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 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.
A £14 billion class action against MasterCard in the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has been stopped in its tracks, following its failure to be certified as a 'collective proceeding'. IMF Bentham Investment Manager, Oliver Gayner, explains more about the recent decision and what it means for the new UK class action regime.
Financial support is the benefit most often sought by claimants who use third party litigation funding to pursue meritorious commercial litigation claims. The benefits of working with Bentham, however, also include additional advantages that can improve a claimant’s chances for litigation success.
For those looking to launch a litigation boutique firm, a primary concern is how to cover initial overhead expenses without personally acquiring mountains of debt. Here’s how portfolio funding can help.
IMF Bentham bought together a panel of class action experts to provide their insight on the current issues in finalising class action litigation. Here’s what they had to say.
ABCs are an increasingly common choice for insolvent companies looking to liquidate assets without going through the traditional Chapter 7 or 11 bankruptcy process.
Maurice Blackburn Principal, Rebecca Gilsenan, and UNSW Law Associate Professor, Michael Legg, recently presented a detailed report on class action settlement distribution schemes. The research was presented as part of the IMF Bentham Class Actions Research Initiative conference.
The Hon Justice Michael Lee (Federal Court of Australia) explores the issue of whether the courts have the power to adjust litigation funders’ contractual commission rates.
Cutting edge research on Settlement Distribution Schemes was presented by Associate Professor Michael Legg (UNSW Law) and Rebecca Gilsenan (Principal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers), at the IMF Bentham Class Action Conference.
Class action experts came together to explore issues in finalising class actions. Panel experts included:
Hon Justice Jack Forrest (Supreme Court of Victoria); Professor Simone Degeling (UNSW Law); Bill Petrovski (William Roberts Lawyers); Jason Betts (Herbert Smith Freehills); Brett Jordan (Senior Technical Claims Advisor, Major Loss Financial Lines Claims, AIG Australia Limited), and was moderated by Wayne Attrill (IMF Bentham).
