Rachel Rothwell
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Journo writing news & analysis across legal press. Editor of Litigation Funding, PI Focus; columnist @lawsocgazette. [email protected]. Personal views
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2 weeks ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Rachel Rothwell
Fewer dollars are flowing into the UK economy due to uncertainty in the funding market, the chief of the world’s biggest litigation funder warned today. Chris Bogart, chief executive of Burford Capital, said the economy was taking a hit as companies like Burford are no longer naming London as an arbitral seat or selecting English law as a dispute resolution mechanism in their international contracts.
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3 weeks ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Rachel Rothwell
Everyone knows that feeling of having a problem playing on your mind. It nags and niggles at you, and you can’t quite put it out of your head. It interrupts your concentration and interferes with both work and home life. Many people involved in legal disputes experience precisely this kind of stress. Until the dispute is resolved, it is ever present in their thoughts; and the more protracted it is, the worse it gets. This is pretty obvious, but it is rarely given much thought.
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1 month ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Rachel Rothwell
Claimant lawyers have seen off a significant threat to the future of litigation funding in opt-out class actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, with victory in a Court of Appeal ruling handed down today. In Gutmann v Apple Inc & Ors, the CoA judges unanimously confirmed thatlitigation funders can take their fee before any damages are distributed to class members.
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1 month ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Rachel Rothwell
The litigation funding industry is fighting on several fronts. As the Gazette has reported, the battle is far from limited to the Civil Justice Council’s review of the sector, which may lead to unwelcome changes such as more onerous regulation, caps on funders’ returns and a new duty for parties to disclose the presence of funding. At least as concerning for funders is a key hearing looming in the Court of Appeal, due to be heard before the end of July.
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2 months ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Rachel Rothwell
2025 is a critical year for litigation funders on several fronts. They are right to be worried, reports Rachel RothwellAll eyes are on the litigation funding industry as the Civil Justice Council undertakes a review of the sector. Major changes could be on the cards, including statutory regulation, caps on funding returns and a duty to disclose the presence of funding.
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