Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in France
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 that civil and commercial courts generally grant only limited cost awards for legal fees. [...]
Woodsford is recruiting an Investment Associate in London
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 London office, with a particular focus on our growing portfolio of ESG-related collective [...]
Woodsford is recruiting an Investment Officer in London
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 role involves helping to assess and manage investment opportunities, with a particular focus on our growing portfolio [...]
Woodsford is recruiting a VP of Business Development in the US
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 New York or would suit remote work anywhere in the US. The Vice President of [...]
Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in New Zealand
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 New Zealand courts to third-party funding can be described as ‘cautiously permissive’ and, perhaps, increasingly [...]
Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in Switzerland
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 have his or her claim assessed by an independent expert who intends to cover the [...]
Woodsford is recruiting an Investment Officer and a VP of Business Development in the US
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 a highly motivated Vice President of Business Development to expand the reach of our growing [...]
Woodsford is recruiting an Investment Officer and Investment Associate in London
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 therefore a must. The Investment Officer must have high quality City or international litigation [...]
Court decides that groundbreaking £150m class action on behalf of UK car buyers can proceed
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 bought or leased a new car between October 2006 and September 2015, to claim against [...]
Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding for international arbitration
Litigation Funding 2022- your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding for international arbitration While international arbitration spans multiple types of claims, overlapping jurisdictions and legal regimes, there are some commonalities to consider. A practitioner considering a transaction involving third-party funding of international arbitration will need to consider multiple potentially relevant jurisdictions. For example, one might need [...]
Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in the Netherlands
Litigation Funding 2022- your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in The Netherlands Litigation funding is available and is legally permitted in the Netherlands – both in state court litigation and in arbitration. Litigation funding constitutes a growing field, especially for arbitration and mass tort claim litigation. You can keep on top of all the developments [...]
Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in Israel
Litigation Funding 2022- your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in Israel Third-party funding for litigation in Israel is an accepted part of the litigation landscape and has been judicially endorsed by the Israeli courts in recent years. Although the courts have not provided comprehensive rulings on the Israeli court’s approval regarding all of the issues relevant [...]
Woodsford is recruiting an Associate Lawyer / Investment Officer in Australia
Woodsford is recruiting an Associate Lawyer / Investment Officer in Australia. Woodsford is seeking an Investment Officer to join our growing Australian team. The role can be based in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne. Our growing portfolio of Australian class actions and other litigations, and the resulting growth in our regulatory obligations, have created an exciting opportunity for an ambitious professional to [...]
Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in Australia
Litigation Funding 2022- your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in Australia The environment for litigation funding is increasingly complex with several recent judicial and legislative developments affecting the conduct of third-party litigation funding. The developments predominantly relate to funding of representative proceedings, with third-party litigation funding being subjected to a degree of scrutiny not previously seen. [...]
Woodsford announces further expansion, with key hires in London and New York
Woodsford announces further expansion Woodsford today announced further expansion with the appointment of Conn MacEvilly as Senior Investment Officer in London and Brendan Dyer as Vice President, Business Development in New York. These are key appointments to our global executive team. Conn MacEvilly joins from his previous role as Chief of Staff of the United Kingdom Government’s COVID-19 Task Force. [...]
Litigation Funding 2022 – your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in England & Wales
Litigation Funding 2022- your updated guide to the developing law and practice of funding in England & Wales Third-party litigation funding has long been permitted and endorsed by the judiciary and policymakers as a tool of access to justice. Consistent with modern public policy, English courts have a generally positive attitude to third- party funding. The law and practice of [...]
