litigation funding

May 25 Litigation Funding Conference in London Gathers Industry and Legal Leaders

Kirk Hartley
May 07, 2011 12:35

A May 25, 2011 conference in London will bring together true industry leaders and legal thought leaders, including Justice Jackson. The agenda and registration are here for Maximising Opportunities in Litigation Funding. Justice Jackson authored the leading report for the UK on...

A Closer Look at Litigation Funding and the "Loser Pays" Model

Kevin LaCroix
April 20, 2011 09:14

Among the reasons frequently cited for the higher incidence of litigation in the United States compared to the rest of the world is the acceptability of contingent fees for plaintiffs’ counsel and general rules that each party to a lawsuit in the U.S. bears its own costs. Many other countries...

Is Victoria Province About to Top the ATRF’s List of Judicial Hellholes?

Paul Karlsgodt
January 29, 2011 00:54

Third party litigation funding has become intriguing development in the expansion of global class and collective action litigation over the past several years, particularly in Australia.  (For various previous CAB articles addressing third party litigation funding, click here).  The concept of...

Litigation Funding - Its Not Just For Tort and Commercial Litigation Cases Anyone

John Day
December 07, 2010 08:19

The world of litigation funding has now found its way to divorce litigation. Here is another article in the same series that reveals the role of litigation funding in tort and commercial litigation cases.

Private Litigation Funders Keep Growing - Burford More than Doubles to Become the World's Largest

Kirk Hartley
November 29, 2010 12:37

Private litigation funder Burford Capital has just raised another $ 175 million to become the world's largest private investor in litigation. Prior funds were raised through an IPO on AIM, as described here. The new round of funding is described here.  A successful prior Burford...