Sentences with phrase «champerty unenforceable»

It simply operates and achieves its purpose by rendering agreements tainted by maintenance and champerty unenforceable.

Not exact matches

The Plaintiff sought to have recognised and enforce a New York arbitration award and related judgments, and pre-emptorily sought approval of the funding agreement it had entered into, to determine whether it would contravene champerty and be unenforceable.

The FC rejected this argument and clarified that although the doctrine of champerty is relevant to the extent that the courts have power to render champertous agreements unenforceable, and thereby prohibiting the funder from getting a share of the proceeds after litigation, [18] it does not confer courts the discretion to approve or disapprove of funding arrangements as a pre-condition before litigation.