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Deminor supports businesses in France to recover losses suffered due to COVID-19 lockdown measures

May 10, 2021

Deminor supports businesses in France to recover losses suffered due to COVID-19 lockdown measures

Deminor is pleased to announce that it will be joining forces with Lincoln Avocats Conseil, a Paris-based law firm, to support business owners in France in their pursuit of indemnification from insurance companies for losses suffered due to lockdown measures. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the French authorities ordered the closure of non-essential businesses (such as restaurants, bars, and hotels) from 15 March 2020 to 15 June 2020. Then, the French authorities imposed a further partial closure of non-essential businesses from 16 October 2020. This became a full closure from 29 October 2020 onwards in order to combat the second wave of COVID-19 infections. This second period of forced closure remains in force and it is expected to end in June 2021. Businesses which saw their activities interrupted because of these lockdown measures have suffered a significant loss of revenue. This loss of revenue is often covered by professional risk insurance taken out by business owners. However, insurance companies have so far largely refused to indemnify their policy holders (click here for more information). Based on external legal advice received by Deminor, business owners may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to their business interruption insurance. Therefore, we will be teaming up with Lincoln Avocats Conseil to support businesses in the pursuit of their indemnification claims against selected insurance companies. Deminor will provide third-party funding to eligible businesses to claim business interruption indemnification. Deminor will pay Lincoln’s fees and all legal expenses related to the court proceedings, making it possible for businesses to claim compensation on a ‘no cure, no pay’ basis. Deminor will only be entitled to a return if the claim is successful. To learn more about our ‘no cure, no pay’ funding solution for business interruption claims, please read our Q&A (only available in French). About Lincoln Avocats Conseil Lincoln Avocats Conseil is a Paris-based law firm specialising in insurance law and dispute resolution. Me Guillaume Aksil, a partner at the firm, has successfully litigated business interruption claims against AXA France and other insurance companies. About Deminor Established in 1991, Deminor is a litigation funder with expertise and a proven track record in collective recovery actions. Deminor currently represents c. 330 victims of the truck cartel, c. 8,000 shareholders of Fortis/Ageas, and c. 5,000 investors impacted by the Madoff fraud. We have built an unmatched track record over the past 25 years. We have been able to obtain an average recovery ratio of 42.6% for our clients, and we have achieved a positive outcome in 81% of our concluded recovery cases.
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By John Freund |

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International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) Announces End of Year Gala and Inaugural Legal Finance Awards

By John Freund |

 The International Legal Finance Association is pleased to announce its annual End-of-Year Gala Dinner on November 13, 2025.  The event will take place at The Law Society in London, bringing together leading figures from across the legal finance industry for an evening of celebration and reflection on the year’s achievements.  

The dinner will be accompanied by the inaugural Legal Finance Awards.  The awards are designed to recognize and honor excellence across the legal finance ecosystem. They will spotlight the achievements of funders, law firms, brokers, advisors, and other key contributors to the continued growth and innovation of the industry. Nominations for the awards are now open, with the nomination form available here. 

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Sentry Expands Free Funding Market Search for Litigators

By John Freund |

Sentry Funding’s free tool enabling litigators to instantly search the funding market on behalf of clients has been expanded.

Sentry’s free ‘decision in principle’ feature enables lawyers to evidence to clients that they have conducted a broad market search, even if funding is not ultimately taken out.

Having deployed £125m in funding across a range of case types, Sentry now has access to an even broader funding marketplace, covering 34 global jurisdictions. Finance is provided by 13 funders, five of which are members of the Association of Litigation Funders.

With the recent addition of Sentry’s first US-based funder, the US offering will now be expanding over the next few months. 

A faster process

Sentry has deployed the latest technology to make the search for funding even easier. 

  • The intuitive application process now only asks questions relevant to previous answers, saving lawyers time.
  • The commercial marketplace has been redeveloped with 63 new data points added to the funder criteria matrix - improving the accuracy of case / funder matching
  • Sentry has also begun building out its AI capabilities, starting with an automated auditing tool for live case progression audits. 

Tom Webster, chief executive officer at Sentry Funding, said:

‘By broadening our reach and speeding up the process, we’re making it even easier for lawyers to raise funding. We’re also giving litigators an easy way to show clients they have fully researched the market, rather than just approaching one or two funders. 

‘The service is free to use, so even if clients decide they do not ultimately want funding or if none is available for that case, for the lawyer, it makes sense to use our “decision in principle” feature, so they can put evidence on file that they did check the market.’

Sentry Funding is an SaaS (software as a service) technology provider that gives solicitors access to a diverse marketplace of litigation funders. It works with solicitors, funders and third-party providers to ensure claimants are getting the most efficient service for their funding needs. 

The Sentry Portal also acts as a case management system that runs a transparent digital case file for solicitors, funders, after-the-event insurance providers, barristers, cost lawyers and other relevant third parties.