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IMF Bentham substantially de-risks balance sheet and upsizes fund in progressive capital play
Sale of the majority of its US investment portfolio to its US Fund enables company to retain substantial upside exposure to the cases while substantially de-risking its balance sheet.
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Breaking Down Barriers to Commercial Litigation Finance in the Cayman Islands
Public policy cited as the basis of a Grand Court decision permitting the use of litigation funding in Grand Cayman.
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Reflections and Projections
Bentham Canada has had an amazing 12 months. Chief Investment Officer, Tania Sulan looks back on this whirlwind second year, and to mark the start of her third year in Canada, she shares three reflections and three projections.
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Consumer vs. Commercial Litigation Funding: How They Are Different and Why It Matters from a Regulatory Perspective
Mixing up the two types of litigation financing creates the risk of regulating in the interest of protecting consumers while limiting solutions that level the playing field for commercial enterprises.
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2018 Litigation Forecast: Class Action Lawsuits are Caught in the Crosshairs of Justice
The year ahead for those who rely upon the class action process to access the justice system may be a rocky one.
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Advancing a Claim when a company is in CCAA
Two recent Ontario decisions address when and how a Monitor can advance an oppression claim under the Companies Creditors’ Arrangement Act (CCAA).
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IMF Bentham welcomes new appointment in Hong Kong
IMF Bentham is delighted to welcome Ms Cheng Yee Khong as Associate Investment Manager (Asia), based in Hong Kong.
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IMF Bentham chairs University of NSW panel on Competing Class Actions
IMF Bentham will join UNSW to examine key issues around Class Actions at an upcoming CLE seminar in March. Tickets are now available.
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California Courts Gave Commercial Litigation Funding the Seal of Approval Over 25 Years Ago
The proliferation of litigation funding in recent years has caused some to question whether it should be allowed. However, the reality is that California courts settled that question more than 25 years ago.
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2017 Litigation Funding Year in Review
Lexology article authored by Bentham IMF’s John Harabedian discusses notable legal decisions impacting litigation funding in 2017.
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2018 Litigation Forecast: Will SCOTUS Transform Patent Review?
As the new year dawns, SCOTUS ponders the administrative review process for patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Are You Being Proactive or Reactive to Your Client's Needs?
In a profession that is notorious for being resistant to change, this survey is a yearly reminder of what in-house counsel deem important as well as a guide of how to tweak your approach to meet client needs.
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Friday Funding Series: Be the Best Counselor You Can Be by Giving Your Clients More Financing Options
If you’re not presenting this financing option to your clients, are you really being the best counselor you can be?
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Investors Take Notice of Litigation Funders’ Expertise and Successes, Driving Interest in the Asset Class
As the Wall Street Journal reported, established funders have substantial capital, and a number of new investors and funding companies have been entering the market.
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Litigation Funding under Inquiry
IMF Bentham will seek to assist the Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into third-party funding and class action proceedings.
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Friday Funding Series: Litigation Funding as a Corporate Finance Tool
Do you have all the necessary tools to stay competitive in today’s legal market? Read more to find out.
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2017 Roundtable: Bentham hosts top Canadian litigators to discuss how far litigation funding has come, and where it might go next
Long before opening in Canada, Bentham engaged with the Canadian legal community to understand the needs of litigants and law firms, and how litigation funding could best satisfy those needs.
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Ethical Litigation Funding in Texas
As the largest commercial litigation funding company in Texas, Bentham IMF is often asked by attorneys in the Lone Star State about specific ethics issues and their relation to funding.
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Litigators Point to Litigation Finance as a Useful and Important Option for Clients
Stevens & Lee P.C. attorneys Eric Robinson and Daniel Huyett urge litigators to discuss litigation finance in an article published by Law360 today, describing it as “a subject that litigators ignore at the risk of a client relationship.”
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