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

Regulation will be a key industry focus in 2023, with the stage having been set by the Voss Report passed by the European Parliament in September. However, the report’s proposals…

\Despite the mutually beneficial partnership between litigation finance companies and lawyers, one ongoing dispute in U.S. federal court had placed a spotlight on a strained relationship between a funder and…

Shareholder-led class actions are on the rise, with investors seeking to hold corporations to account where they engage in misleading or deceptive statements, and litigation funders are increasingly eager to…

Disclosure of litigation funding remains one of the most discussed industry topics as we head into the end of the year, with disclosure requirements and disputes occurring in jurisdictions around…

Litigation funding is perhaps at its most impactful when it can be used by individuals or groups of citizens to hold their government to account. A new class action in…

Regulatory developments are at the front of mind for funders around the world, with significant proposals being discussed to place restrictions on third-party funding in the European Union, whilst other…

This Sunday’s “60 Minutes” featured a segment on the growth of litigation funding. Host Leslie Stahl highlighted the industry’s important role within the Legal Services sector, but also pointed out…

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The nature of litigation funding means that it is often most sought after and most valuable in situations where unforeseen events lead to dire consequences for a wide array of…

Although the issue of disclosure has primarily been discussed in recent months with relation to US plaintiffs being required to disclose details of their funding arrangements to the courts, a…

The volume and scale of class actions is on the rise in jurisdictions around the world, mirroring the regularity and broad scope of proceedings that are more commonly experienced in…

Patent dispute funding has been a prominent topic in recent headlines, largely due to ongoing cases where the area of third-party funding disclosure has become a divisive issue. However, according…

Although the US has traditionally been the primary jurisdiction for securities fraud litigation, a wave of regulatory developments and landmark cases has led to a much more active international market…

The traditional partnership model for law firms has been one of the bedrocks of the industry for so long, that suggestions of alternative ownership structures have been regularly dismissed without…

Disclosure has been the key word in the litigation funding industry in recent weeks, as an ongoing patent infringement lawsuit brought the issue into the spotlight. However, the latest development…

Litigation funding has been a powerful tool for widening access to justice and driving innovation in the legal sector, and technological evolution continues to provide ongoing sector optimization. Seeking to…

One significant driver of class action litigation over the last year has been the after-effects of Covid, and parties claiming damages for the impact of pandemic-related policies implemented by institutions…

Whilst the large returns on investment for litigation funders are both lauded and criticized by commentators, there is never an absolute certainty that funders will see a positive return on…

In the conversation around litigation funding and disclosure, few cases have attracted as much attention as the ongoing proceedings between a Delaware federal judge and Nimitz Technologies, a patent holding…

Whilst the power of technology giants has increased tremendously over the last two decades, this growth in market dominance has also attracted the attention of those wary of monopolistic practices…

The UK remains one of the premier jurisdictions for litigation funding, with an array of funders based in the country and a regulatory structure that largely allows for the industry…

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…