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IMF Bentham recently announced plans for an office in Singapore, following regulatory changes encouraging third-party funding in the region. Asian Legal Business spoke with IMF about the evolving third-party funding market in Singapore.

Funders like Bentham IMF are experts in determining the value of a company’s litigation assets.

Yesterday the Advocates' Society held its 16th Annual Spring Symposium in Toronto, co-hosted with the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Bentham IMF congratulates its U.S. Chief Investment Officer, Allison Chock, on her recent appointment to the board of directors for Public Counsel, the largest pro bono law firm in the nation.

Bentham IMF announced today that Allison Chock has been named as the new Chief Investment Officer for the company. Allison steps into the role after serving for almost four years as an Investment Manager and head of Bentham’s Los Angeles office.

The ability to pursue trust and estate litigation depends largely on liquidity: Do the clients have the liquid assets on hand to pursue worthy claims?

In its recent budget, the federal government proposed the elimination of billed-basis accounting (BBA) for designated professionals.

Bentham offers insurers peace of mind that its litigation funding practices do not expose insured attorneys to enhanced malpractice risk.

In recent weeks the Federal Court granted a ‘common fund order’ during settlement approval of the Blairgowrie v Allco shareholder class action. IMF Bentham Investment Manager, Ewen McNee, discusses this recent development and the role courts play in settlement approval.

IMF Bentham has launched a new client portal, My IMF, to provide an enhanced experience for its shareholder claim clients. Find out how IMF clients can access information about their past and present claims all in the one place.

Eric Chenoweth, Houston Investment Manager and Legal Counsel, opines on the recent U.S Supreme Court decision in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC.

Last week’s federal budget was touted as the “innovation budget”, and included commitments for clean technology, digital industries and health/bio-sciences. The budget also renewed discussion about where innovation plays a role in the practice of law.

Part two of this esteemed panel discussion describes how law firms and claimants can benefit from utilizing litigation funding for working capital.

IMF Bentham is expanding its operations into the Asia-Pacific region with the launch of a new office in Singapore and the hire of Tom Glasgow as Investment Manager (Asia).

This esteemed panel discusses various issues and topics that often arise when contemplating the subject and use of litigation funding.

Minnesota, recently doubled down on its funding prohibition when it rejected an attempt to circumvent the state’s common-law rule against champerty through contract.

For an in-depth discussion of the Northern District of California's recent modification of its global standing order requiring disclosure of litigation funders in class actions, check out Matt Harrison and Priya Pai's op-ed, published in Law 360.

Insolvency professionals have obligations to do all they reasonably can to increase the assets available for distribution to creditors and as IMF Bentham Senior Investment Manager, Susanna Khouri, explains, there are a number of solutions to assist practitioners to manage the financial risks of litigation.

The UK recently determined there was no need to introduce statutory regulations on litigation funders as it found its current voluntary system was sufficient. Similarly, the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Northern District of California considered revising LR 3-15 to require automatic disclosure of funders, but instead, streamlined disclosure to proposed class action lawsuits only.

This week Bentham IMF announced the opening of its tenth office, in Houston, Texas. Houston is one of the busiest litigation centres in the U.S., and benefits from Texans’ entrepreneurial approach to business.