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Litigation Funding

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Overview

Our litigation funding legal practice focuses on clear and practical advice on cost sharing solutions to reduce the costs and risks associated with litigation. From high net-worth individuals through to corporates and insolvency practitioners, we can help to put funding arrangements in place, pitch for funding and evaluate and renegotiate funding packages, utilising our extensive network in the funding and insurance markets.

We have significant experience of obtaining and negotiating funding for claimants and representing defendants against funded claimants, covering both sides of the funding coin. Our litigation funding lawyers work with funders, institutional investors and brokers to find funding solutions, as well as providing independent evaluations of funding packages received from elsewhere - ensuring a full view of your options before taking action.

Our team has extensive knowledge of various cost sharing solutions - from conditional fee arrangements and damage based agreements to After the Event insurance and third party litigation funding and finance.

We also help funders and brokers on large and complex funding structures. Our team provides innovative legal advice across funding agreements, from initial drafting through to advising on rights, obligations and termination.

Our litigation funding legal practice focuses on clear and practical advice on cost sharing solutions to reduce the costs and risks associated with litigation. From high net-worth individuals through to corporates and insolvency practitioners, we can help to put funding arrangements in place, pitch for funding and evaluate and renegotiate funding packages, utilising our extensive network in the funding and insurance markets.

We have significant experience of obtaining and negotiating funding for claimants and representing defendants against funded claimants, covering both sides of the funding coin. Our litigation funding lawyers work with funders, institutional investors and brokers to find funding solutions, as well as providing independent evaluations of funding packages received from elsewhere - ensuring a full view of your options before taking action.

Our team has extensive knowledge of various cost sharing solutions - from conditional fee arrangements and damage based agreements to After the Event insurance and third party litigation funding and finance.

We also help funders and brokers on large and complex funding structures. Our team provides innovative legal advice across funding agreements, from initial drafting through to advising on rights, obligations and termination.

Litigation Funding services

We offer a range of legal services to support you with your litigation funding needs.

Litigation and arbitration funding

The increasing costs of initiating domestic and international arbitration and litigation has led to an inevitable growth in funded cases. We can help you to put funding in place or advise on the suitability of funding packages.

Litigation and arbitration funding

The increasing costs of initiating domestic and international arbitration and litigation has led to an inevitable growth in funded cases. We can help you to put funding in place or advise on the suitability of funding packages.

Cost sharing

Cost sharing

We offer (subject to criteria) alternative funding arrangements such as conditional fee agreements or damages based agreements. When combined with ATE cover these arrangements can help to mitigate risk and spread the cost of litigation.

Independent evaluations of class and collective action funding packages

Independent evaluations of class and collective action funding packages

Most class and collective actions have several different groups presenting different options that are often complex and overwhelming. Taking into account the risks, costs, and any onerous terms, we help you to understand the differences between funding packages and identify the best package for you.

Funding negotiation

Funding negotiation

We assist with third party funding arrangements across a wide range of disputes including commercial disputes, insolvency, intellectual property, and arbitration. We have extensive experience in helping with applications for funders' review, the preliminary due diligence and negotiation of terms of agreement, and compliance with funding terms. Our services cover the arrangement of single case funding and portfolio funding.

Independent evaluations of funding packages for single claims

Independent evaluations of funding packages for single claims

We have extensive experience and unique knowledge of funding packages and how they work. We aim to provide clear, independent and pragmatic advice to ensure you understand the key risks and feasibility of funding packages for single claims.

Client work

With a broad client base of funders, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, commercial, corporate and public sector entities, we advise across a wide range of litigation finance matters.

Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - Client Work - Arbitration

Arbitration

Arbitration

Advising a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China listed corporate on funding and insurance issues relating to an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - - Client Work - Shareholder Actions

Shareholder actions

Shareholder actions

Advising pension funds, asset managers and sovereign wealth funds on funding and insurance packages offered in respect of UK shareholder actions including those against Tesco and RBS.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - Client Work - Competition Claims

Competition claims

Competition claims

Advising the funder and drafting funding documentation in respect of an opt-out follow-on damages claim in the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal, dealing with ground-breaking legal issues.
Antitrust and Competition - Category Page - Client Work - Professional Funders

Professional funders

Professional funders

Advising two market-leading professional funders in relation to the funding of a large group action, including drafting and negotiating the funding documents with the solicitor for the claimants.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - Client Work - Arbitration

Arbitration

Arbitration

Advising a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China listed corporate on funding and insurance issues relating to an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - - Client Work - Shareholder Actions

Shareholder actions

Shareholder actions

Advising pension funds, asset managers and sovereign wealth funds on funding and insurance packages offered in respect of UK shareholder actions including those against Tesco and RBS.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - Client Work - Competition Claims

Competition claims

Competition claims

Advising the funder and drafting funding documentation in respect of an opt-out follow-on damages claim in the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal, dealing with ground-breaking legal issues.
Antitrust and Competition - Category Page - Client Work - Professional Funders

Professional funders

Professional funders

Advising two market-leading professional funders in relation to the funding of a large group action, including drafting and negotiating the funding documents with the solicitor for the claimants.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - Client Work - Arbitration

Arbitration

Arbitration

Advising a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China listed corporate on funding and insurance issues relating to an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - - Client Work - Shareholder Actions

Shareholder actions

Shareholder actions

Advising pension funds, asset managers and sovereign wealth funds on funding and insurance packages offered in respect of UK shareholder actions including those against Tesco and RBS.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - Client Work - Competition Claims

Competition claims

Competition claims

Advising the funder and drafting funding documentation in respect of an opt-out follow-on damages claim in the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal, dealing with ground-breaking legal issues.
Antitrust and Competition - Category Page - Client Work - Professional Funders

Professional funders

Professional funders

Advising two market-leading professional funders in relation to the funding of a large group action, including drafting and negotiating the funding documents with the solicitor for the claimants.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation - Litigation Funding - Client Work - Arbitration

Arbitration

Arbitration

Advising a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China listed corporate on funding and insurance issues relating to an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration.

Awards and accolades

The legal directories and awards consistently recognise us for our commercial litigation work. We were ranked in tier one by The Legal 500 for 'Commercial Litigation: Birmingham' in 2020. In London, we ranked in tier two for 'Commercial Litigation: mid-market'.

Chambers and Partners places the team in band two for its litigation work in the Midlands.

The team was also shortlisted 'Dispute Resolution - Firm of the Year (outside London)' at The Legal 500 UK Awards in 2019 and 'Commercial Litigation Team of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards in 2019.

Key contacts

Emma Carr

Emma Carr

Partner

Commercial Litigation Partner and
Co-Chair of ThinkHouse

Birmingham
Alex Wrixon

Alexander Wrixon

Principal Associate

London
Ana Lelliott

Ana Lelliott

Senior Associate

Birmingham
Louise MacDonald

Louise Macdonald

PSL Senior Associate

Birmingham
View our team
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