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Judgment Preservation Insurance – Preserving damages awards
Thejudge• October 2nd, 2021

Judgment Preservation Insurance – Preserving damages awards against an adverse appeal/annulment   So much of the claimant litigation risk transfer market, both litigation finance and insurance, is focused on the risk of avoiding an adverse outcome with the resultant loss … Continued

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TheJudge takes top rank again in Chambers & Partners 2021
Thejudge• July 21st, 2021

          TheJudge has once again taken top rank with a Band 1 ranking in Chambers & Partners. TheJudge’s litigation insurance, now part of Thomas Miller Group, continues to go from strength to strength. Our team were … Continued

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Donna Nortcliffe joins TheJudge from Irwin Mitchell LLP
Thejudge• June 8th, 2021

TheJudge team are delighted to announce that Donna Nortcliffe has joined our insurance team. Donna was formerly a commercial disputes solicitor at Irwin Mitchell LLP for almost a decade. During her time at Irwin Mitchell, Donna regularly advised business clients … Continued

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Should Priority Agreements get more priority?
Thejudge• May 7th, 2021

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Global launch of TheJudge affiliate – Erso Capital
Thejudge• March 3rd, 2021

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Order for security funding cost prohibitive
Matthew Amey• September 28th, 2020

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The High Court Hands Down its Judgment in the FCA Test Case on COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance
Emily Thomas• September 28th, 2020

In a landmark decision handed down on 15th September 2020, the High Court has ruled that the majority of businesses who held business interruption insurance and were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic are entitled to be indemnified … Continued

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Chambers acknowledges TheJudge as Top Ranked Litigation Broker
TheJudge• July 29th, 2020

TheJudge Global are delighted to announce that we have been recognised as one of the leading litigation funding brokers in the UK, achieving Band 1 status in the Chambers and Partners directory.  Matt Amey has also been recognised as a … Continued

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Accelerate: The commercial ATE product the market has waited for
TheJudge• July 24th, 2020

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Insolvency litigation in 2021 – a Q&A with the team at TheJudge
Thejudge• October 3rd, 2021

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If you reap what you sew, is seed funding always the best solution?
Matthew Amey• July 23rd, 2021

When it comes to pushing the envelope on the application of litigation funding, lawyers are sometimes known to try and persuade a funder to provide so-called “seed funding”. This is a relatively small commitment of funds to pay for disbursements or fees that … Continued

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Erso Capital, DBAs and the need for transparent discussions
Robert Warner• May 30th, 2021

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Court of Appeal decision in Zuberi v Lexlaw ushers in new era for DBAs
Matthew Amey• February 24th, 2021

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Chambers acknowledges TheJudge as Top Ranked Litigation Broker
TheJudge• July 29th, 2020

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TheJudge secures litigation insurance for consumer group Which? in landmark opt-out collective proceedings against Qualcomm worth over £480m.

TheJudge has successfully obtained litigation insurance for Which? in respect of theirwell-publicised opt-out collective proceedings against Qualcomm, on behalf of around 29 million UK consumers.

The obtaining of this litigation insurance, known as ATE insurance, is an important positive step towards obtaining a ‘collective proceedings order’, and Which? being certified as class representative by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Robert Warner, one of the Directors of TheJudge comments: “We are very pleased to have assisted Which? in the process of obtaining litigation insurance for these proposed collective proceedings and to have the opportunity to work with such a first-class legal team. This is the latest in a series of proposed collective proceedings in which TheJudge have been instructed and it is great to be able to utilise our experience as a tier 1 ranked Chambers and Partners litigation broker to add some value to the process”.

The proposed collective proceedings have been covered extensively in the media, including via the BBC, Sky News and City AM.

Hausfeld & Co. LLP (www.hausfeld.com) are instructed to act for Which? (www.which.co.uk) supported by a counsel team at Monckton Chambers (www.monckton.com).

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