The landscape of litigation funding and collective actions continues to evolve at pace.     This update highlights crucial developments from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and beyond, including the certification of ground breaking claims, the intricacies of costs and settlements, and pivotal rulings impacting representative actions and securities litigation.   From the first opt-out […]

With the collective actions regime in England and Wales reaching new levels of maturity, the interplay between litigation funding, legal frameworks, and market pressures is shaping the future of competition claims. Below, we summarize the big questions and trends shaping litigation funding today and offer insights into what lies ahead in 2025. The Current Landscape […]

Microsoft’s ‘anti-competitive’ practices to be scrutinised by Competition Appeal Tribunal Exton Advisors have advised the proposed class representative (PCR), Dr Maria Luisa Stasi, in a £ billion claim against software giant Microsoft. The claim, before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleges that some of Microsoft’s software licensing practices relating to its “Windows Server” product and cloud […]

Ahead of the judgment in BT v Patourel, Partner John Astill examines how the ruling could shape how future class action cases unfold. Almost a decade since US-style class actions were first introduced into UK courts, judgment will soon be handed down in one of the most important cases to be heard by the Competition […]

Managing Director Tom Steindler discusses shifts in law firm financing following the Supreme Court’s judgment in PACCAR last July, and its likely effect on the relationship between law firms and litigation funders. Tom’s article was published in Litigation Finance Insider, 20 October 2024, and can be found here.

Following both the Post Office scandal and the Supreme Court judgment in PACCAR, an open letter by parties across the litigation funding industry was published yesterday, compelling the government to enact urgent legislation to protect the litigation financing sector and individuals’ ability to bring cases against large companies. Managing Director Hash Dave, commenting on behalf […]

We are delighted to be a contributing author to the Litigation Funding Guide 2024 with Chambers Global Practice Guides, with a chapter on Litigation Funding in Singapore, co-authored by Lucy Glyn and Tom Steindler, exploring the law and practice of litigation funding in Singapore. Our commentary provides insights on the legal and regulatory framework for […]

We are thrilled to have been listed by Chambers & Partners in Band 1 for our litigation funding advisory practice. This recognition is a testament to our commitment to excellence and the trust our clients place in us. Co-Founder, John Astill, says, “We are extremely proud of how far we’ve come in such a short […]

The CAT has taken a robust, pro-funding approach   Following PACCAR, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has taken a robust, pro-funding approach in response to a number of opportunistic challenges by defendants to the PCRs’ amended funding arrangements. Although the CAT granted permission to appeal on the funding issues, these challenges should fall away upon […]