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Leslie Perrin, Chairman

Leslie Perrin has more than 25 years' experience of litigation markets, having been successively head of litigation, managing partner and senior partner at international law firm Osborne Clarke. One of his cases still holds the record for a UK jury award of damages against an insured defendant. In other cases, he became recognised as one of the pioneers of group actions in the UK. He remains interested in all issues around Access to Justice.

Leslie became Chairman of Calunius in January 2009. He also acts part-time as Senior Independent Director of DAS, the UK market leader in legal expenses insurance. He is an Accredited Mediator, one of only ten Lawyer Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Mediation Panel.

At Calunius he is heavily involved in case origination and assessment.

Leslie also chairs the Association of Litigation Funders of England and Wales, whose members will observe the new Code of Conduct of Litigation Funders.

Contact Leslie Perrin

Address:
Calunius Capital LLP
11 Haymarket
London SW1Y 4BP
United Kingdom

Direct phone: +44 20 3142 8335

Email: leslie.perrin@calunius.com

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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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