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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

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'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

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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

International Edition

How a Fierce Arbitration Case Reignited Calls to Regulate Litigation Funding

The case, which has been fought out in Dutch, French and Spanish courts, has pitted the government of Malaysia and two leading European firms against one of the world's largest litigation funders and a UK barristers' chambers.
7 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms in the EU Gear Up to Handle Increase in Class Actions

Germany, the Netherlands, France and Spain have emerged as key jurisdictions, while firms such as Linklaters, Dentons and Freshfields feel they are well placed to win work.
8 minute read

International Edition

Credit Suisse Bond Investors in Asia Face an Uphill Battle in Recouping Losses

At least 80 Credit Suisse investors in Singapore are in talks to sue the Swiss government over its decision to write down $17 billion of Credit Suisse Additional Tier-1 bonds. Lawyers in Japan are also considering filing lawsuits to recoup investor losses from the sale of the bonds.
7 minute read

International Edition

'We're Here to Help': The Unseen Players Behind the Rising Tide of UK Class Actions

Funders, brokers, law firms and distributors are just some of the drivers behind the recent tide of UK class actions. Law.com International takes you on the trail of opt-out cases and attempts to discover who the real winners are.
9 minute read

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