Category Archives: Legal Innovation
Digital Freedom Fund’s Strategic Litigation Toolkit
The Digital Freedom Fund offers capital for legal and other expenses associated with technological liberties. As digital rights heat up (for example, with crypto technology) it is a safe bet litigation will shape the broader economy. Henceforth, the Digital Freedom Fund has collated a new library of tools to help those looking for strategic funding….
UK Legal Tech Firm Spins Out Funding Operation
Alongside new regional funders starting up in the UK, some fintech companies are looking to strengthen their position by spinning off their litigation funding divisions into separate entities. Most recently, ME Group has spun out its funding operation, ME Litigation Funding, which is now owned by CC Capital….
AxiaFunder Sees Early Success with New Portfolio Offering
The UK litigation finance industry is seeing an expansion of market players, as many newer funding platforms are finding success offering a wide array of products for investors. This has been demonstrated most recently by AxiaFunder, which has announced that after launching its Housing Disrepair (HDR) product in July, it has already begun to execute…
Litigation Funding Levels the Playing Field in Patent Infringement
When it comes to patent infringement, the balance of power has been so heavily in the favour of companies doing the infringing, that many do not fear any sort of reprisal and will often choose to eschew paying for the license. Having courts invalidate patents, and the lack of damages that can actually be gained…
$200M Bitcoin – USDT Protection Fund Announced
With the global innovation pace of digital assets, innovative vehicles are being engaged that serve many of the same purposes of traditional litigation finance products. For example, BitGet has coordinated a “protection fund” that mimics a hybrid BTE – ATE insurance instrument to safeguard user deposits. …
New Italian Funder Promises To Combine Experience With Technology
As LFJ has been reporting, the European litigation funding market is continuing to grow and is predicted to see rapid expansion in the forthcoming years. This is reflected in the wave of new startup funders launching throughout the region. Just this week, a new Italian funder has arrived on the market: Lexcapital….
2022 Thought Leaders in Litigation Finance
Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has been examining the International legal scene to decipher trends in litigation finance innovation development. In a new research report, WWL Thought Leaders: Third Party Funding 2022 explores the latest cutting edge insights into the global litigation investment marketplace. …
Innovative Australian Funder Launches Service With New Approach
The vibrant and growing litigation finance market in Australia continues to expand, with the launch of a new funder in Juel Litigation Finance. With a goal to shake-up the industry, Juel is aiming to operate as a traditional litigation funder, and also bring a more holistic approach to legal financing that considers the individual behind…
Litigation Finance in China? It’s Not Out of the Question
The growth in third party litigation funding has seen the practice evolve in new markets from Europe to Asia. However, we have yet to experience its adoption in every major market, and with ample funding resources available, there are still plenty of opportunities for the industry to grow. Of all these untapped regions, China stands…
Legal Dive Explores the Evolution of Legal Investment Economics
Researchers around the world are providing examples of litigation finance becoming an increasingly important asset class. This, as investors are on the hunt for high return opportunities with compounding portfolio effects.
