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The U.S. International Trade Commission has proposed a rule that would require parties in Section 337 intellectual property investigations to disclose their litigation funding arrangements, including the identities of entities…

Burford Capital shareholders approved all 16 resolutions at the company’s 2026 annual general meeting, ratifying the board’s director slate, a final dividend, and a full suite of capital and share-issuance…

State legislatures continued their march toward tighter regulation of third-party litigation funding this week, with separate bills advancing in Michigan and Colorado that take very different routes to constrain outside…

Burford Capital is shifting its public narrative from a single landmark case toward the breadth of its underlying portfolio after absorbing a $2.4 billion non-cash write-down tied to the YPF…

A new op-ed by Ike Brannon of the Jack Kemp Foundation argues that the rapid rise of “nuclear” verdicts, fueled in part by third-party litigation funding, is now translating directly…

UK litigation finance has taken a step into tokenized capital markets with the launch of the Kairos Digital Loan Notes High-Yield Programme — the first publicly rated senior secured digital…

Class counsel in the $7.25 billion Roundup nationwide class settlement have asked a Missouri judge to approve $675 million in legal fees — about 9.3% of the settlement fund, which…

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is pressing its tort-reform message, arguing in a new release that “legal system abuse” — including third-party litigation funding — is a major and…

Litigation funding is taking root in India as domestic and global investors begin financing commercial disputes in exchange for a share of awards or settlements. The shift positions India as…

Burford Capital reported first-quarter 2026 results highlighting more than $700 million of liquidity and a 25% increase in new commitments, even as the YPF reversal drove a large non-cash charge…

Burford Capital chief executive Christopher Bogart is making the case for opening law firm equity to outside capital, framing the legal profession’s current partnership structure as the last major holdout…

A protracted downturn in litigation finance is drawing hedge funds and special situations investors to acquire legal-claim portfolios at deeply discounted valuations, in some cases as low as 10 cents…

Music Licensing, Inc. (OTCID: SONG), operating as Pro Music Rights, has announced the formation of a Luxembourg-domiciled special purpose vehicle to securitize and repackage its licensing portfolio and copyright infringement…

UK judges are paying closer attention to the commercial benefits flowing to lawyers and funders in class action proceedings, signaling a tougher review of who actually gains from collective litigation….

Third-party funding is increasingly shaping the strategic landscape of post-M&A arbitration, according to discussions at the OPEN de Arbitraje 2026 conference held in Madrid. Practitioners and arbitrators examined how external…

Litigation funding played a decisive role in a landmark New Zealand High Court ruling that has left ANZ Bank New Zealand facing potential liability of up to NZ$125 million. The…

The Court of Justice of the European Union is set to examine whether certain forms of litigation financing risk undermining the effectiveness of the bloc’s antitrust laws, in a referral…

A new opinion piece in The Times is urging UK ministers not to weaken the country’s collective actions regime, arguing that funded class litigation has become one of the few…

A second opinion piece in The Times has framed the UK’s opt-out class action regime as an indispensable tool for access to justice, arguing that decades of cuts to civil…

Corbin Capital Partners has held the final close of Corbin Litigation Finance Fund I at $342 million in fund and co-investment commitments, marking the alternative asset manager’s first vehicle dedicated…

The U.S. International Trade Commission has proposed a new disclosure rule that would require parties and intervenors in Section 337 investigations to identify ownership interests, legal-rights holders, and non-party funders…

Litigation finance investors are stepping forward as one of the most active buyer groups in the scramble for equity stakes in U.S. personal injury law firms, deploying capital through managed…

The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified a £1.7 billion opt-out collective action against Microsoft, even after acknowledging “a degree of uncertainty” surrounding the case’s litigation funder. The claim, brought…

Fortress Investment Group has expanded its push into US legal services with a new equity investment in an Arizona personal injury law firm, structured through a financing arrangement designed to…

Anup Misra has launched Misra IP Litigation, a new patent litigation strategy and advisory firm centered on litigation funding, underwriting, and intellectual property monetization. The firm will serve as lead…

GLS Capital has been ranked by The Legal 500’s Disputes Hub as one of the leading US commercial litigation funders, the firm announced. The recognition places GLS in the upper…

Counsel Financial has originated a financing transaction worth more than $30 million to support an internal succession plan at a plaintiff-side law firm. The capital is structured to enable the…

A new Solicitor News analysis frames 2026 as the year UK litigation funding completes its transition from a flexible commercial tool to a regulated feature of the justice system, with…

Plaintiffs’ class action attorney Adam J. Levitt of DiCello Levitt has used his monthly *National Law Journal* column to challenge what he calls the central premise of the modern tort…

Stichting Bescherming Consumentenbelang, a Dutch consumer protection foundation, has filed a class claim against Netflix in the Amsterdam District Court alleging that the streaming service raised subscription prices by as…