The findings of Legal Week Intelligence’s latest Benchmarker report on litigation funding was the main topic under discussion at a recent roundtable discussion. Des Cahill reports
As the economic climate engenders more litigation, so in turn the number of cases being considered for insurance-backed litigation funding are on the rise. However, while the upper end of 
the market is beginning to reap the benefits of third-party funding and after-the-event (ATE) insurance, the uptake has yet to filter down to smaller market players.
