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Ayse Yazir has started a new position as Managing Director at Bench Walk Advisors. This latest promotion comes in the seventh year of Yazir’s tenure at the market-leading litigation funder,…

As we enter yet another year in the story of the $16.1 billion award in the case funded by Burford Capital against the YPF oil and gas company, a US…

When looking for those jurisdiction most amenable to class actions supported by litigation funders, the Netherlands remains at the top of the list, as has been demonstrated once again today…

When it comes to funded class actions, most attention is paid to those proceedings underway in the UK, US and Australia. However, a recent ruling from New Zealand’s highest court…

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has continued to dominate the legal funding headlines this week, as we have already seen two class actions commence at the Tribunal. However, a new…

As LFJ reported yesterday, the start of 2025 has seen a flurry of activity at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), with two major class actions backed by litigation funders going…

Whilst the new year is now in full swing and industry leaders are fully focused on their strategic priorities for 2025, it is still an apt time to recognise the…

The influence of multinational technology companies has unsurprisingly made them targets for collective proceedings brought on behalf of consumers and businesses, who allege that their positions of market dominance have…

In recent years, the alternative business structure (ABS) model for law firm ownership is one that has mostly been discussed in relation to the US, where individual states have relaxed…

Although litigation funding has grown into an increasingly mainstream sector of the broader legal services industry, the strategies that shape funders’ business models are often quite opaque to those outside…

Whilst Germany is not a jurisdiction that is traditionally seen as a prime market for third-party legal funding, one litigation funder based out of Bonn is reporting that it has…

The changing landscape of patent litigation in Delaware’s federal court is being driven by Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly’s standing order requiring the disclosure of third-party funding involved in these lawsuits….

A new class action in the Federal Court of Australia is targeting General Motors Australia and New Zealand over the alleged sale of Holden vehicles with faulty transmissions. The class…

A class action was recently filed in the Federal Court of Australia, targeting Johnson & Johnson over allegations that a number of its oral cold and flu medications are ineffective…

The Second Circuit upheld the $5 million verdict in Carroll v. Trump, rejecting President Trump’s claims of trial court errors, including the handling of litigation funding evidence. Trump’s legal team…

Emmerson PLC, the mining company focused on the development of the Khemisset potash project in Morocco, has secured $11 million in legal funding for its dispute against the Moroccan government….

Leading funders in the US and UK have been asked to identify the challenges that they are facing, as well as the opportunities they are looking towards in 2025. Respondents…

A recent judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that EU member states can block law firms from accepting external investment in order to protect…

As LFJ reported yesterday, funders and law firms alike are looking to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) as one of the most influential factors for the future of the UK…

Sandfield Capital, a Liverpool-based litigation funder, has reached an agreement for a £600 million facility with Perspective Investments. The investment, which is conditional on the identification of suitable claims that…

Omni Bridgeway has entered into an agreement with Ares Management Corporation, for the alternative investment manager to acquire a stake over 150 of Omni Bridgeway’s ongoing investments. The agreement will…

Omni Bridgeway’s Gian Kull and Simon Latham explore the topic of ‘funding structures in opt-out CAT proceedings’, identifying key methods to improve alignment between litigation funders and claimants whilst ensuring…

An article in CDR looks ahead to the UK litigation landscape in 2025, speaking with funders, litigators and barristers to see what these industry insiders view as the most likely…

Law firm Geradin Partners has revealed that, alongside Dr Or Brook, they will be filing an opt-out competition damages claim against Google in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The claim,…

Two class actions have been filed against BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group, over claims that their Australian mining sites created environments of sexual harassment and gender discrimination against female…

Third-party legal funding continues to be the tool of choice for companies looking to pursue arbitration proceedings against nation states, with corporations in the mining and exploration sector repeatedly appearing…

The role of third-party funding in patent litigation has remained a contentious issue in the United States, with it often being targeted by critics of litigation finance as a prime…

Over 16 months have passed since the Supreme Court’s decision in PACCAR which caused upheaval in the UK litigation funding sector, with few signs of encouragement that a legislative solution…

LFJ reported earlier this week on the impressive financial returns that can be achieved by funders backing high-value class actions, and now we have another reminder of the inherent risk…

Although a settlement is often seen as the ideal outcome in collective proceedings backed by a litigation funder, as it provides compensation for the claimants and a return on investment…