How lawyers can avoid falling foul of their SRA obligations
Verity Jackson-Grant• September 6th, 2018
As the market has evolved, the ways in which a claimant might fund their legal fees has become more sophisticated. This, in turn, has made it increasingly difficult for lawyers to provide appropriate advice on the options available without the … Continued
How treating a dispute as an asset can lead to funding for more than legal fees
Verity Jackson-Grant• August 16th, 2018
Verity Jackson-Grant talks to Economia about how some financiers are viewing disputes as assets that can be used as collateral for a loan to pay the legal costs involved in bringing a dispute, as with traditional litigation funding, but also … Continued
Matthew Amey comments in The Law Society Gazette on the role litigation funding plays in competition disputes
Matthew Amey• August 9th, 2018
Following the announcement that Weightmans, Matrix Chambers and Kings Chambers have set up an ‘opt-out’ class action over alleged anti-competitive behaviour by European truck manufacturers, Matthew Amey gives his views in The Law Society Gazette’s article entitled ‘Litigation funders back … Continued
How law firms are using DBA insurance to overcome their fear of damages based agreements
Verity Jackson-Grant• July 6th, 2018
Whilst the prospect of earning a share in the client’s damages is an attractive proposition, many lawyers are yet to take the plunge. This is mainly due to a combination of the financial implication of a loss and the uncertainty … Continued
Boom in litigation funding has transformed the dispute resolution landscape
Verity Jackson-Grant• May 24th, 2018
There is little doubt that the growth of the litigation funding market coupled with, or perhaps fuelled by, developments in costs regulation and the increased focus on the management of corporate legal spend has fundamentally changed the dispute resolution landscape. … Continued
