LSLA Survey Finds Overwhelming Support for ‘Further Regulation’ of Litigation Funding
As we approach the end of 2023, it is a useful time to reflect on the state of the litigation funding market in the UK and to see how prominent…
As we approach the end of 2023, it is a useful time to reflect on the state of the litigation funding market in the UK and to see how prominent…
When it comes to contentious relationships between the courts and funders, the ongoing situation in the US District Court for the District of Delaware is perhaps the most notorious. Judge…
As the UK funding industry continues to adapt to this post-PACCAR world, it is becoming increasingly important for industry leaders to take the temperature of the public on the role…
As LFJ reported last week, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision, many advocates for the litigation funding industry have suggested that only the government can rectify the…
Whilst intellectual property and patent lawsuits remain one of the top target areas for litigation funders, questions around these funders’ level of control and interference in the litigation process have…
As LFJ reported last month, the news that a Chinese company was funding multiple intellectual property lawsuits has reignited debates around expanding regulations of litigation finance. However, representatives for the…
As the litigation funding market continues to grow more competitive, enterprising funders are keen to identify regions where there is still room to build a dominant market share. Of these…
As we continue to watch the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision play out in court cases and judgements, there remains the unanswered question of how the government will…
Debates over the role of third-party litigation funding have grown increasingly contentious over recent years, with interest groups and policymakers wading into the discussion with assertions that funders operate in…
Much of the commentary on the Supreme Court’s ruling in PACCAR regarding litigation funding agreements (LFAs), has focused on the impact on litigation funders and law firms. However, it is…
There are few issues concerning litigation finance that have received more scrutiny and commentary than the ongoing debates around transparency in third-party funding, and conversely, the level of confidentiality that…
Whilst industry commentators are still debating the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling on the enforceability of litigation funding agreements (LFAs), new court rulings in related practice areas…
Ireland’s litigation funding laws differ from those of the United Kingdom and other common law jurisdictions. Dispute resolution investment in Ireland is broadly illegal under champerty and maintenance crime statutes,…
The Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision has provoked a wide range of reaction and analyses from across the legal sectors, with most funders stating that they either have solutions in place,…
Investments by litigation funders into claims not only represent their belief in the validity of the legal case, but also their belief in the lawyers who will be representing the…
As the industry continues to monitor the fallout from the Supreme Court’s ruling on the classification of litigation funding agreements (LFAs) as damages-based agreements (DBAs), it is important to note…
The dispute between the Malaysian government and the Sulu heirs has been one of the most high profile international arbitration cases in recent times, raising issues around state sovereignty and…
In the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling, industry commentators recognized the impact that this judgement would have on future litigation funding agreements (LFAs), as well as on…
Although calls for the regulation of third-party litigation funding are neither new nor uncommon, as LFJ reported earlier this month, a hearing in the US House of Representatives placed these…
The Hong Kong Department of Justice’s approach to litigation finance and third party funding is coming into greater focus following the UK Supreme Court’s July 26, 2023 ruling on R….
Whilst it does not receive as much coverage as patent litigation or class action funding, the opportunities for litigation funders around investment treaty disputes are becoming increasingly tangible. As we…
As LFJ reported last week, litigation funding has once again found itself in the crosshairs of critics and lawmakers, with the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability holding a hearing…
Class actions have been proven time and time again to be an immensely valuable tool for consumers and communities to seek justice against large corporations and institutions, with litigation funders…
Opposition to the use of litigation funding and calls for increased regulation of the industry are not uncommon, but have traditionally focused on claims that the practice incentivizes frivolous litigation,…
In the weeks since the Supreme Court issued its decision in the PACCAR case, there has been much discussion about how funders and litigants will adapt their litigation funding agreements…