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A funder-versus-insider fight has erupted in Texas, where Siltstone Capital alleges its former general counsel Manmeet Walia secretly formed a rival vehicle and siphoned opportunities using Siltstone’s confidential materials. The…

Burford Capital has taken a strategic step further into firm-side infrastructure, investing in Kindleworth—the operations partner behind a wave of high-performing specialist law firms—in a bid to accelerate launches and…

Litigation funding may soon be more than a tool for plaintiffs — it’s shaping up to be a cornerstone of growth strategy for tech startups, according to a new thought…

Litigation Capital Management (LCM) has set a timetable for its next major disclosure, telling the market it will release audited results for the year ended June 30, 2025, on Wednesday,…

Burford Capital’s proposal to take minority, non-controlling stakes in U.S. law firms via management services organization (MSO) structures has sparked a fresh round of debate over investor involvement in legal…

Law firms across England and Wales are experiencing a rare reprieve in professional indemnity insurance (PII) costs, with a wave of new market entrants and increased capacity pushing premiums downward…

A new third-party funder has joined Australia’s increasingly competitive class actions market. Ninety Mile Capital, founded in Melbourne by former Therium executives Simon Dluzniak and Louise Hird, will focus on…

Litigation finance has become an increasingly utilized tool to support valuable claims in financially distressed bankruptcies. However, a recent decision from the Northern District of Texas—voiding a $2.3 million litigation funding…

A new salvo has been fired in the debate over transparency in litigation finance. Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) has submitted a comment letter to the Advisory Committee on Civil…

Initial reactions from major US law firms suggest that Burford Capital’s push to invest in firm-side operations via managed services organizations (MSOs) will be a tougher sell than the funder’s…

The legal and financial pressures bearing down on 777 Partners have sharpened. A Delaware Chancery decision—unsealed August 18—orders the Miami-based investor and litigation funder into a limited receivership until it…

A new white paper commissioned by the Association of Litigation Funders of Australia and conducted by YouGov reveals overwhelming public support for litigation funding and class actions as essential tools…

LionFish Litigation Finance has officially rebranded as LionFish Capital, marking a strategic pivot toward broader capital solutions and signaling its intent to evolve beyond traditional litigation finance. The London-based funder,…

Fortress Investment Group, through its affiliate CF ESQ Holdco, has acquired a 20% economic interest in Esquire Law, a personal injury firm in Arizona, under the state’s alternative business structure (ABS)…

Omni Bridgeway has reported a step-change year, pairing robust investment performance with a balance sheet reset that positions the platform for its next growth phase. The ASX-listed funder highlighted headline…

Cartiga, a long-standing player in consumer and attorney funding, is heading to the public markets. The company agreed to combine with Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp. 1 in a transaction pegged…

Private equity (PE) firms often view legal disputes involving portfolio companies as liabilities—not opportunities for value creation. However, in a recent blog post, Omni Bridgeway argues that when properly modeled and…

Express Legal Funding announced it has reached its fifth year as a member of the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC), underscoring a commitment to best practices in an…

A new salvo in the UK’s collective actions saga puts third-party funding in the spotlight. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has criticized aspects of mass-consumer practices—specifically around funding and referral…

Pogust Goodhead has emphatically denied that it is controlled by litigation funders, insisting it retains full “forensic independence” in the high‑profile claim over the 2015 Mariana dam collapse. As LFJ recently…

A new joint study by the Insolvency Law Academy and Burford Capital sheds light on how legal finance is gaining traction as a strategic tool in the India’s insolvency processes….

Burford Capital’s new push to take minority stakes in U.S. law firms is already meeting resistance from tort-reform advocates and insurer-aligned groups, who argue the structure could blur loyalties inside…

A high-stakes governance fight is spilling into the UK’s largest group action. BHP has demanded clarity over hedge fund Gramercy Funds Management’s role at Pogust Goodhead, the claimant firm fronting…

A new opt-out competition claim aims squarely at Amazon, alleging price-parity tactics inflated costs for more than 45 million UK consumers. The Association of Consumer Support Organisations has filed for…

A Texas bankruptcy judge has voided a $2.3 million litigation funding agreement between GLS Capital and a Chapter 11 liquidation trust, in a decision that may reverberate across the bankruptcy…

Burford Capital—a leading litigation funder with a market cap around $3 billion—is currently in talks with several U.S. law firms to acquire minority stakes. The firm sees opportunity amid shifting ownership…

One of LFJ’s most popular posts is this 2020 piece from Ed Truant, Founder of Slingshot Capital, on the sizing of the commercial litigation funding industry. William Weisman from Parabellum…

Steven Cooklin, founder and CEO of Manolete Partners, has stepped down after a remarkable 40‑year tenure in the litigation funding sector, marking the end of a defining leadership era for…

In a pivotal decision likely to reshape Singapore’s litigation finance landscape, the country’s High Court has affirmed that third-party funding is permissible beyond its historically narrow confines. The judgment, delivered…

An article in Carrier Management reveals that third-party litigation funding (TPLF) could impose up to $50 billion in direct and indirect costs on the U.S. casualty insurance industry over the…