Forecasting UK Litigation Trends for 2023
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…
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…
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…
Bespoke Capital Consulting has announced the deployment of its first investment. Bespoke provides equity investments to contingent fee law firms looking to grow their business, partnering investment funds with ongoing consultative guidance from its highly qualified and experienced management team.
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 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…
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….
Given all of the economic and geopolitical uncertainties at play, industry leaders and analysts are expecting insolvencies to continue to rise, which will create opportunities for funders focused on the…
Insolvency and bankruptcy litigation remain one of the top targets for litigation funders, fuelled by the current economic uncertainty and the prolonged after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which left many…
The International Legal Finance Association (ILFA), the only global association of commercial legal finance companies, today announced that Contingency Capital has joined the organization as its 20th member.
With the global litigation funding industry growing to new heights each year, the world’s leading funders are keen to ensure that they stay at the head of the pack by…
American litigation boutique Invenio LLP and emerging global legal consultancy Biztech Lawyers today announced the launch of their cross-border partnership that will now provide an even broader range of legal and strategic business advice to clients who are facing moments of emergence, crisis, or transformation, either as an organization or in navigating new asset classes or markets.
Patent disputes remain a top target area for litigation funders, and continue to attract a significant portion of all third-party litigation funding. Whilst this has not come without fierce critiques…
While many industry observers have noted that the current state of the market (inflation, rising interest rates) may result in higher levels of litigation and associated funding activity, there will…
A new British funder is looking to provide capital to cases that not only are meritorious in nature, but also retain a societal value, where the legal action is in…
AIR Asset Management (“AIRAM”), a Chicago-based hedge fund management firm focused on investing in life settlements, annuities, and private credit, today announced its strategic partnership with Kerberos Capital Management (“Kerberos”), a leading private credit asset management firm that specializes in direct lending to law firms. The partnership enables AIRAM to enhance and further diversify its multi-strategy investment product through adding a legal finance asset allocation focused on law firm lending.
Litigation funding is a powerful tool to redress the balance between powerful defendants with vast wealth and resources at their disposal, and claimants who lack the financial resources to fight…
As noted in the recent GAO report, there is a distinct lack of publicly available data about the litigation funding industry, which has contributed to the lack of awareness and…
Litigation funders and law firms have produced powerful partnerships by combining the legal resources and capital needed to provide access to justice for many plaintiffs. However, despite this often mutually…
A new request for funding by an Irish law firm seeks financing for commercial proceedings in the London High Court on behalf of a private company and two of its directors. The claim is being brought against an unnamed European Union state authority in relation to the alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement which then led to the alleged theft of the plaintiff’s intellectual property.
The legal sector is undergoing a period of dynamic change, with litigation practices experiencing high demand for their services, despite the strain placed on firms’ budgets amid global economic instability….
As class action activity continues to increase in jurisdictions across the globe, investor-led claims are becoming an increasingly frequent occurrence and funders are standing ready to provide the needed capital….
Whilst all signs point to litigation funding continuing its growth trend into 2023, that does not necessarily mean that it is going to be a year without challenges in the…
Rocade LLC (“Rocade” or the “Company”) today announced its launch as a specialty finance company focused on litigation finance with a long-term investment approach, in partnership with Barings LLC (“Barings”), one of the world’s leading investment managers.
One of litigation finance’s most attractive attributes as an asset class is its lack of correlation to traditional markets. However, as one leading funder recently pointed out, litigation funding can…
GLS Capital, one of the world’s largest private investment firms focused on litigation finance, announced today its financial partnership with Nanoco Technologies in its patent litigation against Samsung Electronics Co. in U.S. District Court and related proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Germany and China.
As litigation funding in the U.S. looks to have another strong year ahead with the volume and breadth of investing continuing to increase, industry leaders are sharing their outlook on…
When it comes to individuals taking advantage of litigation funding, it is most often thought of through the lens of class action lawsuits being brought by individuals or collectives against…
Litigation funding continues to be one of the best tools available for individuals to seek legal redress against large corporations and institutions, where they would otherwise be outmatched by the…
Katonah NY. Modeso LLC D/B/A Rapidfunds (“RF”), today announced that they have signed an agreement with Amicus Capital (“AC”), a prominent investment firm in the legal financing market, establishing a partnership to provide financing to law firms throughout the United States. Through this partnership, RF and AC will market each other’s services to existing and prospective law firms on a nationwide basis by leveraging their extensive databases of law firms.
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