Litigation Funding

CAT approves Mastercard’s £200m class action settlement over credit card fees

Decision follows bid by claim’s funder to scupper deal struck with lead claimant Walter Merricks

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Regulation of litigation funders takes centre stage in closely watched Civil Justice Council review

Interim report makes ‘compelling case for some form of mandatory regulation’, according to one observer

  • 6mos

European Law Institute calls for ‘light-touch’ litigation funding regulation

Excessive regulation could lead to funders exiting the market, potentially reducing access to justice, ELI study suggests

  • 6mos

UK government shelves litigation funding bill

Action to end uncertainty over Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling to await result of wider funding review

  • 9mos

Volume of European class actions continues to grow as UK tops market ahead of Portugal

CMS report reveals that £120bn in damages have been sought over last five years and predicts further rise in number of claims

  • 9mos

Lawyers urged to embrace AI as LIDW explores city’s global dispute centre credentials

Ben Rigby reports from London International Disputes Week’s main conference in Westminster

  • 11mos

Litigation funding is vital but niche provider of legal services, major study finds

Report commissioned by Legal Services Board reveals that funders back 3-5% of potential cases

  • 11mos

Arbitration and litigation funding legislation falls as UK heads to the polls

Laws clamping down on power of Big Tech and exonerating victims of Post Office Horizon scandal rushed through

  • 11mos

The Post Office scandal’s far-reaching impact on litigation funding

Third-party funding’s role helping to expose a widespread miscarriage of justice has put it under unprecedented political scrutiny, report Ben Rigby and John Malpas

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Gillard and Goldsmith join speaker line-up for London International Disputes Week

Former Australian prime minister and UK secretary general will discuss state-related dispute resolution at June event

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Litigation funding bill to enter committee stage amid ECHR concerns

Retrospective nature of legislation to ensure enforceability of litigation funding agreements faces detailed scrutiny

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Quinn Emanuel signs deal with Longford Capital to finance client litigation

Litigation funder has committed up to $40m in funding for the firm’s private equity clients

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Government introduces legislation to reverse UK Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling

Bill welcomed for ‘confining threat to litigation funding to history books’

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UK government pledges law to boost litigation funding’s role in ‘David and Goliath’ class actions

Lord Chancellor says legislation will reverse impact of Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling

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Government pledge to reverse PACCAR judgment’s ‘damaging effects’ on litigation funding welcomed

Legislation promised after funding’s role in exposing Post Office Horizon scandal is highlighted

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