Whilst most funding and insurance products have been designed with the claimant in mind, there are solutions that can be applied to defence situations. As with claimant cases, it is important to consider whether the aim is to relieve the cash flow burden of paying the legal fees in defending the claim, or whether the key objective is to ring fence the business’ liability to a fixed sum for budgeting purposes or to appease shareholder concerns about the potential of a catastrophic loss. Continue reading

REUTERS | Lucy Nicholson
September 20, 2018
Litigation funding and insurance for defendants: a lesser trodden path

REUTERS | Michael Buholzer
September 14, 2018
Conditional expertise: Gardiner & Theobald LLP v Jackson
The decision in Gardiner & Theobald LLP v Jackson is useful for anyone considering retaining an expert on a “no win, no fee basis” in civil litigation, as it sheds further light on the concerns the courts will have when asked to allow such an arrangement. Continue reading

REUTERS | Christian Hartmann
September 13, 2018
Acting for yourself? What costs can you recover?
Acting for and representing yourself: to what extent will your time and trouble be recompensed by your opponent if you win? Continue reading