Litigation Funding
Aperture to expand investment capacity of litigation funding platform to $1bn
Asset manager says its Litigation Finance Private Credit platform now has more than $600m in assets
Merricks prepares to distribute £100m to consumers after settling dispute with Mastercard class action funder
Class representative considers giving consumers option to donate their share of settlement to charity
AI dispute intelligence start-up Aavalynx raises £1.5m in pre-seed funding round
Jersey-based firm founded by former Quinn Emanuel of counsel helps businesses manage dispute risk
UK government seeks to rebalance collective actions regime without radical reform
Lawyers broadly support proposals to tighten certification while making funding more certain and improving compensation for consumers
Ex-Civil Justice Council funding review members hit out at government reform delays
One year on, review co-chair Dr John Sorabji and Nicholas Bacon KC have decried inertia over their recommendations, reports Ben Rigby
Innsworth loses judicial review challenge to Mastercard settlement
Walter Merricks hails ‘total victory’ as High Court dismisses funder’s challenge to distribution of £200m settlement
Litigation funders ‘deeply disappointed’ as UK government fails to act on PACCAR
Promised legislation to end uncertainty over 2023 Supreme Court ruling fails to materialise
UK government confirms plans to reverse PACCAR ruling on litigation funding
Funders and legal professionals react to announcement from courts minister Sarah Sackman KC
Nick Rowles-Davies on Lexolent and the New Architecture of Legal Finance
Lexolent was launched in 2023 as the world’s first globally coordinated network for legal finance professionals
Founder of London-listed litigation funder Manolete Partners steps down
Steven Cooklin will be replaced in the CEO role by managing director Mena Halton
Warnings about an unchecked rise in mass litigation are simply wrong
Hausfeld global co-chair Anthony Maton takes issue with a think tank’s claim that class actions could cost the UK economy £18bn
Court of Appeal endorses revised litigation funding agreements in ‘emphatic boost for funders’
Appeal by Apple, Mastercard, Sony and Visa dismissed following two-day hearing last month
Innsworth launches judicial review over Mastercard settlement distribution
Funder disputes tribunal’s return cap in Merricks collective action, citing legal and procedural errors
Lawyers divided on litigation funding in post-Civil Justice Council report debate
Claimant and defence lawyers argue whether litigation funding has been beneficial or detrimental at London International Disputes Week event
Civil Justice Council calls for ‘light touch’ regulation of funders and urgent reversal of PACCAR
Long-awaited report on litigation funding contains raft of measures aimed at improving access to justice