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Big Money For Lawyers, But Still a Question Mark for Consumers: Are UK Class Actions Really Working?

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has gone from being a backwater to being a major centre for modern disputes, hearing cases that could generate billions in legal fees. But an in-depth analysis by Law.com International has found many are unhappy with the new world, saying the ultimate beneficiaries are not the claimants.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Strategies for Inside Counsel to Control Intellectual Property Litigation Costs

Litigation costs can be carefully controlled if one keeps their eye on the ball and is proactive with outside counsel and expenses.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Am Law 200 Backed Away From Litigation Funding in 2022

New capital commitments for commercial cases grew by 16%, but the share of this capital deployed on cases handled by the 200 largest firms dropped from 41% to 28%.
5 minute read

International Edition

Lawyers Bringing PlayStation Group Action Set to Earn Almost £20M, Filings Show

The £5 billion claim is one of many competition-related group actions being brought in the UK.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Arizona and Utah Opened the Door, But Firms Remain Skeptical of Alternative Business Structures

Litigation funders are eager to make equity investments in law firms, but partner resistance and regulatory uncertainty present major obstacles.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Recession Hedge for Law Firms

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, many firms sought to bring expenses under control by cutting headcount. But there are arguably better ways to offset the loss of transactional work.
6 minute read

Law.com

'It Just Isn't There': Bankruptcy Judge Tosses Girardi Keese Trustee's Lender Lawsuit

At a Tuesday hearing in Los Angeles, Larry Gabriel, an attorney for Girardi Keese bankruptcy trustee Elissa Miller, implored U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell to allow him to amend his complaint against the firm's lender. "This is too big of a case to be given one shot," he said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

GAO Report on Legal Finance Reflects Positively on Industry

As an objective and non-partisan analysis of the legal finance industry, the GAO report carries weight, and thus it is meaningful that its findings emphasize so many of the positive benefits provided by legal finance to law and to business.
6 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Funder Burford Capital Launches in Middle East to Meet Growing Demand

While the firm does not claim first-mover advantage in the region, it believes the litigation funding market there is far from saturated.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Law Firms Under Profit Pressure, Litigation Funders Have Bullish Outlook for 2023

Leaders at Burford Capital and Validity Finance say that in a down market, firms are increasingly open to arrangements that allow them to offload risk.
5 minute read

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