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Patent Litigation: Funding and Insurance Solutions Can Break Down Barriers
James Blick• May 1st, 2013
Issues of cost and funding underpin much of the current debate surrounding a number of the key issues facing the patent litigation sector, ranging from the pros and cons of the United Patents Court, to issues of forum shopping, patent … Continued
Any changes to the litigation insurance market for insolvency litigation?
TheJudge• April 20th, 2013
At 4(c) of the Saving Provision under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving Provision) Order 2013, it states that article 2(1)(a) and (c) and article 3(a) and (c) do not apply … Continued
Despite grey areas in regulation, duty is to discuss litigation funding options with client
TheJudge• April 19th, 2013
At a breakfast seminar on “Big Ticket Litigation post-Jackson”, hosted by costs lawyers Kain Knight yesterday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in London, Annabel Thomas of Enyo Law presented on litigation funding options in the new regime. One of the … Continued
TheJudge secures over 12m litigation insurance for RBS Shareholders’ Rights Issue Claim
TheJudge• April 17th, 2013
TheJudge is proud to announce that it successfully secured over £12m of litigation insurance on behalf of the RBS Shareholders represented by Stewarts Law, in their rights issue claim against the bank. As has been reported in various publications, 21 … Continued
Third Party Funding – Getting the Best Deal
James Blick• April 8th, 2013
Parties involved in international arbitration are increasingly looking for alternative methods of funding to manage risk and cash flow in relation to legal costs. One way of acheiving this is through the use of third party funding. Simply put, a … Continued
Post-Jackson: The Lawyer’s Dilemma when Advising Clients on Funding Options
TheJudge• March 29th, 2013
Now the dust is settling, with recoverability of ATE insurance premiums and CFA success fees soon to be a distant memory, the question many litigators are asking is “What’s Next?!”. The short answer, unfortunately, is that there is a more … Continued
Jackson Reforms: Trials and Tribulation
James Delaney• March 25th, 2013
One could be forgiven for thinking the campaign to halt or defer the main planks of the civil justice reforms devised by Sir Ruper Jackson is still in full swing. To be fair to the refusniks, the impression that all … Continued
Re-cap of what 1st April Means
TheJudge• March 13th, 2013
From 1st April… Paying or receiving referral fees in personal injury is banned. Law firms can pay into collective advertising schemes but they cannot pay for individual referrals. A new proportionality rule will be used by the courts to ensure … Continued
Funder or Arbitration Finance Broker? Know who you are dealing with
Matthew Amey• February 20th, 2013
It sounds like a simple question and it ought to be simple to differentiate between a funding provider and a funding broker, but unfortunately some businesses seek to promote themselves as a provider of litigation funding or arbitration funding when … Continued
