Hyundai and Kia engine defect class actions launched in Australia
Class actions were filed on Wednesday (15th February) in the Federal Court of Australia relating to defective engines in various Hyundai and Kia vehicles sold in Australia from 2011 to date.
The actions allege that the numerous […]
The recent positive developments in Nanoco’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung in the US, highlight the possibilities for universities, their technology transfer offices or spin-outs to realise the value of their inventions and protect their intellectual property from the predatory […]
Woodsford announces further major expansion
We are excited to announce a further major expansion of our global team with the appointment of Jordan Howells as Senior Investment Officer together with three other appointments to our executive team and the addition of […]
Woodsford supports Toyota Diesel Defeat Device class action in Australia.
Woodsford supports another major Australian class action with a claim filed yesterday (17th October) in the Supreme Court of Victoria on behalf of up to half a million owners of diesel-powered Toyota vehicles.
The class action filed […]
We hosted a lively, interactive webinar, The UPC: A Game Changer for European Patent Assertion on Wednesday 12th October 2022.
You can view a recording of the webinar here.
Our Director of Business Development, Mitesh Modha, hosted and was joined by our US Chief Investment Officer, Robin Davis in […]
Yesterday, 3rd October 2022 ,Woodsford submitted our considered response to the Australian Treasury, in respect of the draft Corporations Amendment (Litigation Funding) Regulations 2022.
“Woodsford is in favour of the proposal that an explicit exemption be provided for litigation funding schemes from the definition of a […]
Woodsford announces further expansion
We are excited to announce a further major expansion of our global team with the appointment of Ryan Schultz as Vice President, Business Development in the US, four new members of the London-based underwriting and finance teams and the addition of […]
As litigation funding becomes more prevalent in patent litigation, defendants in the US are likely to attempt to obtain discovery into such agreements. However, litigation funding discovery is usually nothing more than a fishing expedition aimed to create additional burden for plaintiffs. Recently, Judge […]
Woodsford is recruiting a Legal Counsel in London
We have a rare opportunity for a transactional commercial/corporate lawyer to join our dynamic London team and play an important part in Woodsford’s continued growth and development as an ESG-focused business.
The right candidate will be closely involved in […]
Woodsford is recruiting an Operations & Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeper in London
We’re seeking a full-time Operations & Accounts Assistant/Bookkeeper to work in our small finance team. You will work directly with the Commercial Manager and Financial Controller to process accounts payable and accounts receivables as […]
Third-party funding was launched in Germany in 1999 and the overwhelming majority of the legal community welcomed the idea. Litigation funding closed the gap between credit facilities provided by banks, which are typically not granted without securities being provided by the claimant, and the prohibition […]
The legality of third-party litigation funding is well established in France.
Nevertheless, the French market for third-party litigation funding is still comparatively small. Among other factors, this may be attributed to the fact that French law traditionally did not recognise class actions or punitive damages and […]
Woodsford is recruiting an Investment Associate in London
This full- time role will support team members across an exciting and rapidly growing international business, with particular emphasis on the UK, EMEA & APAC markets.
The majority of time will be spent assisting the lawyers/investment officers in our […]
Woodsford is recruiting an Investment Officer in London
We’re seeking an experienced lawyer to join us as an Investment Officer in our central London office.
The candidate must have high quality City or international litigation experience, ideally in group and/or class actions.
The […]
Woodsford is recruiting a VP of Business Development in the US
We’re seeking a highly motivated Vice President of Business Development to expand the reach of our growing US business to find litigation funding and patent acquisition opportunities. The VP of Business Development can be based in […]
Third-party litigation funding is permitted in New Zealand. Although the common law torts of maintenance (assisting a party in litigation without justification) and champerty (assisting in consideration of a share of proceeds of the litigation) have not technically been abolished, the recent attitude of the […]
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court held in 2004 that litigation funding by third-party funders is permissible in Switzerland provided that the funder acts independently of the client’s lawyer (BGE 131 I 223). The court stated that it could even be advantageous for a claimant to […]
Woodsford is recruiting in the US
We’re seeking to fill two vacancies in our US team.
We’re seeking an experienced US lawyer with substantial experience in patent litigation, patent enforcement strategies, and patent valuation to join us as an Investment Officer in New York City, and […]
Woodsford is recruiting in London
We’re seeking to fill two vacancies in our London team.
Both roles will be mainly focused on our growing portfolio of ESG-related collective actions in the UK, continental Europe and Australia. Interest in multi-party litigation (class actions, group actions) on claimant side is […]
Court decides that groundbreaking £150m class action on behalf of UK car buyers can proceed
London’s specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, has today (Friday 18 February) given the green light to a class action on behalf of millions of motorists and businesses, who […]
CONTACT
Australia
Woodsford
310 Edward Street
Brisbane
QLD 4000
Clare Owen
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e: cowen@woodsford.com
UK
Woodsford
8 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3SR
Mitesh Modha
t: +44 (0)20 7985 8419
e: mmodha@woodsford.com
USA
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Suite 60 #184
Spring House, PA 19477
Ryan Schultz
t: +1 215-450-6497
e: rschultz@woodsford.com
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