How lawyers can avoid falling foul of their SRA obligations
Verity Jackson-Grant• September 6th, 2018
As the market has evolved, the ways in which a claimant might fund their legal fees has become more sophisticated. This, in turn, has made it increasingly difficult for lawyers to provide appropriate advice on the options available without the … Continued
Matthew Amey comments in The Law Society Gazette on the role litigation funding plays in competition disputes
Matthew Amey• August 9th, 2018
Following the announcement that Weightmans, Matrix Chambers and Kings Chambers have set up an ‘opt-out’ class action over alleged anti-competitive behaviour by European truck manufacturers, Matthew Amey gives his views in The Law Society Gazette’s article entitled ‘Litigation funders back … Continued
How litigation finance options can help to realise assets in an insolvency situation
James Delaney• May 15th, 2018
In a litigation landscape post-recoverability of CFA success fees and ATE insurance premiums, Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) are increasingly turning to litigation acquisition, or “claims factoring”, as a way of realising one of the major assets left in an insolvency company … Continued
New Arrivals – TheJudge welcomes new team members
TheJudge• July 12th, 2017
New Arrivals – TheJudge welcomes former partner at Addleshaw Goddard, John Gosling, and other new joiners to our expanding team: With our expanding global offices, and various new product launches, we feel it only appropriate to shine a light on … Continued
Hedging Litigation Risk – A GC Special
TheJudge• July 12th, 2017
This blog follows a series of recent publications by TheJudge aimed directly at GCs and financial controllers (see example articles: GC Magazine –“Managing risk when engaging external counsel” May 17 & Economia, “Litigation to Boom in 2017”) Let’s face it … Continued