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UK Government Moves to Allow Damages-Based Agreements in Opt-Out Competition Collective Actions

The move comes after the Supreme Court's verdict in July regarding the £2 billion trucks cartel claim.
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Litigation Funder Eyes Opportunities in the Middle East

Burford Capital believes the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are well placed to need more of its financing options.
6 minute read

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Burford's Journey From a Hobby to Securing a Multi-Billion-Dollar Win

The litigation financer that started out as a side-project to help a lawyer friend has turned into a multi-billion-dollar investment house which recently won a huge award.
6 minute read

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US Judge Says Argentina Owes $16B in Case Financed by Litigation Funder Burford Capital

Burford Capital stands to collect more than $5 billion after backing a moonshot case for investors burned by Argentina's nationalization of oil company YPF.
3 minute read

International Edition

India as an Emerging Hub for International Arbitration

The Delhi High Court recently established a significant precedent by clarifying third-party funders cannot be held liable to pay adverse awards, and here's how it will change the landscape of arbitration in the country.
4 minute read

International Edition

Slater and Gordon Secures £33M Capital Injection from Litigation Funder Harbour

A dramatic UK Supreme Court ruling in July asserted that litigation funding agreements are 'unenforceable' in competition cases.
2 minute read

International Edition

'Not Jumping Out of the Window Just Yet': Industry Reacts to Supreme Court's Litigation Funding Verdict

Some have downplayed the implications of the UK court's ruling, while others say the fallout could be 'massive' and will hurt consumers and help corporates.
5 minute read

International Edition

UK's Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Litigation Funding

The country's top court has ruled that damages based agreements by litigation funders in competition cases are unenforceable.
4 minute read

International Edition

SRA's 'Bureaucratic Ineptitude' Stifles Industry Growth, Burford CEO Says

Christopher Bogart says it is a 'tragedy' that the UK legal regulator has caused the country to miss the opportunities of market liberalization reforms.
4 minute read

International Edition

We Now Have an Industry Standard for Legal Finance Reporting and Transparency

With input from the SEC, Burford has built a valuation approach that marries case-driven valuation to duration and the time value of money, which can be adopted by the wider legal finance sector.
5 minute read

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