4 TAKEAWAYS FROM LITFINCON LA
James Blick• October 8th, 2024
Clash of the Conferences The inaugural LITFINCON LA took place on September 17-19, at the snazzy Maybourne Beverly Hills. (J-Lo was spotted in Dante, the rooftop bar.) Meanwhile, on the same dates in New York, another litigation finance industry conference, … Continued
Funding in limbo: what is happening to the market while the CJC review is awaited?
Sarah Breckenridge• September 3rd, 2024
This article was originally published on 23-Aug-2024 by Thomas Reuters Practical Law. Reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information visit www.practicallaw.com A year on from Paccar: what’s happened Litigation funding is not exactly a … Continued
Erso in the Press: UK consumers seek £382m from salmon producers in price-fixing case
TheJudge• June 26th, 2024
This article was written by Sarah Butler, and was originally published on Friday, 21 June 17.30 BST by Theguardian.com You can view the original article on their website here. A legal firm is seeking £382m on behalf of British … Continued
Tracking the government’s proposed Bill to overturn PACCAR
Erso• March 11th, 2024
What is the status of the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL] ? Track the current status of the bill live here. 24 May 2024 – Update: PACCAR reversal bill set to stall in General Election … Continued
Florida proposes legislation to regulate litigation finance: a bellwether?
Caroline Parker-Beaudrias• February 22nd, 2024
Florida recently joined the push to regulate the litigation funding industry, with the “Litigation Investment Safeguards and Transparency Act” introduced into the state’s legislature in early January 2024. The Act has elements familiar from other bills focusing on litigation funding, … Continued
Unified Patents Court – taking stock
Erso• January 19th, 2024
The Unified Patent Court (UPC), long-awaited, opened in June 2023 and is being watched with interest by the patent community. Less than a year in, there is a limited track record against which patent holders and their lawyers can make … Continued
Does PACCAR signal a move towards funder regulation?
Sarah Breckenridge• January 11th, 2024
The case most talked about in funding circles last year was PACCAR, and perhaps the term most closely linked with it was “shockwaves”. The tremors seem to have passed though, and 2024 may see some repairs made to those shaken … Continued
Reaction to Sony decision in CAT on PACCAR issues.
Matthew Amey• November 27th, 2023
Litigation funding is often criticised for being too expensive and indeed, on occasion, litigation funders are portrayed as greedy opportunists. The truth is that the price of litigation funding is a function of the risks that funders take in supporting … Continued
PACCAR, windfalls, calls for regulation…Litigation Funders under the spotlight, but where’s the reality check?
Erso• November 1st, 2023
An asset preservation order in respect of a dispute between litigation funders Therium and OmniBridgeway and their funded client, Bugsby, has caused some heated debate. Bugsby, it appears is seeking to argue that the funders’ litigation funding agreement is no … Continued