An overview of Australia’s pioneering third-party litigation funding and class action industry, including a brief examination of the recent regulations imposed on third-party funders and their impact
Hard Targets: An investigator’s perspective on enforcement against StatesNew
Disputes between Investor and Sovereign States are growing at a rapid rate…
The Rise and Value of the Distributed Law Firm ModelNew
Law firms are notoriously conservative outfits. Law is a profession that focuses on precedent and caution…
Technology has enabled the evolution of the disputes lawyers practice but will it spark a revolution?New
An anecdotal note considering the current scenario for legaltech, along with the current challenges and requisite changes on the horizon…
Light the beacons – it is time to test third-party funding in India
This article talks about the hints spread across Indian statutes and judgments about legality of litigation funding. The need for a robust framework to facilitate the financing of particular types of disputes in India has been underscored. Non-recourse third party [...]
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Litigation Finance of mass claims in India
In the light of class action procedures in India which warrant more certainty, quicker settlement and easier enforcement, the article focuses on the lucrativeness of such suits for litigation funding. Litigation finance has no exact definition. It refers to a [...]
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Three Year Strategic Plan to Build a Legal Operations Department from Scratch
The CLOC 2020 Survey found that 67% of the companies surveyed state that the Legal Operations team is perceived as a strategic partner within the Legal Department. However, not many Legal Operations leaders set clear strategy for their own department.
A brief exploration of third-party funding in Africa
Litigation funding entails a financing company providing, typically non-recourse, funding to a litigant (which can be an individual or a company) in exchange for a share in the proceeds of the potential judgement or settlement fees.
What you need to know about investing in Africa
To many outsiders, Africa is a paradox — a continent where the world’s youngest population is governed by its oldest leaders, an up-and-coming technology hub where one in three citizens lacks access to electricity, an economically disadvantaged continent that is home to the five fastest-growing economies in the world.
Enforcement of Decrees – Reciprocity from the UAE
Introduction Cross-border trade and investment between India and the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”), has grown exponentially in the last decade, it being estimated last year that there was an estimated US$10-11 billion UAE investment in India and investments by [...]
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