation funding continues to generate fierce debate. Echoing prior critiques…

At a recent litigation funding conference, much time was devoted to the potential implications of the EU’s Representative Actions Directive (RAD) being implemented by member states later this year. One…

Funding of insolvency-related litigation continues to demonstrate its potential, as just this week Litigation Capital Management (LCM) revealed that it achieved an impressive return on investment in its funding of…

It is impossible to separate the future direction and trends of litigation funding from the broader movement of the litigation sector itself, as investors are naturally drawn towards those areas…

In the GAO report on the litigation funding industry published last December, one of the key takeaways from its research was the lack of publicly available data around the market…

The end of 2022 saw many industry headlines dominated by the ongoing stories of fights in patent infringement lawsuits between plaintiffs and a District Court judge in Delaware, primarily focused…

It would be impossible to recognize every single participant who is providing important contributions to the litigation finance sector, however, Lawdragon has honored many of the industry’s key individuals in…

The prolonged timescale of litigation is regularly cited as a barrier to entry for some investors, with the uncertain duration of any case making it difficult to predict when those…

Class actions continue to be a top choice for funders looking to pursue meritorious claims with the potential for strong financial returns, buoyed by favourable regulatory regimes in many jurisdictions….

The ongoing dispute between Burford Capital and Sysco Corporation continues to develop, with lawsuits on each side accusing the other party of wrongdoing. Last week saw Burford’s leadership make an…

The dispute between Burford Capital and Sysco Corporation has continued to dominate headlines over recent weeks, with commentators speculating on how this situation will resolve and the potential implications for…

It is often said that one of the most attractive qualities of litigation funding is that it stands as an uncorrelated asset class, largely insulated from market forces and the…

Disputes between funders and their clients are uncommon occurrences, and those that spill over into public headlines are an even rarer sight. However, the ongoing dispute between Burford Capital and…

The UK funding market has seen continuous growth in both the demand and supply of funding, with newer market entrants seeking to serve markets outside of London. Thaxted Capital launched…

As we saw earlier this month at Brown Rudnick’s European Litigation Funding conference, competition litigation and collective actions are top of mind for funders in the UK and Europe. The…

The growth and transformation of the energy sector is big business, with significant investment coming from both state governments and the private sector to fund construction and development projects. However,…

Whilst patent litigation is one of the most prominent and active areas that litigation funders are involved in, it is also the sector that attracts the most criticism from those…

As the ongoing economic instability contributes to an environment ripe for litigation across a wide array of sectors, it is no surprise to see both an uptick in the number…

At last week’s European Litigation Funding Conference, a session dedicated to UK collective actions generated much discussion over the possibilities on the horizon for such cases, particularly those at the…

As the litigation funding market continues to embrace an increasingly diverse and complex set of deals and partnerships, established industry leaders are looking at ways to provide services that can…

Whilst outside observers traditionally think of litigation finance in terms of single case funding, the maturation of the industry has seen funders increasingly focus on portfolio funding efforts that can…

At last week’s litigation funding conference held by Brown Rudnick, the topic of collective actions in the UK generated an interesting discussion, with panelists noting that the upcoming Supreme Court…

Litigation funding is most often associated with commercial litigation, and primarily focused on plaintiff-side funding, as these are the cases with the surest route to a profitable return on investment….