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2951 ArticlesOmni Bridgeway Research on Antitrust Law and Litigation Finance
Trade restraints, fixing prices and monopolistic tendencies often breed the essence of unfair competition. Complicating the picture, cross-border litigation requires an increasingly sophisticated, techno-scientific approach to win potential multi-district damages….
BURFORD CAPITAL CLOSES NEW $360 MILLION PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUND
Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that it has raised a new $360 million private investment fund, the Burford Advantage Master Fund LP (“Advantage Fund”).
BURFORD CAPITAL REPORTS FULL YEAR 2021 RESULTS; RECORD LEVELS OF BALANCE SHEET DEPLOYMENTS
Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.(1)
Key Takeaways from the LITFINCON Event
LITFINCON’s inaugural conference kicked off last week at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas, with attendees flying in from all over the globe. Guests had a front-row seat to several thought-provoking conversations about the growing asset class from a variety of industry experts.
There’s More Than One Way for a Funded Claim to End
Modeling various endgame trajectories is a worthwhile exercise in maximizing client/funder relationships, while mitigating financial risk. Likewise, relationships often evolve over time, and circumstances may call for exploring alternative endgame…
Construction Litigation Finance is Undervalued
Given the granular complexities comprising construction blueprints, some firms organize their profit centers by navigating the margins of enterprise construction mismanagement. Construction claim conversion is currently undervalued, according to a…
The 6th Anniversary of the Peter Thiel / Hulk Hogan / Gawker Case: What Have We Learned?
This week marks the sixth anniversary of Terry Bollea (AKA professional wrestler Hulk Hogan) suing Gawker media for publishing a sex tape of him with a married woman. The suit made national news not just for its salacious nature—but because of the questions it raised regarding privacy versus journalistic freedom. Once news emerged that billionaire and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel was funding Hogan’s claim, the case became even more sensational.
In this piece, we’ll take a look at exactly what happened in the case, and how it impacted (or hasn’t impacted) Litigation Finance.
Omni Bridgeway launches US Judgment Enforcement business, expands global enforcement team
Omni Bridgeway (formerly known in the US as Bentham IMF) is pleased to announce the launch of its US Judgment Enforcement business.
Can defendants avoid or limit their liability through contractual provisions?
The following article was contributed by Valerie Blacker and Jon Na, of Piper Alderman.
Applicants often confront the proposition, which respondents typically use in their defense, that terms in consumer contracts will effectively exclude or restrict the claims that have been brought. The High Court of Australia recently weighed in on this issue, deciding that a mortgage contained an enforceable promise by the borrowers not to raise a statutory limitation defense in relation to a claim by the lenders, which was commenced out of time.
