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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…

The announcement of a settlement being reached is often viewed as the point at which a class action arrives at its preferred destination. However, in the case of the Merivale…

Reporting by Lawyer’s Weekly covers a major development in two Australian class actions, where litigation funder Galactic obtained a favourable ruling from the full Federal Court to double its commission…

An article in ETF Express covers the announcement from Level, a family law and private client lender, that it has acquired Tower Street Finance in order to expand its presence…

An article The Financial Times covers legal actions being brought against Uber on behalf of London’s black-cab drivers, centred on allegations that Uber misled Transport for London (TfL) to obtain…

In an article shared on LinkedIn, Nick Rowles-Davies, founder and CEO of Lexolent, makes the case against the retrospective aspect of the UK government’s Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill. Whilst…

Reporting by Bloomberg Law covers the campaign to introduce new rules governing litigation funding in the state of Louisiana, with proponents of the legislation sensing an opportunity to make progress…

In an interview with Leaders League, Guido Demarco, head of legal assets at Stonward, discusses the current state of the litigation funding market. The interview explores recent trends affecting funders,…

Following the second debate of the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill in the House of Lords, the bill was moved forward to the committee stage for members to propose amendments…

A frequent talking point among claimant law firms and litigation funders is the use of delaying and prolonging tactics by defendants, hoping to continually increase the financial cost of bringing…

As the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill is subject to a line by line examination during the committee stage today, we can analyse the amendments that have been put forward…

The debate around whether the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill should be retrospective is a complex one, with valid arguments on both sides. A recent op-ed makes the case that…

The Frankfurt-based litigation financier Legal Finance SE, a subsidiary of listed company Nakiki SE (ISIN DE000WNDL300), is taking massive action against online casinos: According to current German legislation, most online…

There has been a resurgence in calls for new rules that would implement mandatory disclosure of litigation funding agreements in US litigation, spurred on by arguments about the influence of…

In a post on LinkedIn, Factor Risk Management (FRM) announced the launch of its new M&A and Transactional Risks department. Building upon its existing litigation finance and ATE insurance solutions,…