IMF Bentham Limited has agreed to finance its first international commercial arbitration in Singapore. It is one of the first known examples of funded international arbitration in Singapore since the city-state passed new laws facilitating the use of third-party funding last year.
A Pennsylvania federal court confirms what a majority of courts have already held – that funder communications are protected by the work product doctrine.
Lord Justice Sir Rupert Jackson of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales will be guest speaker at an invitation-only Class Actions Conference hosted by IMF Bentham and The University of NSW on 25 September 2018 in Melbourne.
IMF was delighted to participate in a symposium on 1 March 2018 to discuss class actions in Western Australia and third-party litigation funding. The symposium was organised by leading independent Australian law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Andrew Saker, IMF Bentham CEO and Managing Director, recently sat down with The CEO Magazine’s Adrian Flores to discuss IMF Bentham’s business strategy and what it takes to lead Australia’s largest litigation funder.
IMF Bentham was delighted to host a table at this year’s Social Justice Dinner convened by PIAC (Public Interest Advocacy Centre). The dinner took place on 1 March 2018 at Doltone House, Sydney and featured guest speaker Professor Megan Davis.
81% of Fund Managers feel obliged to participate in class actions and over half have a defined protocol in place for class actions, according to audience polling at a recent Investment Operations Conference.
In an article that was published in Law360, Julia Gewolb, legal counsel at Bentham IMF, outlines key questions on the economics of single-case funding that all claimants should carefully consider when comparing funding terms.
ABA Model Rule 5.4 prohibits lawyers from sharing legal fees with non-lawyers except under limited circumstances like including non-lawyer employees in compensation or retirement plans.
Litigation financing can provide distinct advantages for law firms looking to grow their practice without taking on the risk and expense of a loan from a bank.
Experienced litigator George R. Hendy, Ad.E. – formerly with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP – joins as Senior Advisor-Quebec to lead Bentham IMF’s entry into Quebec.
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.
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.
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.
