In our latest blog we’re speaking to a partner who has broad expertise in representing both corporates and consumers in volume claims. Ellie Pinnells, is a partner in the Disputes practice at Fieldfisher and has been leading the way in her team in using technology to drive down costs and secure access to justice in volume and class actions. 

In a recent poll of over 50 commercial litigation lawyers, FinLegal found that half (50%) of the lawyers surveyed apply to between three and five funders for a single case, and nearly half (48%) of them processed more than one application for each separate funder, consuming significant amounts of billable time.  

In this blog we speak to Anthony Maton, Vice Chair and London Managing Partner at Hausfeld.  Hausfeld is one of the leading litigation boutiques across the US & Europe and is regarded as the first firm to bring competition follow-on actions to the English & Welsh Courts.

Commercial Director, Lochy Macpherson in the Times.

Litigation funders can help victims of investor fraud via group claims

We will be see more and more mass fraud claims in the English civil courts…

Comparing multiple litigation funders to find the best deal for your dispute has so far been a complex and expensive task.

When it comes to funding litigation, securing a deal that is affordable can be a lengthy and expensive endeavour for law firms.

When it comes to securing litigation finance, the lawyers FINLEGAL.IO has met with in recent months say the process is lengthy and repetitive, with low chance of success.

The team at FINLEGAL.IO has carried out indepth research with litigators over the past year as we developed the first online marketplace for litigation funding.

The arrival of litigation finance in the UK was driven by the disputes boom that followed the 2008 financial crash.

When seeking funding for a litigation case, you should be aware that funders more often than not require you to also take out after-the-event (ATE) insurance…

Funding ensures costs taken off the balance sheet, while money is not “left on the table” because of short-term budget considerations.

There are at least 40 active litigation funders and the number steadily increasing with a number of hedge funders entering the market.

The litigation funding market has transformed since its emergence two decades ago in the US…

At the bleeding edge, artificial intelligence and machine learning are driving a technological revolution in the legal profession…