What’s the deal with DBA insurance?
Verity Jackson-Grant• August 12th, 2019
Insurance is an increasingly popular option to mitigate the financial risk of a damages-based agreement. Verity Jackson Grant explains how it works and the potential benefits for your firm. Most disputes lawyers will have come across cases that would have … Continued
Funding Insolvency Disputes: There are more options than you think
Robert Warner• August 9th, 2019
The use of litigation funding is commonplace in insolvency disputes. Most IPs and insolvency solicitors have first-hand experience of putting funding in place and have “go to” contacts that they use when the need arises. But familiarity can lead to … Continued
Funding and insurance for insolvency disputes
Verity Jackson-Grant• July 15th, 2019
Administrators and liquidators have always had to take a creative approach to funding insolvency claims. Often lacking the funds to pay legal fees, they have been amongst those to benefit the most from the ability to combine CFAs, litigation funding … Continued
Davey v Money & Ors: Beware of leaving the litigation funder to arrange the client’s ATE insurance
Verity Jackson-Grant• June 11th, 2019
The judgement in Davey v Money v ChapelGate [2019] EWHC 997 (Ch) will have come as a disappointment to the litigation funding community. After all, the “Arkin option” doesn’t have the same ring of certainty as the “Arkin cap”. But … Continued
Don’t fall foul of the updated SRA obligations
Verity Jackson-Grant• May 1st, 2019
Unless you are new to dispute resolution, it is likely you’ll have a good understanding of litigation funding and After the Event (ATE) insurance. You probably have your fair share of “go-to” contacts that you call when the need arises. … Continued
