Investment in litigation finance does not come without risks, however, few investors would expect to see these funds taken for personal and criminal gain by the lawyers they were meant to support. This is exactly what is alleged to have happened in the recent case of Timothy Schools, who took over £19.5 million from Axiom Legal Financing Fund starting in 2009, and then allegedly proceeded to funnel this money to himself and to two other individuals who are also accused of fraudulent behaviour.