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Litigation funding and litigation insurance are sometimes compared as ways to help litigants reduce their risk when bringing contingency fee-based claims.

The U.S. Chamber again seeks to amend the FRCP to allow for automatic disclosure of litigation funding agreements. In our response, we explain why their request should be denied by the Rules Committee.

Litigation funding can provide lawyers and law firms with an effective alternative to one of the thorniest business challenges they may face — the billable hour.

In recent weeks, the Federal Court of Canada and the Ontario Superior Court have given valuable guidance on litigation funding arrangements in Canada

Law firm portfolio funding is distinct from litigation funding for an individual claim. With portfolio funding, a law firm has a number of contingency fee or partial contingency fee cases.

Sometimes there is a “tradeoff” to entering an alternative fee arrangements. And sometimes that tradeoff results in a failure to maximize the value of the litigation claims.

One of the key benefits for those who seek funding from Bentham IMF is the experience offered by its team of highly skilled litigation experts.

Litigation is inevitable, and when it happens, a prospective plaintiff needs to consider whether litigation funding will form part of their litigation strategy. Whether you’re a lawyer in private practice, in-house counsel, or corporate decision maker, a knowledge of litigation funding will put you in the best position to advise your client, the board, or the C-suite. Alexandra McVay, Associate Investment Manager with litigation funder IMF Bentham Limited details 5 key things you need to know when considering litigation funding.

In our final installment, we will review key terms to take into consideration when faced with the all-important funding agreement.

In a recent podcast, the team at Building New Law interviewed Casey Flaherty about his new book Unless You Ask. The book encourages law firms and clients to have conversations to improve their working relationships.

Our third installment of this four-part blog series on how to get a case funded will focus on the do-or-die moment for an investment: the diligence process.

The benefits of working with Bentham include less obvious advantages that improve a claimant’s chances for litigation success.

Seeking litigation finance for your company or client? Here’s what you need to know before signing a term sheet.

In determining whether to fund a case, professional litigation funders put each potential investment through rigorous due diligence, which typically takes 30 to 45 days.

In the first of this four-part series, find out what to look for in partnering with a litigation financier and why entering into an NDA is of utmost importance.

Ever wondered what type of information you can share with a litigation funder? IMF Associate Investment Manager, Kate Hurford, explains a funder's responsibilities when dealing with confidential documents.

A pending decision from SCOTUS on the constitutionality of inter partes review could change the patent litigation landscape. With the underlying nature of IP at the heart of the case, here’s what you need to know.

Alternative litigation financing is regulated in the UK and Wales through the Code of Conduct of the Association of Litigation Funders of England and Wales. In the US, the commercial financing industry is newer and so far, the commercial litigation funders have not yet established a formal association. Bentham suggests that guiding principles would help assure claimholders, lawyers, and the courts of the solidarity and moral compass of a U.S. association of commercial litigation funders.

Bentham’s investment can assist oil and gas industry companies that are considering or have filed for bankruptcy.

Bentham IMF has once again recruited talent from a top Canadian firm to keep pace with the high volume of funding inquiries it has received since January 2016, when it became the first global commercial litigation finance firm to enter the Canadian market.