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Is the Supreme Court ruling in PACCAR really clashing with the Litigation Finance industry? An overview of the PACCAR decision and its potential effects
by John Freund
written by John Freund
The following is a contributed article from Ana Carolina Salomão, Micaela Ossio Maguiña and Sarah Voulaz of Pogust Goodhead.
On 26 September 2023, a new case was filed in the High Court of England and Wales on behalf of a claimant who, despite having received damages from a successful lawsuit, refused to pay litigation funders for funding previously sought. Legal representatives of the Claimants in this case are seeking a declaration from the Court that the clients’ LFAs “fall under the PACCAR regime as non-compliant DBAs” and have added that in reaching its decision in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Ors) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2023] UKSC 28 (“PACCAR”), the Supreme Court has recognised “the importance of statutory protections for clients.” Is this the case?
Pogust Goodhead and Gramercy Funds Management LLC Announce $552.5 Million Investment Partnership
by John Freund
written by John Freund
Pogust Goodhead, a global law firm, and Gramercy Funds Management LLC (“Gramercy”), today announced that they have entered into a $552.5 million investment partnership in the form of a secured loan by Gramercy to Pogust Goodhead. This loan is the largest of its kind in a U.K. based law firm.
POGUST GOODHEAD ANNOUNCES HIRING OF JEFFREY GITTLEMAN TO LEAD THE FIRM’S INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST/COMPETITION PRACTICE
by John Freund
written by John Freund
Global law firm Pogust Goodhead has announced the hiring of Jeffrey Gittleman to lead the firm’s growing international antitrust/competition practice. Mr. Gittleman has joined the firm as a partner in Pogust Goodhead’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office.