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UK Litigation Insurance Broker Expands Into US Market
TheJudge• June 14th, 2017
Law360, New York (June 14, 2017, 7:52 PM EDT). A U.K.-based insurance and funding broker is bringing its litigation insurance services across the pond, where such policies covering contingency fees and attorneys’ costs in the event of a legal defeat … Continued
How to maintain budget certainty and manage risk when engaging external counsel
James Delaney• May 8th, 2017
In a guest column for GC magazine, James Delaney, director at specialist litigation finance and insurance broker The Judge, discusses strategies for optimising risk and reward when faced with pending litigation. It is a familiar tension when engaging external counsel … Continued
My career story: “I went from Clifford Chance to litigation funding”
TheJudge• February 6th, 2017
Erika Levin worked in private practice for a variety of firms, including Clifford Chance in New York. She is now senior vice president and general counsel at litigation funder and insurance broker TheJudge. My career story: “I went from Clifford … Continued
A month of surprises follows explosive growth in third party funding
Matthew Amey• October 24th, 2016
This article first appeared in Legal Week on 24 October 2016. 2016 has proven to be a significant year for the third-party funding market The third party funding market has seen exponential growth since its inception, but 2016 has arguably … Continued
Mergers & Acquisitions – Financier Worldwide
TheJudge• July 28th, 2014
Mergers and acquisitions: unlocking a deal through insurance An outstanding legal dispute, whether already in the courts or merely contemplated, can frustrate a merger or acquisition. Where the target company is facing a sizeable claim for damages, even if the … Continued
Mistakes to avoid when approaching third party funders
TheJudge• April 15th, 2014
This article was first published in the Global Arbitration Review online news, 15 April 2014 www.globalarbitrationreview.com Far from encouraging unmeritorious claims, arbitration funders turn down the majority of cases they’re asked to finance. James Delaney, director of London-based funding … Continued
The Price of Victory
James Blick• January 23rd, 2014
The litigation funding process is becoming more flexible and client-friendly, writes James Blick Director at litigation funding specialist TheJudge The price of victory: Accessing alternative litigation funding for a claimant since 1 April is, in many ways, a much more … Continued
The World of Litigation Funding and its Impact on the Bar
Carolyn Holmes• January 1st, 2014
Barristers play a vital role when it comes to securing alternative funding options such as third party funding or ATE insurance. As a key cog in the legal budget, Counsel’s fee arrangement can directly impact upon the economics of a … Continued
Change of Mindset
TheJudge• October 1st, 2013
With several recent surveys suggesting that a growing number of clients now want to discuss alternative fee arrangements, including conditional fee agreements, damages-based agreements and after-the-event insurance and funding, it is becoming clear that lawyers may need to change the … Continued
