13 July 2020
This is the fourth edition of our global survey of the law and practice of litigation funding. Reflecting on the previous three editions, we can see that certain international norms are now becoming clear.
As to the law of litigation funding, the last year has highlighted that most relevant legal principles are now relatively settled.
We are a generation on from a time when many jurisdictions were still grappling with the lawfulness of litigation funding and the enforce-ability of litigation funding agreements. With limited exceptions (places such as Ireland will catch up eventually), it is now well established in the leading global dispute resolution centres that the historic principles of champerty and maintenance have little impact on our industry.
Read the full guide here.
For further information, please contact:
Steven Friel, WoodsFord Litigation Funding