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Another Litigation Funder Launches in the UK
James Delaney• September 23rd, 2014
IMF Bentham Europe have recently launched in the UK via a joint venture with hedge fund Elliot Management Corporation. IMF are one of the longest established funders with their roots in Australia. So what does the launch mean for UK … Continued
ATE Premiums & CFA Success Fees for Insolvency Proceedings from April 2015
TheJudge• September 13th, 2014
ATE Insurance Premiums and CFA success fees will cease to be recoverable for Insolvency Proceedings as of April 2015 Legal media are reporting that Shailesh Vara (The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice) has stated that the Government issued an … Continued
Expanding Market: A New Litigation Funder Launches in the UK
TheJudge• September 11th, 2014
IMF Bentham Europe have recently launched in the UK via a joint venture with hedge fund Elliot Management Corporation. As long-established funder with their roots in Australia, IMF Bentham may prove to be an exciting addition to the UK market. … Continued
The Dilemma of Exclusivity Periods
Matthew Amey• August 6th, 2014
The Dilemma of Exclusivity Periods When Arranging Arbitration Finance Any lawyer that has explored arbitration finance will doubtless be familiar with the scenario. You approach a funder who expresses interest in funding the case, perhaps gives you a quick indication … Continued
Irwin Mitchell targeting commercial litigators who failed to advise on litigation funding options
TheJudge• July 13th, 2014
National law firm, Irwin Mitchell, which has one of the UK’s largest professional negligence teams, has announced that they are actively looking to represent clients with professional negligence cases against their former lawyers who had failed to discuss litigation funding … Continued
Litigation and Arbitration Boutiques – Stimulating the funding and insurance market as competition takes effect
James Delaney• March 25th, 2014
A review of the past six months has aptly demonstrated the effects of increased competition within the funding market for commercial litigation and arbitration. As the largest broker in the market we’ve seen a 28% increase in the volume of … Continued
March 2014 Litigation Funding Update
TheJudge• March 13th, 2014
Litigation and Arbitration boutiques –Stimulating the funding and insurance market as competition takes effect A review of the past six months has demonstrated the effects of increased competition on the funding market for commercial litigation and arbitration. As the largest … Continued
ALF Rolls Out New Capital Adequacy Demands
TheJudge• March 11th, 2014
The Association of Litigation Funders (ALF) has set new capital adequacy requirements and complaint procedures for its third party funder members. The changes which were announced this week were met with approval by the Civil Justice Council, who wished ALF … Continued
Waterfall of payments under priority agreements – moving claimants up the rankings
TheJudge• January 12th, 2014
A deed of priority is an agreement that regulates the waterfall of payments in the event that the claim recovery proves insufficient to pay all interested stakeholders their expected returns. Stakeholders in such an agreement could include a litigation funding … Continued
