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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

New York Law Journal

NY District Attorneys Request Level Funding for Discovery and Other Mainstay Programs

Some smaller DA offices that are budgeted for five or six ADAs are down to three or four, the association president said.
6 minute read

Law.com

Ex-Supreme Court Clerks Find Big Money Opportunities in Litigation Finance

"This is a fascinating and really fun field," said former clerk Travis Lenkner.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

4 Factors Plaintiffs Should Consider When Evaluating Loss Portfolio Transfers in Mass Torts

Because loss portfolio transfers generally transfer risk, and specifically remove liabilities from corporate balance sheets, organizations and insurers should consider loss portfolio transfers as a creative tool to resolve large risk pools in a fair and efficient manner.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Among Am Law 50 Firms, a Growing Appetite to Share Risk With Clients on Plaintiff-Side Matters

In a roundtable published by litigation funder Burford Capital, leaders at Morgan Lewis, Gibson Dunn, Mayer Brown and Proskauer discuss the client- and firm-side motivations behind the growth in Big Law contingency practices.
6 minute read

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