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David Greene, the OG of group actions
David Greene, Senior Partner at Edwin Coe, has been pioneering group actions ‘since the 80s’. He is an original proponent of class actions in the UK and a driver for social change and justice.
Nice problems to have: Merricks v Mastercard and the mechanics of large group actions
Merricks -v- Mastercard has been given the green light, heralding a new age for UK class actions. But if Merricks wins, somebody will have to distribute billions of pounds in damages to tens of millions of people. How is that possible? FinLegal's Steve Shinn has the solution
Litigation funding is now for everyone
How technology is making litigation funding more accessible
Data-driven group actions: how to get the edge over the gig economy
Group actions are here to stay, but if law firms are going to take on the gig economy, they need the tools to match. FinLegal founder and chief executive Steve Shinn explains more.
How Fieldfisher is using technology to drive down costs in volume claims
In our latest blog we’re speaking to a partner who has broad expertise in representing both corporates and consumers in volume claims. Ellie Pinnells, is a partner in the Disputes practice at Fieldfisher and has been leading the way in her team in using technology to drive down costs and secure access to justice in volume and class actions.
Poll shows that half of litigators are spending irrecoverable hours on multiple litigation funding applications
In a recent poll of over 50 commercial litigation lawyers, FinLegal found that half (50%) of the lawyers surveyed apply to between three and five funders for a single case, and nearly half (48%) of them processed more than one application for each separate funder, consuming significant amounts of billable time.
Hausfeld for the challenge
In this blog we speak to Anthony Maton, Vice Chair and London Managing Partner at Hausfeld. Hausfeld is one of the leading litigation boutiques across the US & Europe and is regarded as the first firm to bring competition follow-on actions to the English & Welsh Courts.
FinLegal in the Times: ‘Legal funding innovation is keeping London ahead of the pack’
Commercial Director, Lochy Macpherson in the Times.
FinLegal quoted in OutLaw
Litigation funders can help victims of investor fraud via group claims
Could investor fraud actions be the next great success story of litigation funding?
We will be see more and more mass fraud claims in the English civil courts…
What do litigation funders want from lawyers? What do lawyers want from funders?
Comparing multiple litigation funders to find the best deal for your dispute has so far been a complex and expensive task.
Three things all lawyers should consider when applying for litigation funding
When it comes to funding litigation, securing a deal that is affordable can be a lengthy and expensive endeavour for law firms.
How one form can change the litigation funding industry
When it comes to securing litigation finance, the lawyers FINLEGAL.IO has met with in recent months say the process is lengthy and repetitive, with low chance of success.
How we are making the litigation finance “Groan" a thing of the past
The team at FINLEGAL.IO has carried out indepth research with litigators over the past year as we developed the first online marketplace for litigation funding.