15 September 2020
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on the principal characteristics of third party litigation funding in the securities class action markets in Australia and England and Wales.
In Australia, the rise of securities class actions over the last decade has been driven in part by the presence of an active third party litigation funding market: every shareholder class action to date has been backed by litigation funders. In England and Wales, securities class actions are a more recent trend (but rapidly growing), in which third party litigation funders are increasingly taking an active role.
In our article, we compare and contrast how recent case law developments in Australia and England and Wales may impact the approach adopted by third party litigation funders to securities class actions, and therefore the risks faced by listed companies in each of these jurisdictions.
This article can be found here: Securities class actions in England and Wales: the challenges for funders and a perspective from Australia. This article first appeared in the September 2020 edition of JIBFL.
For further information, please contact:
Harry Edwards, Herbert Smith Freehills
harry.edwards@hsf.com
