Opinion: Litigation funding and the Post Office scandal
February 2022 marked the start of the independent public inquiry to investigate the long running Post Office Scandal which has been...
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- May 24, 2022
Lawyers predict sharp rise in use of litigation finance
Lawyers are predicting a surge in legal cases that take advantage of rules to offset the financial risk of litigation as businesses...
- May 11, 2022
Litigation funding and the Post Office scandal
New Scottish group action rules allow a type of case that may benefit from third party funding, but English litigation around the Post...
- May 3, 2022
Is There Another Option to Fund Mediation?
Although external third-party funding (“TPF”) is becoming progressively more common across litigation and arbitration, there is virtually...
- Mar 15, 2022
Restitution marks its 10 year anniversary
Restitution Ltd, Scotland’s only independent provider of third party commercial funding has carved out a niche in the marketplace and...
- Jun 22, 2021
The art of funding mediation
Third-party funding (“TPF”) has gained traction in Scotland in recent years. The value of non-recourse financing is slowly being...
- Sep 21, 2020
Class actions and the regulation of litigation funders
The funding of class actions has come under recent scrutiny in Australia. The Australian government published the Corporations Amendment...
- Aug 17, 2020
Power of the group....
Class actions, or group proceedings as they are officially known, have arrived in Scotland. Enabled by part 4 of the Civil Litigation...
- Jun 29, 2020
Impact of coronavirus set to bring wave of legal disputes -
But spike in cases will present a huge challenge to the courts with a possible backlog of up to three years, so businesses seeking...
- May 15, 2020
Are we ready for a Scottish Erin Brockovich?
Class actions have been generating interest recently due to several high-profile actions, such as the ongoing emissions case brought...
- May 1, 2020
Damaged Based Agreements in Scotland
Damages Based Agreements (DBAs) can now be offered in Scotland since The Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act...
- Oct 28, 2019
How to secure litigation funding
Restitution have invested in, and received applications for litigation funding for commercial claims ranging from multi-million to less...
- Oct 10, 2019
Litigation Funding for Property Disputes
Litigation funding, also called third party funding, is slowly creeping into Scotland. It is not a new idea, the origins date back to the...
- Jul 10, 2019
Litigation funder Restitution Ltd secures win for businesswoman
Restitution Ltd, Scotland’s only independent litigation funder, recently secured a win for a case that would never have made it to court...
- Jul 10, 2019
A rise in commercial litigation funding ensures justice is served
The litigation funding market in the UK has grown rapidly in recent years, as solicitors and their clients increasingly accept funding...
- Nov 2, 2018
Trustee decision on distribution a done deed
This week the Supreme Court handed down a judgement in the case of Dooneen v Mond, upholding the judgments of the Inner House and the...
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