ALFA to Host Australian Class Action Conference in July
In a post on LinkedIn, The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (ALFA) announced it will be hosting a conference on class actions in Australia, with the half-day event set…
In a post on LinkedIn, The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (ALFA) announced it will be hosting a conference on class actions in Australia, with the half-day event set…
When looking at legislative and regulatory developments impacting litigation funders, we must commonly look at those measures specifically targeting third-party funding around issues such as disclosure and transparency. However, a…
The role of third-party funding in the Post Office case triggered a variety of responses from legal industry professionals and outside observers in the UK, with its utility as a…
An article in Iberian Lawyer covers the announcement of PLA Litigation Funding’s appointment of Alipio Conde Herrero as a director at the company. Before PLA, Conde most recently served as…
Whilst funders operating in the UK may be waiting until after July 4 to see how the next government will approach the litigation finance industry, this does not seem to…
IMN hosted its 6th annual Financing, Structuring and Investing in Litigation Finance conference in New York City yesterday. The event was well-attended and featured a diverse array of stakeholders, including…
Whilst the UK government has demonstrated support for the litigation finance industry through its legislation, state governments within the US continue to indicate a growing preference for tighter rules and…
As LFJ reported in March, attempts made by Burford Capital, and its subsidiary Carina Ventures, to replace Sysco as the plaintiff in its antitrust lawsuits had achieved some success, with…
There have been few funded disputes that have reached the worldwide footprint of the Malaysia Sulu case, with arbitration and enforcement proceedings, criminal charges, and a significant geo-political fallout all…
As LFJ recently reported, the surprise announcement of the UK general election being held on 4 July has had unforeseen consequences for the litigation finance industry, with the government’s efforts…
The use of third-party funding in patent infringement lawsuits has not dominated the headlines in 2024 when compared to previous years, with debates over the disclosure of funding agreements waning…
An article in CDR looks at the potential impact of the upcoming UK general election, which may result in progress stalling for the government’s Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill. With…
A report by Queen Mary University of London and commissioned by the Legal Services Board, has provided new research into litigation funding in England and Wales. The research report was…
Although the wider public rarely if ever are aware of the details of legal funding deals, new reporting sheds some light on the largest litigation funding deal in the industry’s…
As the UK government moves forward with its legislation to reverse the effects of PACCAR, the parallel progress of its review into the litigation funding industry is attracting even more…
Reporting by Bloomberg and shared on Yahoo Finance provides details on a new class action that has been launched on behalf of the people of Bougainville, an autonomous region of…
The latest Quarterly Focus from CDR looks at the topic of third-party funding in China, examining how the country’s legal system has continued to demonstrate an openness towards arbitration funding…
In a contributed article to Law360, Bob Koneck, Chris Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters from specialist insurance broker Atlantic Global Risk, discuss an innovative model for litigation finance. The…
The business of mass tort funding continues to be grow in the world of litigation finance, with the potential for large settlements being secured if the claims can attract a…
An opinion piece in the latest edition of The Law Society Gazette magazine sees Rachel Rothwell explore the question of whether litigation funders should be worried about the upcoming Civil…
An article in Iberian Lawyer provides coverage of the OPEN FEST of Arbitration event in Madrid, which included a panel discussion on investment arbitration and the use of third-party funding…
In a post on LinkedIn, Audley Capital announced the appointment of Rick Gregory to its executive board. Gregory serves as a Director for Audley and is a legal funding specialist,…
As LFJ reported last month, the parties in the Stagecoach South Western Trains class action had reached a settlement agreement, with SSWT agreeing to pay up to £25 million to…
The introduction and subsequent debate of the government’s Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill has spurred a renewed debate over the role of third-party funding in the UK legal system, with…
Whilst the UK government’s efforts to swiftly move forward with legislation to reverse the impact of the PACCAR decision have been widely praised by the litigation funding industry, it is…
The value of litigation insurance, and the natural pairing of this coverage with litigation funding, is often highlighted as one of the core strengths of the current litigation environment. However,…
Shareholder claims have often been identified as lucrative opportunities for litigation funders, with class actions being brought on behalf of investors who allege that companies have failed in their disclosure…
Last month, LFJ covered the Bloomberg Law investigation into the activities of Russian billionaires who have been using litigation finance investments to avoid sanctions in the US and UK. These…
Although it is often the high-profile disputes and large scale class actions that receive the majority of attention in the world of legal funding, those funders who are focusing on…
Following LFJ’s reporting yesterday on one Australian class action that has run into difficulties around the issues of settlement approval and a funder’s commission, we are now seeing another case…