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Litigation Funding
Regulatory and legal issues surrounding the burgeoning litigation finance market, as well as deals, financials, and analysis of how litigation funding is changing the practice of law.
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The Merricks-Mastercard Fallout: ‘Defendants Will Be Rubbing Their Hands with Glee’
By Jack Womack | January 29, 2025
Supporters and opponents of litigation funding view the latest dramatic twists in the Merricks-Mastercard litigation very differently.
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London Trial Against BHP Alleges ‘Red Flags’ Leading up to Brazil Mining Disaster Were Ignored
By Amy Guthrie | January 24, 2025
More than 620,000 individuals are seeking £36 billion in compensation for damages caused by a deluge of deadly sludge that poured through towns when a tailings dam burst.
1 minute read
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BT Emerges Victorious in First Full CAT Opt-Out Trial
By Jack Womack | December 19, 2024
Telecoms giant BT has successfully seen off a £1.3 billion U.K. class action against the company—the first full opt-out trial to take place before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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Burford Litigation Funder Sets Sights on UAE’s Surge in Construction & Disputes
By Alfred Olufemi | December 18, 2024
Burford Capital is expanding its focus to fund construction arbitration in the UAE, targeting high-value disputes as the sector experiences significant growth.
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‘We’re In Need of a Fix’—Is London’s Litigation Market in Trouble?
By Jack Womack | December 11, 2024
Against the backdrop of PACCAR, the Mastercard settlement this month rattled a litigation market that is facing what some have indicated are near-existential threats.
1 minute read
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Class Actions at the Crossroads: A Gold Rush or a Gamble?
By Caroline Byrne | December 1, 2024
The decision by class action disruptor Pogust Goodhead to cut jobs in London and Brazil offers an insight into the challenges facing the international class actions market.
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European, U.S. Litigation Funding Experts Look for Commonalities
By Jon Campisi | November 24, 2024
"We do not think or do not deem it necessary that the agreement itself should be disclosed," said Susanne Augenhofer, a professor at the Austrian-based University of Innsbruck and visiting professor at Yale Law School. "Yes to disclosure, but only to the identity of the funder and the fact that a third-party funder is involved."
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Japan’s Mori Hamada Joins Funder LCM for $150M Credit Suisse Bonds Claim
By Jessica Seah | November 22, 2024
More than a year since the $17 billion writedown of Credit Suisse’s AT-1 bonds, law firms are still gathering investor classes to recoup their losses
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GOP's Washington Trifecta Could Put Litigation Finance Industry Under Pressure
By Jon Campisi | November 15, 2024
"It's certainly not the highest priority right now, but there are a few angles that are maybe appealing to the [Trump] administration," Paul Haskel, a partner with Crowell & Moring, said of the likelihood of tighter regulation.
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Drew & Napier Class-Action Claimants Accept Omni Bridgeway Funding for $250M Claim Against Swiss Government
By Jessica Seah | November 4, 2024
Of all the lawsuits against the write-down of $17 billion worth of AT1 bonds issued by Credit Suisse, Drew & Napier's class is the only one that is receiving litigation funding.
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An Eye on ‘De-Risking’: Chewing on Hot Topics in Litigation Funding With Jeffery Lula of GLS Capital
By Ross Todd | February 3, 2025
Lula, a principal at litigation funder GLS Capital in Chicago and former Kirkland & Ellis litigation partner, chats about what he’s watching for in 2025.
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Houston Mass Tort Firm Seeks Liquidation, Owing Over $200M To Lit Funders
By Amanda O'Brien | January 27, 2025
In a Chapter 7 filing, AkinMears indicated it was indebted to a Virage Capital Management unit for over $115 million and Rocade Capital for another $86 million.
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As Litigation Finance Industry Matures, Links With Insurance Tighten
By Jon Campisi | January 23, 2025
"People are realizing that, like all innovations, there's the early days and then there's an influx of people and money that want to try it, and then the better players sort of find their way to the top," said Burford Capital vice chair David Perla.
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For Growing Law Firms, Customizable Financing Can Unlock Opportunities
By Debra Bordeaux | January 21, 2025
Success in this increasingly saturated and competitive market often requires reaching, attracting and acquiring large groups of clients with an at-scale marketing budget. At the same time, firms must maintain strategic and effective cash flow management due to extended litigation and delayed settlements.
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Social Media, Plastics & Baby Formula: Mass Torts To Expect in 2025
By Amanda Bronstad | December 23, 2024
Lawyers are looking at emerging litigation over plastic pollution and video game addiction, while cases over diet drugs, "forever chemicals" and cow's milk-based infant formula for preemies continue to proliferate.
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Burford Sets Sights on UAE’s Surge in Construction & Disputes
By Alfred Olufemi | December 18, 2024
Burford Capital is expanding its focus to fund construction arbitration in the UAE, targeting high-value disputes as the sector experiences significant growth.
1 minute read
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AU 326, CECL and Calculating Loss Under GAAP
By Brian Duffy | December 13, 2024
Over the last eight years (longer if one were to consider the events, initial inquiries, comments and processes that got us there), there has been a significant shift surrounding how to account for losses embedded in financial assets.
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Is London’s Litigation Market in Trouble?
By Jack Womack | December 11, 2024
Against the backdrop of PACCAR, the Mastercard settlement this month rattled a litigation market that is facing what some have indicated are near-existential threats.
1 minute read
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Congress and Courts Are Considering Litigation Financing: Is Disclosure Imminent?
By Amanda Bronstad | November 25, 2024
A federal rules committee last month agreed to look at whether to disclose litigation financing, and a bill is pending in Congress.
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European, US Litigation Funding Experts Look for Commonalities at NYU Event
By Jon Campisi | November 22, 2024
"We do not think or do not deem it necessary that the agreement itself should be disclosed," said Susanne Augenhofer, a professor at the Austrian-based University of Innsbruck and visiting professor at Yale Law School. "Yes to disclosure, but only to the identity of the funder and the fact that a third-party funder is involved."
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