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As LFJ reported last week, efforts in state legislatures to enforce tighter regulations on third-party litigation funding have started the year strong, as the Florida State Senate moved forward with…

As the size and influence of the global litigation finance industry has grown, so too has the frequency and intensity of criticism leveled at the practice. To combat these critiques,…

Whilst regulations that govern litigation funding in the industry’s major jurisdictions are continually evolving, the established rules for countries such as Australia, the UK and US are well understood. For…

A trend in the US litigation finance industry over the past year has been the introduction and passage of bills in state legislatures designed to curtail the use of third-party…

As LFJ recently reported, the British government has continued to offer encouraging statements that suggest it will take legislative actions to reduce or even negate the impact of the Supreme…

The biggest story from the UK litigation finance industry in 2023 was undoubtedly the Supreme Court’s ruling in PACCAR, raising the greatest challenge to the viability of the UK funding…

Whilst it is not uncommon for funded litigation to involve a political aspect, with disputes involving national governments being a regular occurrence, few cases are attracting as much attention as…

Within the litigation finance industry, the consensus reaction to last year’s UK Supreme Court PACCAR ruling was largely one of disappointment. However, for those individuals and lobby groups that are…

The UK government’s efforts to provide a legislative solution to the Supreme Court’s ruling in PACCAR, namely through an amendment to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC), continue…

As we head into the final days of 2023, industry leaders and analysts continue to offer their takeaways from the previous year, putting the spotlight on the most important cases,…

As many industry commentators suggested when the Supreme Court released its PACCAR judgement, one of the most important and interesting elements has been the UK government’s response to the decision….

Following the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling, opinions on the impact of the decision ranged from descriptions of it as a small bump in the road, to predictions that there would…

Whilst recent court victories and settlements have demonstrated the benefits that funded class actions can bring to consumers, there are still groups who argue that there are insufficient regulatory measures…

The UK litigation finance industry has been closely watching the government’s response to the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision, with many hoping that there will be a quick legislative fix regarding…

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,…