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Litigation Daily

Big Law and Litigation Finance Seem to Be Having a Moment

In a recent webcast hosted by Burford Capital, Co-COO Aviva Will said the publicly traded litigation finance firm has seen a recent uptick in interest from companies and large law firms.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Business Law Firm Study: Third-Party Litigation Funding Is 'Albatross' for NY Civil Courts

Trial lawyers say litigation funding can level the playing field for plaintiffs, while the report blamed the industry for more cases going to trial rather than settling.
6 minute read

International Edition

Former PwC Australia Partners Prepare Class Action Against the Firm

Partners who left after tax scandal are joining the class action.
2 minute read

International Edition

ESG and Class Actions to Fuel Disputes Work in 2024, Baker McKenzie Survey Finds

The firm's seventh annual Global Disputes Forecast is based on 600 senior legal and risk leaders from large organizations in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Brazil.
3 minute read

International Edition

ESG and Class Actions to Fuel Disputes Work in 2024, Baker McKenzie Survey Finds

The firm's seventh annual Global Disputes Forecast is based on 600 senior legal and risk leaders from large organizations in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Brazil.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

3 Use Cases for AI in Litigation Finance

David Perla, the co-chief operating officer of Burford Capital, outlines where he sees artificial intelligence helping the litigation finance firm make more and better investments.
5 minute read

International Edition

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

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