White & Case’s International Arbitration Survey – An analysis in the context of the arbitration finance and insurance market
James Delaney• May 22nd, 2018
White & Case has partnered with the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University London, to provide an updated study* on various recent trends and opinions with regards the evolution of international arbitration. Over 1000 respondents participated in the … Continued
Meeting your SRA duty to advise the client on how they can pay their fees
Verity Jackson-Grant• May 22nd, 2018
With the disputes funding market developing at the speed of knots, and with clients becoming ever more price-sensitive, lawyers can find it difficult to be confident in discussing how the client might pay for, or manage, the cost of their … Continued
Litigation Fees & Expenses Insurance – A Solution for Commercial Litigators in Ireland
Robert Warner• May 18th, 2018
Until such time that there is a legislative change in Ireland to amend the application of the torts and offences of maintenance and champerty to legitimate third party funding arrangements, there appear to be no method in Ireland by which … Continued
Finance directors need to understand the litigation funding options
Verity Jackson-Grant• May 17th, 2018
With so much choice in the market, finance directors can struggle to see the wood for the trees when looking for the right funding for their legal action. They would be forgiven for assuming litigation funding should be their first … Continued
The claim-award discrepancy and third-party funding
James Delaney• April 26th, 2018
In light of a recent study by Allen & Overy, James Delaney, Director at specialist arbitration finance and insurance broker TheJudge, considers the discrepancy between average claims and awards in investor-state arbitration and how it affects the negotiation of third-party funding arrangements. … Continued
The ‘Arkin cap’ and the sum a funder can be ordered to give by way of security for costs
Emily Thomas• January 9th, 2018
The so called “Arkin cap” is a term derived from the decision of the Court of Appeal in Arkin v Borchard Lines [2005] 1 WLR 3055 which limits the liability of a third-party funder for adverse costs to an amount … Continued
TheJudge Opens New Office in the Heart of Manchester
Emily Thomas• December 19th, 2017
We are pleased to announce that we have opened a new office in the heart of Manchester. The office, which is on Brown Street, opened in November and is headed up by Emily Thomas. Emily is a qualified solicitor and … Continued
Association of Litigation Funders turn down application.
TheJudge• October 18th, 2017
The Association of Litigation Funders (ALF) have demonstrated a willingness to increase the threshold of capital that sits within the control of their funder members so that the code is seen to improve and adapt to the growing marketplace. The … Continued