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Recent High Court ruling highlights importance of well-drafted funding agreements for Insolvency Practitioners
James Blick• July 16th, 2015
Stevensdrake Ltd v Hunt & Ors [2015] EWHC 1527 (Ch) (20 May 2015) In Stevensdrake Ltd v Hunt & Ors, the High Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a liquidator seeking to avoid personal liability for legal fees under … Continued
Do All Litigation Funders Charge the Same?
Matthew Amey• June 4th, 2015
Do you believe that all third party commercial litigation funders charge the same for funding a case? A recent survey report commissioned by one the largest litigation funders suggests exactly that. The report commentary says that, by and large, funders … Continued
Addleshaw Goddard – TheJudge Insolvency Seminar
TheJudge• February 13th, 2015
On Friday 30th January, Addleshaw Goddard invited TheJudge to run a seminar for their Insolvency Practitioner clients in light of the proposed deadline of 1st April 2015 when the current exemption for insolvency proceedings from the Legal Aid Sentencing and … Continued
TheJudge Speaks at the R3 Eastern Regional Meeting
James Blick• February 4th, 2015
The first R3 Eastern Regional Meeting of 2015 was held on Monday 19 January at The Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket. James Blick of TheJudge spoke at the meeting on litigation funding pre and post the Legal Aid Sentencing and … Continued
2014 – A YEAR IN REVIEW
TheJudge• December 13th, 2014
As Christmas approaches, we take the opportunity to look back over some of the key changes in the litigation funding sector. 1. No refunds for broken DBAs It’s not often that we get a stocking filler from the MOJ, but … Continued
DBAs – “All or nothing” or has it all been for nothing?
James Blick• November 12th, 2014
It was reported yesterday that the Ministry of Justice has asked the Civil Justice Council to set up a working party to propose long overdue “technical revisions” to the much-maligned Damages Based Agreements Regulations. However, in so doing, the MOJ … Continued
What is the worst that could happen?
James Blick• November 5th, 2014
Question: What’s the worst that could happen? Answer: Excalibur The litigation funding industry has been waiting for the Court to hand down a costs ruling on the now notorious funded case of Excalibur Ventures v. Keystone et al. The case … Continued
When is the lesser of, the greater of?
Matthew Amey• November 3rd, 2014
Whilst the professional litigation funding market hasn’t been around for quite long enough to label any of the pricing models “traditional”, there are typical structures. The most prevalent is that of a funder collecting a fee which is the “greater … Continued
Security for Costs in Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitrations – Can funding really level the playing field?
TheJudge• October 12th, 2014
It was recently reported that an ICSID Tribunal ordered US oil company RSM to post security for costs in what is thought to be the first decision of its kind in RSM Production Corporation v. Saint Lucia, ICSID Case No. … Continued
