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We discuss the recent UK Supreme Court decision in Mastercard Inc et al v Merricks.

Omni Bridgeway’s Stephanie Southwick sits down with Aravinda Seshadri, founding partner of Venturous Counsel, to discuss why ensuring a diverse workforce is good for business in Silicon Valley and beyond.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland (Court of Appeal) held that the funding agreements between a funder and the members of a class action were not unenforceable as being against public policy and recognises the public benefit to be derived from class actions funded by a third party litigation funder.

We’re growing our Canadian team to meet the needs of sophisticated clients as the size and volume of the deals we handle in the country has increased. Please join us in welcoming Mara Abols as Corporate Counsel-Canada for Omni Bridgeway!

Recent statistics by the United States District Courts indicate the average civil case takes 28.4 months from filing to trial, a figure which seems to be on the rise. With cases increasingly becoming lengthy and costly consider litigation finance at any stage of your case to help you get to the finish line.

Building owners, bodies corporate and public bodies of properties in Australia who believe their buildings may be affected by combustible cladding will find important information on Omni Bridgeway’s Australian Combustible Cladding Class Actions webpage. The webpage contains Notices for likely class members that have been approved by the Federal Court of Australia and full details of the online registration process.

We discuss three methods businesses can use to deploy litigation finance to reduce risk and build revenue during uncertain times.

Vanguard speaks with Chris Young, Omni Bridgeway’s GC for North America and Chief Compliance Officer, about the growth of the litigation finance industry and the reasons why he embraces risk in his line of work.

The readers of Canadian Lawyer have again identified Omni Bridgeway as one of their top litigation funders, for the third year in a row.

Companies often take on significant debt from financial institutions to finance mergers and acquisitions. Learn how litigation finance can be used to stimulate cash flow until the deal is sealed.

Increasing numbers of corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)- related class actions may benefit from dispute funding due to their size, scope, and complexity.

We look ahead on our one-year merger-versary excited to expand geographically, introduce new funding solutions to the market and pursue strategic priorities to increase deal flow, grow our funds under management and achieve operational excellence.

Litigation funding for intercreditor disputes has become “a clear third option” to paying hourly fees or hiring a law firm on a contingency basis.

We discuss the first written opinion expressly approving third party funding in the British Virgin Islands and what that means for those looking to use litigation finance there.

Omni Bridgeway was delighted to participate in a successful and stimulating Australian Arbitration Week (AAW2020), held in mid-October 2020. Given the current COVID-19 restrictions, AAW2020 was offered virtually and open to registrants from around the globe. It included speakers from Australia and abroad, including Omni Bridgeway arbitration specialists located in Australia, Asia and the US.

Legal challenges to the use of litigation finance continue to get debunked. Ken Epstein and Nilufar Hossain analyze recent case law discussing whether the presence of funding affects a prevailing party’s standing to recover a statutory fee award.

The clock is ticking. Exploring litigation funding sooner rather than later can help law firms lessen the impact of the current economic slowdown before the end of the fiscal year.

In countries where it is permitted, Omni Bridgeway’s investment managers offer their expertise in managing complex arbitration, litigation and recoveries. This can enhance the claimant’s chances of achieving the best possible result.

With the threat of large NPLs (non-performing loans) looming in the face of an economic downturn, financial institutions can turn to dispute funding to alleviate the risk of, and retrieve value from, NPLs.

87% of insolvency practitioners and financial institutions now consider third party finance a valuable solution after learning how it works from Omni Bridgeway’s Ruth Stackpool-Moore in a recent webinar hosted by Simmons & Simmons.