Kirk Hartley
More Litigation Industry Lawsuits Predicted for the UK Due to Litigation Funding
The litigation industry in the UK will continue to grow, according to litigation funders. Some of the projections are set out in an April...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 1, 2016
- 2 min
Litigation Economics: “Taking a Financial Position in Your Opponent in Litigation”
The economics of litigation continue to receive more attention. For example, an April, 29, 2016 post at CLS Blue Sky Blog brings news of...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 3, 2016
- 1 min
Abundant Irony as a Plaintiff’s Firm and Litigation Funder Team Up for a Class Action Against
John Biesner (of Skadden Arps) and the US Chamber of Commerce should be cheering today. Why? Because a litigation funding firm is backing...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 15, 2015
- 1 min
It Appears There is More Litigation Funding for Moderate Value Cases – Augusta Ventures
The litigation funding industry continues to expand. The punchline is pasted below; for more specifics, see the full April 27, 2015...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 11, 2015
- 4 min
Litigation Funding – A Look Back and to Note Chicago is Now Home for the World’s Largest
Chicago is now home to the world’s largest litigation funding source. It is Gerchen Keller Capital LLC. which just announced raising a...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 16, 2014
- 1 min
Litigation Funding Keeps Rippling Through the News
More attention to the growing use of litigation funding. Another WSJ piece with small bits of new information on fund raising in...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 16, 2012
- 1 min
Privileg Upheld for Discussions with Litigation Funders
A new post at On the Case covers a new federal court ruling sustaining privilege claims involving communications with litigation funders,...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 7, 2011
- 2 min
May 25 Litigation Funding Conference in London Gathers Industry and Legal Leaders
A May 25, 2011 conference in London will bring together true industry leaders and legal thought leaders, including Justice Jackson. The...
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Kirk Hartley
- Nov 29, 2010
- 1 min
Private Litigation Funders Keep Growing – Burford More than Doubles to Become the World’
Private litigation funder Burford Capital has just raised another $ 175 million to become the world’s largest private investor in...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 19, 2009
- 1 min
Report on Civil Justice in Scotland Calls for Class Actions and More Work on Litigation Funding and
Lord Gill’s report on civil justice in Scotland was issued on 30 September. The full report and the synopsis are available here. See...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 18, 2009
- 1 min
Burford Fund Goes Public in Britain – $ 130 Million Raised for Litigation Funding
Regardless of what some may think, investors apparently like the idea of litigation as an investment vehicle. The proof ? Burford Capital...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 14, 2009
- 2 min
Preliminary Report In UK on Possible Changes to Assessment of Costs
The UK is famous for assessing costs if a case actually goes to judgment. A new look at that topic is underway and is slated to produce a...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 14, 2009
- 3 min
Global Litigation Trends Article – Aggregate Litigation, Contingent Fees, Litigation Funding,
Looking for a tight but informative summary of changes around the globe with respect to (1) aggregate or class action litigation, (2)...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 24, 2009
- 2 min
Sign Up Tomorrow for Great Looking UCLA – RAND Conference on Litigation Funding – June 2
My friend Steve Sellick points out that UCLA and RAND are teaming up for and presenting an interesting June 2 seminar at RAND in Santa...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 10, 2009
- 1 min
Litigation Financing & Structured Settlement Buyouts
As the litigation funding business grows in popularity, it becomes apparent that new issues will arise in terms of how to deal with the...
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