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Insolvency litigation in 2021 – a Q&A with the team at TheJudge
TheJudge November 28th, 2021

Many people had predicted a huge rise in insolvency litigation in 2021. What are you seeing, and what’s your prediction for the future? As one of the busiest litigation insurance brokerages in the UK, we often spot trends in litigation, … Continued

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Should Priority Agreements get more priority?
TheJudge November 28th, 2021

Over time, due to the rapid growth in the availability of litigation finance, more and more cases involve a minimum of three stakeholders: a litigant, a funder and an after the event (ATE) insurer. A pre-condition of any litigation finance … Continued

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COST PROTECTION
TheJudge March 12th, 2021

With the advent of Adverse Costs (or After-The-Event, ATE) insurance in Ontario, it may appear to an outsider that a plaintiff is now in much the same situation as the defendant; an insurer is there to indemnify the individual should … Continued

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TheJudge Canada attend the Ontario Bar Association Institute Conference
TheJudge February 7th, 2019

TheJudge Canada was invited to attend the Ontario Bar Association Institute conference on 5th February on Civil Litigation, discussing the most recent and relevant issues impacting litigation practices in Ontario under the title “Litigating in a New Era”. The conference focused … Continued

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Global litigation funding options hit Canadian market
TheJudge May 9th, 2018

Independent brokers are perfectly placed to help lawyers and their clients navigate Canada’s fast-changing litigation funding landscape, says Katie Armstrong, director of international development at TheJudge Global. The firm, founded in 2000, is the largest international litigation funding and insurance broker, and recently … Continued

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Plaintiffs should own their legal expenses insurance policies
TheJudge April 6th, 2018

All parties benefit when clients are named as the holders of legal expenses insurance (LEI) policies, Nick Robson, managing director of JusticeRisk Solutions (JRS), tells AdvocateDaily.com. JRS, Canada’s oldest specialist litigation insurance brokerage, recently merged with U.K.-based TheJudge Global. Although the market for litigation funding and insurance is … Continued

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UK finance broker sets up Canadian offices
TheJudge December 18th, 2017

London, UK-based TheJudge Group Holdings Limited has just opened its litigation finance and litigation risk-sharing insurance businesses in Canada. The broker acquired a team of litigation insurance specialists from Canadian boutique broker Justice Risk Solutions, which specializes in arranging adverse … Continued

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Litigation funding offers ‘safety net’ for cautious clients
TheJudge December 11th, 2017

Canada’s emerging litigation finance and insurance sector will expand significantly in November when a global leader merges with JusticeRisk Solutions, this country’s oldest specialist litigation insurance brokerage, says Nick Robson, the company’s managing director. “We will develop multiple lines of business,” Robson says of the … Continued

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Litigation finance broker TheJudge enters Canadian market
TheJudge December 4th, 2017

Are Canadian in-house legal teams and law firms ready to embrace commercial litigation insurance products? A new entry to the market thinks so and says such litigation finance options could help turn some in-house teams into profit centres. Late last … Continued

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