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International Edition

Only a Handful of Litigation Funders Obtain Licenses Under New Australia Law

A loophole allows funders to use licenses held by others rather than obtaining their own.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Rules Litigation Funder Immune From Suit Under Georgia's Payday Lending Law

The appellate panel said whether litigation lenders such as Oasis Financial should fall under the Payday Lending Act is a matter for the Legislature or state Supreme Court.
4 minute read

International Edition

Boies Schiller to Lead Investor Fight Against Credit Suisse For Greensill Losses

The firm is rounding up investors from across Europe and Asia that invested in the bank's $10 billion Supply Chain Finance Funds.
3 minute read

International Edition

Apple Dispute: A New Era of UK Class Actions?

More collective actions are on the way, and this is how they are likely to look.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

3 Ways to Get It Right: Attorney Fees Are Among the Most-Appealed Issues

Bottom line: pay attention, said Jenni Brown, founding partner of Brown and Dutton in Marietta, Georgia.
5 minute read

International Edition

UK Litigation Funding Levels Hit £2B For First Time

Fresh data shows that the value of the pipeline of court cases and cash held by the top U.K. litigation funders has doubled in three years.
2 minute read

International Edition

EY Survey Finds UK Lawyers Will Embrace Virtual Court Hearings, Third-Party Funding Post-Pandemic

The Big Four firm's research also found that many U.K. businesses expect the volume of legal disputes to increase this year.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigation Finance: Plaintiffs and Defendants Need to Understand It

Funding gives plaintiffs a way to share risk, defray the high costs of litigation, hire the best counsel, and take cases all the way to trial if desired, say Laina Hammond, an investment manager and head of the Houston office at Validity Finance, and Sarah Williams, a portfolio counsel at Validity Finance.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Burford Profits Dip for Another Year, but Funder's Business With Corporations Grows

The funder pointed to CFOs being increasingly open to working directly with litigation funders.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Managing Legal Risk: A Case Study in the New Middle East

Israeli tech innovation and the Emirati business platform create enticing opportunities; international arbitration and third-party funding can help navigate the risks.
11 minute read

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