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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…

In a post on LinkedIn, Pogust Goodhead announced that Harris Pogust has retired from his role as Chairman of the global law firm, following his move to step back from…

Whilst industry commentators noted that litigation funding would likely not rank highly among the new government’s priorities following this year’s general election, there has been renewed interest in the government’s…

Among the global tech giants facing the most scrutiny from regulatory bodies, Microsoft has increasingly come under the spotlight in both Europe and America for potential breaches of antitrust rules…

Australia continues to be a lucrative jurisdiction for the funding of high-value class actions, as demonstrated this week by the approval of a $271.8 million settlement which will see the…

Whilst large group claims can attract headlines with staggeringly large amounts of compensation, for the law firms who specialise in such cases, the costs of running these claims take a…

With the ongoing Civil Justice Council review set to shape the future of the litigation funding market in the UK, for funders and law firms on the European continent the…

The Post Office Horizon scandal and the accompanying litigation brought both class actions and litigation funding into the spotlight for many in the wider public. A new survey on class…

An oft-repeated critique of litigation funding is that it may act as a vehicle for adversarial foreign actors to negatively impact U.S. national security or business interests. This is an…