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Representative actions in the UK have often been viewed as strong vehicles for litigation funders to pursue their dual objectives of widening access to justice and delivering significant financial returns…

There may be no area of litigation funding that has attracted more headlines and controversy than the area of intellectual property and patent litigation, particularly in regard to court orders…

Discussions around the use of litigation funding often focus on the individual relationships between funders and law firms, or between funders and the claimant, and evaluate these dynamics in isolation….

Over the last year we have seen many predictions that the litigation finance industry will benefit from the current economic uncertainty around the world, with rising inflation and supply chain…

As we have seen in recent weeks and months, there has been accelerated momentum behind state legislatures moving forward with legislation to govern and more heavily regulate the use of…

The UK’s collective redress regime has received significant attention for its positive developments in recent years, and particularly for the involvement of litigation funders in supporting collective claims against large…

As LFJ reported last week, we are seeing more and more evidence that litigation funding is becoming more widely adopted in Italy and is being put forward as a capital…

When discussing the future growth of litigation funding in new jurisdictions around the world, India is often highlighted as one of the most attractive opportunities, given the size of its…

The harmonious relationship between a funder, a law firm and the claimant is at the center of the ongoing success of the litigation finance industry. However, as a recent judgement…

Litigation Capital Management Limited (AIM:LIT), a leading international alternative asset manager of disputes financing solutions, announces that a settlement (subject to court approval) has been reached in an Australian class…

Calls for increased regulation of litigation financing have traditionally been aimed at national governments, with lobbying efforts focused on enacting nationwide changes to impose stricter oversight on the practice. However,…

Litigation funding continues to see wider acceptance and adoption by claimants in a wide variety of disputes, with funders bringing capital and expertise and experience in complex litigation to the…

Recent decades have seen an increase in the scope of retail investing, with advances in technology allowing individuals to trade increasingly complex investment products. However, failures by financial services firms…

Litigation funders are increasingly offering their services to a wider range of clients, providing capital and expertise to everyone from individuals to startup business and larger corporates. One market niche…

There has been a lot of discussion lately around the use of portfolio litigation funding, and the wider partnership between funders and clients to provide capital for a range of…

NuGenesis (the purveyor of NuCoin), is reported to be exploring AI and litigation finance as investment tools in claims against  FTX and Alameda Research’s alleged fraud.  Read More…

Whilst the UK, US and Australia remain the most established markets for litigation funding, jurisdictions across Europe are shaping up to be increasingly valuable prospects for funders to pursue. In…

Whilst the current collective action regime has been viewed as a net positive for law firms and litigation funders in the UK, there are outside observers who argue that the…

As regulatory structures continue to evolve in jurisdictions around the world, global litigation funders are keeping a watchful eye on markets that could represent fruitful opportunities for new investments. One…

Litigation funding represents an important tool for litigants and law firms in providing the capital to pursue meritorious cases, as well as fundamentally rebalancing the levels of financial risk involved…

Following last year’s release of the Voss Report and its recommendations for further regulation of litigation funding within the European Union, there has been much discussion over the individual proposals…

As LFJ reported earlier this week, the calls for tighter regulation of litigation funding in the US based on the claim that it threatens national security have continued to grow…

Whilst the involvement of major industry-leading litigation funders is widely publicized, outside of these household names are a wide range of investment firms that are keen to take part in…

Attempts to regulate litigation funding and provide additional oversight into the practice have been gaining momentum, not only on a national level in several countries, but also by individual state…

Criticisms of third-party litigation funding of patent disputes have focused on the perceived lack of transparency and oversight, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce going so far as to suggest…

Coverage of the litigation funding industry often focuses on the successes and returns on investment, but those victories do not eliminate the high levels of risk involved in third-party funding….

When litigation funding is involved in patent or trademark litigation, we most commonly see it associated with cases in the technology sector and in disputes between startup companies and established…

As LFJ covered earlier this month, a new report by RPX found that patent litigation driven by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) saw a dramatic decline in volume in the first quarter…

As the litigation finance industry continues to grow and industry leaders find themselves in an increasingly competitive market, opportunities in emerging markets will represent a top priority for funders to…

Coinbase’s business has been seminal to the legacy of cryptocurrency innovation. As the global digital asset marketplace continues to mature, Coinbase is tiptoeing between a group of class action lawsuits….