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Contempt of Court Conviction for Spanish Arbitrator Who Awarded $15 Billion to Sultan's Heirs

A criminal court in Madrid ruled that the arbitrator in an international contract dispute between Malaysia and descendants of the last Sultan of Sulu disobeyed orders from the court to end the proceedings before he issued a final award.
4 minute read

International Edition

UK Justice Secretary Vows Legislation to Protect Litigation Funding

The proposed legislation could bypass a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that litigation funding agreements were unenforceable in competition cases.
3 minute read

International Edition

The UK Supreme Court Got it Right by Reining in Litigation Speculators

The typical litigation funder justification that they promote "access to justice" has been shown to be hollow time and again, writes a former UK MP.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Law and Finance: What's Ahead in 2024

Continued economic uncertainty will have significant implications for businesses and the law firms that work with them in the year ahead. Based on Aviva Will and David Perla's conversations with clients through their work at the intersection of law and finance, in this article they review key trends to anticipate in 2024.
7 minute read

International Edition

Close, But No Cigar: Key Barriers to Judgment and Award Enforcement

Increasingly we are seeing an increase in recovery activity against judgment debtors that are choosing not to pay, as opposed to those who simply don't have the money, says Burford Capital's London head.
6 minute read

International Edition

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.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Bankruptcy Trustee Settles With Last Girardi Keese Lender, $332M in Claims Remain

On Tuesday, trustee Elissa Miller said she had agreed to pay $1.2 million to Stillwell Madison, a lender that had sued Girardi Keese in 2019 after he failed to pay back the full $5.1 million loan.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Commentary: What Law Finance Group Looks for in a Litigant

"Reputable commercial funders like LFG remain passive in disputes in which they have invested," Law Finance Group's Brendan Dyer told Goodwin's Keith Zullow and Yoko Bian.
6 minute read

International Edition

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

International Edition

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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