Some 20% of funding from a leading litigation funder is going on after the event insurance with many of the cases being funded being brought against lawyers. | 10yrs
Practice areas
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is running an education campaign to encourage claimants not to engage a lawyer to make certain claims. | 10yrs
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) says that an amendment to the Insurance Laws Act 2015 will help claimants. | 10yrs
Barak Obama's Affordable Care Act has been praised in some areas for extending healthcare to more people but, in reality, some users say it does not help. | 10yrs
Facebook paid under £5,000 in UK corporation tax last year, using a complex structure to book profits offshore. | 10yrs
The New York firm is streamlining its operations, as securities litigation post-2008 slows down. | 10yrs
Six brokers accused of rigging a global financial benchmark have gone on trial in London. | 10yrs
A primer on the latest financial regulation coming from the EU, known as MiFID II | 10yrs
The world's largest car maker faces the largest legal bill in automotive history, as it admits to programming cars to cheat on US pollution tests. | 10yrs
SNCF, the French state rail operator, faces a huge legal bill after losing a 16 year battle with former employees who had suffered racial discrimination. | 10yrs
Some law firms have returned to pre-crisis habits of 'periodic rate rises' without an increase in value, according to Ed T Paulus III of Zurich Insurance. | 10yrs
The two firms are taking lead advisory roles on the £3.47b purchase of Amlin in the UK by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI). | 10yrs
The name Zaretsky could soon become well-known among subrogated insurers. Peter Rossi of Clyde & Co in New York looks at the issues. | 10yrs
Alternative dispute resolution has spread around the world in insurance through Ombudsman schemes. | 10yrs
Which types of dispute are typically being seen in Dubai? Peter Ellingham and Andrew MacCuish of Kennedys Dubai LLP look at the cases taking place in the jurisdiction, of of the seven states that form the United Arab Emirates. | 10yrs
Reinsurers that are owned by US entities (“Domestic Reinsurers”) are presently at a distinct disadvantage compared to their European counterparts. Barry Weissman of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt explains. | 10yrs
The General Counsel of the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company talks about the issues as he sees them. | 10yrs
The total of completed insurance takeover deals in H1 of this year is the best result in three years, according to research by Clyde & Co - and the firm expects the activity to continue. | 10yrs
The international clampdown by regulators on banks is just one sign that insurers need to take compliance issues more seriously. | 10yrs
After a decade of working with Western Australia clients, insurance specialist Wotton & Kearney is to open an office in Perth. | 10yrs