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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.
By Amy Guthrie | March 5, 2024
Foley Hoag filed on behalf of Brazil and Uruguay, while Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe filed for Chile and Ecuador in support of a Sullivan & Cromwell attempt to reverse the verdict against Argentina.
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By Jack Womack | March 4, 2024
In addition to new legislation, the government said it was also considering options for a wider review of the sector and how third-party litigation funding is carried out.
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By Linda A. Thompson | February 20, 2024
John Quinn, co-founder of one of the world's leading litigation firms, talks about global litigation opportunities, the rise of class actions in Europe and podcasting about the law.
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By Christopher Niesche | February 7, 2024
Partners who left after tax scandal are joining the class action.
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By Alex D'Elia | January 30, 2024
The firm's seventh annual Global Disputes Forecast is based on 600 senior legal and risk leaders from large organizations in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Brazil.
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By Alex D'Elia | January 17, 2024
A criminal court in Madrid ruled that the arbitrator in an international contract dispute between Malaysia and descendants of the last Sultan of Sulu disobeyed orders from the court to end the proceedings before he issued a final award.
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By Jack Womack | January 16, 2024
The proposed legislation could bypass a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that litigation funding agreements were unenforceable in competition cases.
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By Seema Kennedy OBE | January 7, 2024
The typical litigation funder justification that they promote "access to justice" has been shown to be hollow time and again, writes a former UK MP.
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By Michael Redman, Burford Capital | December 14, 2023
Increasingly we are seeing an increase in recovery activity against judgment debtors that are choosing not to pay, as opposed to those who simply don't have the money, says Burford Capital's London head.
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By Kasvi Sehgal | November 20, 2023
The move comes after the Supreme Court's verdict in July regarding the £2 billion trucks cartel claim.
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By Paul Hodkinson | March 24, 2024
Class actions are set for significant growth across the globe and law firms that corner the market could reap big rewards, writes the Global Lawyer.
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By Amanda O'Brien | March 21, 2024
The funder claims the firm's Chapter 11 filing was a bad-faith effort to delay trial and forum shop in a dispute stemming from a $5.79 million loan agreement.
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By Ross Todd | March 19, 2024
Eva Shang, the CEO and co-founder of litigation funder Legalist, describes how generative AI helps shape its outreach to lawyers.
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By Justin Henry | March 14, 2024
Burford Capital's revenues rose to $1.1 billion in the 2023 fiscal year. The company's shares on the New York Stock Exchange climbed 4.4% on the results.
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By William Marra | March 7, 2024
If men were angels, government would not be necessary—and nor would litigation finance. But we are not angels, litigation is often an effective tool to ensure compliance with the law, and litigation is extraordinarily expensive, a litigation finance expert.
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By Amy Guthrie | March 5, 2024
Foley Hoag filed on behalf of Brazil and Uruguay, while Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe filed for Chile and Ecuador in support of a Sullivan & Cromwell attempt to reverse the verdict against Argentina.
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By Justin Henry | March 4, 2024
Burford Capital, the world's largest publicly traded litigation funder, is building up its team of lawyers dedicated to enforcing rulings in which foreign assets are at stake.
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By Charles Toutant | February 29, 2024
"Due to the lack of transparency in [third-party litigation funding] arrangements, parties to litigation and judges are oftentimes not aware of potential conflicts of interest, have no reasonable way of gauging improper outside influence by funders on litigation strategy or settlement decisions, or other ethical concerns with funding arrangements," said Anthony Anastasio, president of the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute.
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By Ross Todd | February 27, 2024
Roman Silberfeld, the national trial chair of Robins Kaplan based in Los Angeles, and Allison Chock, director at litigation finance company Omni Bridgeway Management (USA), discuss the basics of their respective approaches to evaluate a potential case.
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By Kirsten Ulzheimer | February 9, 2024
To supplement financial statements, management may provide another view of their company by disclosing alternative financial measures. This alternative information cannot be used to distort reality and must be presented in accordance with specific rules and guidelines.
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