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INSOLV3NCY – Interest Soars
TheJudge• August 14th, 2011
It appears the launch of INSOLV3NCY, a specialist suite of ATE insurance solutions for insolvency litigation, has hit the spot with many insolvency practitioners and insolvency litigation solicitors. We previously mentioned the launch of INSOLV3NCY in news briefings a few … Continued
Other jurisdictions following English example?
TheJudge• July 14th, 2011
The Scottish Government has announced that they are to embark upon a review of litigation funding, echoing the evaluation undertaken by Sir Rupert Jackson in his Civil Litigation Costs Review in England and Wales. The review will be undertaken by … Continued
Innovation in Litigation Funding from TheJudge
TheJudge• July 14th, 2011
TheJugde, an established broker in the litigation risk transfer market, have launched a suite of new litigation risk transfer products to aid litigants involved in commercial litigation and arbitration. Litigation funding and after the event insurance are both amid a … Continued
Civil War
James Delaney• July 11th, 2011
In the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, the government conceded remarkably little following extensive – though hardly protracted – periods of consultation. As reported in the Gazette, 5,000 submissions on the legal aid proposals made hardly any … Continued
Insolvency Litigation Funding
James Delaney• July 6th, 2011
Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) represent a sector of the litigation community that has been largely overlooked by Lord Justice Jackson and the Ministry of Justice through its endorsement to the proposed changes to eradicate recoverability of success fees and after the … Continued
Intensive Care
Matthew Amey• June 29th, 2011
The NHSLA is on a slippery slope by offering voluntary one-way costs shifting, writes Matthew Amey When Sir Rupert Jackson’s recommendations were first published in January 2010, the suggestion that recoverability of premiums should be abolished was clearly of great … Continued
TheJudge discusses the future of ATE with regional visits
TheJudge• June 14th, 2011
During recent weeks, some of our experienced brokers have been discussing the newly published Justice Bill with regional lawyers, seeking their feedback and thoughts about the future. Unsurprisingly, the newly published Justice Bill confirms the intention to implement the reforms … Continued
Third-party funding to rise as big-ticket litigation grows
James Delaney• June 1st, 2011
With Harbour Litigation Funding raising £60m in May and recent statistics showing high-value disputes in the High Court up by 10%, third-party litigation funders in the UK look set to enjoy a fertile 12 months. Harbour – which is run … Continued
After the Event Insurance and Funding Solutions in International Arbitration
James Blick• April 14th, 2011
It is becoming more and more common for clients involved in arbitration to seek innovative methods of funding their legal costs and hedging their potential exposure to their opponent’s costs. In this webinar, chaired by Peter Morton of K & … Continued
