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Reporting by Law.com International reveals that claimants in a class action brought against the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) have formally accepted a funding agreement with Omni Bridgeway to…

Whilst family law is not always an area of the legal system that is top of mind for litigation funders, the appetite for outside funding to support these disputes continues…

Investment treaty disputes between mining companies and nation states have continued to provide legal funders with opportunities to support valuable arbitration claims across the globe. This has once again been…

In an announcement from the Civil Justice Council (CJC), the Litigation Funding Working Group has published the Interim Report and Consultation for its review of litigation funding. As laid out…

Following the publication and adoption of the Voss Report by the European Parliament, industry participants and observers have been waiting to see how the European Union would potentially proceed towards…

As the debate over disclosure and transparency requirements for litigation funding continue in different jurisdictions across the globe, one US advocacy organization has started a new campaign to act as…

Litigation funders and claimant law firms regularly highlight the value of legal funding for class action cases, both in widening access to justice and ensuring businesses are held accountable for…

In a post on LinkedIn and an article in Crain’s Grand Rapids Business, litigation funder Juris Capital announced its expansion into Michigan. Juris Capital, which was founded in 2009 and…

Outside of publicly traded litigation funders, it is uncommon for the wider public to gain insight into the wins and losses of these businesses. However, a prominent litigation funding platform…

Discussion of the litigation funding market often focuses on established funders who have become household names in the business of investing in high-value commercial litigation. However, outside of these traditional…

As the litigation funding industry has matured and the practice become more commonplace across the US legal system, most contentious debates revolve around issues of transparency or funder control over…

Whilst there is constant debate and discussion over the level of transparency and disclosure that should be required for the involvement of litigation funders in cases, the state of New…

The growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, and the parallel surge of investment into startups promoting their own unique tools, has continued to make waves throughout 2024. However, research by…

Whilst legislatures in both the UK and US are in the process of weighing the best path forward for the state’s role in the regulation of litigation funding, one non-profit…

Disputes between companies involved in mining operations continue to represent valuable opportunities for litigation funders, with bilateral investment treaties offering avenues for these corporations to seek compensation from nation states….

Whilst it has mostly been at the state level where we have seen progress on legislation designed to increase transparency and disclosure around third-party litigation funding, this now looks set…

Consumer champions and small businesses have called on the Government to introduce urgent legislation to protect the funding mechanism that helped Alan Bates expose the Post Office. Litigation funding is…

In a post on LinkedIn, Mesh Capital announced the hiring of Augusto Delarco who has joined the Brazilian firm as a Senior Associate, bringing a “solid and distinguished track record…

A recent court opinion in a copyright infringement cases has once again demonstrated that judges are hesitant to force plaintiffs and their funders to hand over information that is not…

When discussing the use of litigation funding for disputes in the healthcare sector, we most often think of funders providing the financial backing for individuals or groups of patients who…

The online gambling market has seen enormous growth over recent years. However, the dramatic rise of this sector has left vulnerable consumers open to abuse, with a new class action…

Whilst the litigation funders and its advocates within the legal sector continue to promote the value of third-party funding to litigants and the broader legal system, opponents of litigation finance…

Where corporations engage in deceptive actions that leave consumers financially wronged, class actions supported by third-party funders remain one of the best routes for these individuals to seek justice and…

One of the day two panels at the 7th Annual LF Dealmakers event was titled “Structuring Win-Win Deals”. Michael Kelley, Partner at Parker Poe moderated a discussion between Joseph Dunn,…

Day two of the 7th Annual LF Dealmakers event featured a 30-min 1:1 interview session between Rebecca Berrebi, Founder and CEO of Avenue 33, and Steven Molo, Founding Partner of…

In a panel titled “Getting Paid: A Breakdown of Recent Settlements”, Max Doyle, Chief Strategy Officer at Consumer Attorney Marketing Group moderated a panel between Sam Dolce, Vice President at…

Day one of this year’s LF Dealmakers event featured an entire day focused on one of the most prominent legal sectors within the litigation funding sphere: Mass Torts. In the…

In a series of posts on LinkedIn over the last week, The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (AALF) announced that it has welcomed Ebury, Sedgwick, and Sapere as its…

In the world of litigation funding cases with geopolitical implications, there can be few more significant than the ongoing dispute between Burford Capital and Argentina over the enforcement and collection…

The contentious debate over future regulation of the litigation finance market tends to primarily focus on the impact of outside funding on the legal system or on individual cases, a…