Sentences with phrase «about litigation finance»

Nonetheless, some General Counsels are relatively uninformed and sceptical about litigation finance.

June 7, 2016 (Mimesis Law)-- Mark Cohen returns to discuss Gawker's legal battle, Peter Thiel's involvement in the case and the questions about litigation finance.

The draft bill has predictably drawn praise and scorn from commentators with opposing viewpoints, but the key thing at this point is that the debate about litigation financing disclosure has moved from the fringes and has now taken center stage.

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But the revelation this week that Mr. Thiel was covertly backing Mr. Bollea's case as well as others has raised a series of new questions about the First Amendment as well as about the role of big money in the court system — specifically the emerging field of litigation finance, in which third parties like hedge funds and investment firms pay for other people's lawsuits.

Mr. Serrano moved his family to the suburb of Whittier, but remained upset enough about the incident to file, the following year, the landmark court challenge that spurred similar litigation seeking school - finance reform in two dozen other states.

Video: Eric Hanushek talks with Education Next about the recent Supreme Court decision on school spending in Arizona, and considers the ruling's impact on state school finance litigation.

Legal Those wondering how Stan Lee Media can possibly afford its long, and so far entirely unsuccessful, legal battle with Marvel and Disney may want to read this brief Wall Street Journal article about «litigation finance» — which it characterizes as the growing practice of investing in lawsuits.

Many state bar associations have issued ethics opinions about lawyers using or recommending litigation financing companies.

I am, however, very curious about the experiences of attorneys with regard to alternative litigation financing generally, and consumer legal funding specifically.

Litigation finance's entrance into the online crowdfunding space should prompt a discussion about the history of the litigation finance industry, as well as the ethical concerns Litigation finance's entrance into the online crowdfunding space should prompt a discussion about the history of the litigation finance industry, as well as the ethical concerns litigation finance industry, as well as the ethical concerns it raises.

Every solosmall practitioner should talk to their clients about the risks and benefits of litigation finance loans.

Nigel has recently appeared in litigation about the estate of a deceased Middle Eastern businessman; acted in a dispute between a financial consultant and a client about success fees; advised in a dispute about the transfer of a substantial importation and distribution contract; and acted in a dispute between a shipping conglomerate and a financial consultant in relation to attempts to raise major finance for investment in new container vessels.

We have a large litigation group that counts for about another third of the firm, and we have a commercial / securities / tax / M&A practice, what we call corporate financing.

Whilst my approach is to avoid litigation unless really necessary, I do of course act for clients in court proceedings or arbitration where they have significant disputes about their finances and / or children, for example if there is a dispute about the value of trust or business interests, or whether children should be removed from the jurisdiction to live abroad.

Just like quartz technology, developments like AI, crowdfunding, and alternate litigation financing may be about to make legal services available to vast groups not previously able to use lawyers.

Calunius» Christian Stuerwald participated in a panel discussion with fellow practitioners about «The rapid rise of litigation finance in cross-border insolvency» on 22 April 2016.

For legal departments with tight budgets, litigation finance helps ensure that the company is able to protect its intellectual property without worrying about the negative impact of litigation on earnings and profits.

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This common perception about litigation funding is one reason why I have long felt that eventually that some form of litigation financing disclosure is going to be required — indeed, one state has already instituted rules requiring the disclosure.

Joshua Lenon and Eva Shang talk about Legalist, a form of litigation finance underwriting for commercial cases based on algorithms and data.

Litigation finance — commonly used by corporations as well as large law firms; a proliferation of well capitalized service providers; and blurred lines about what it means to «engage in the practice of law» all point to consumer demand for heightened competition and cost reduction in legal delivery.

Previous Native Title Reports have commented on the Commonwealth's respondent funding scheme, 81 noting its effect in hardening the positions of those who already have their interests protected in any event, 82 and its seeming encouragement of litigation over negotiation.83 During the consultations, an NTRB in Queensland expressed frustration at the inequality created when mining and other companies are financed directly by the Attorney - General, putting NTRBs (and therefore the traditional owners they represent), with limited funding as described above, at a disadvantage when appearing in arbitration hearings about the doing of future acts.

On our Portland Real Estate Blog, we have graphs and data to keep you informed about this rapidly changing market, and we cover topics like, financing a condo in litigation.