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Course title: UK Litigation Funding Trends (one hour)

Third party litigation funding is a relatively new concept in the U.K. Besides the brave new litigation world that is opening up, there are exacting new compliance requirements for solicitors contained in the Conduct Rules in relation to how the option should be explained to clients. We believe that it would be beneficial for us to come and talk to your litigators about how third party litigation and arbitration funding works, about its benefits and about managing dispute risk.

Our SRA approved presentation typically takes place over lunchtime and allows plenty of time for a Q&A session and general discussion. It has worked well as a general dispute resolution departmental occasion for partners and qualified and unqualified staff. It would also work as a presentation as part of a DR partner retreat.

Calunius Capital in the media - 2012

The third way

The Lawyer - 6 February 2012

Third party litigation funding was the topic discussed by The Lawyer’s panel this week and Calunius’ Christian Stuerwald was asked for his reaction.

Litigation funders respond to US calls for increased regulation

Edward Machin, Commercial Dispute Resolution - 3 February 2012

All hell broke loose last week in the world of litigation funding. There was a debate in the House of Lords on the Legal Aid and Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill which included half an hour on litigation funding. This was instigated by an extraordinary lobbying effort by none other than the US Chamber of Commerce, the mouthpiece of Global Big Business and Enemy of Access to Justice, whose main purpose in life is to preserve the inbuilt advantage in litigation held by the biggest of businesses. The US Chamber rightly perceives litigation funding and the Access to Justice that it gives to SMEs as a serious challenge to the US Chamber’s members. The Chamber’s position has stimulated a series of replies from litigation funders. Here you will find a selection starting with articles in CDR (above) and Rachel Rothwell’s article in Law Society Gazette (below). A copy of the Parliamentary Briefing prepared by the Association of Litigation Funders of England & Wales can also be found below.

Storm raging over investing in litigation

Rachel Rothwell - Law Society Gazette - 7 February 2012

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