October 2021 / 12 posts found
Costs, courts and controversies: litigation finance laid out in full
Litigation finance has grown considerably over the past five years, according to Olivier Maurice, co-manager of Syz Capital, the Swiss group’s private markets arm. However, most law firms in targeted jurisdictions are considering using it, with up to 70% of US law firms involved in litigation finance in 2020. ‘Demand is growing fast and it’s going to attract more capital. It’s definitely becoming more mainstream,’ he said. The UK litigation finance sector has doubled its total assets, to now sit at £2bn (€2.35bn), over the past three years, according to law firm RPC. On a global scale, the industry is valued […]
Court backlog 'may not return to pre-pandemic levels for another year' – Raab
It could take another year to bring the court backlog down to pre-pandemic levels, Dominic Raab has predicted in his first live interview since being appointed lord chancellor and justice secretary. Raab was asked at a Conservative fringe event hosted by The Spectator about the impact of delays on victims. Statistics published last month show a record 60,692 outstanding cases in the Crown court at the end of June. The justice secretary said it was impossible to continue with jury trials at the start of the pandemic due to social distancing rules. However, the backlog in February 2020 was 19% lower […]
Is He Not Interested Anymore Or Just Busy? Sweetie, Let’s Talk
“What the hell?” a divorced woman asked on a Facebook group page. “Is he not interested anymore or just busy?” Here is her story in a nutshell and my advice on why she shouldn’t be asking “What the hell?” but rather facing the truth: no one’s too busy when it comes to love. This woman (who is divorced with children) connected with a guy she grew up with on a dating app. After a few text exchanges, he told her he didn’t want to date a woman with kids. She reached out to him after hearing some sad news […]
The Guardian view on predatory marriage: new safeguards are needed | Editorial
A brave woman, Daphne Franks, wants to reform some of the laws connected with marriage. Since 2016, when her mother died and it emerged that she had secretly wed, Ms Franks has become a spokesperson for victims of “predatory marriage”. The term originates in Canada, where several states have altered their laws to insert safeguards aimed at protecting vulnerable people from being coerced into unions to which they do not have the capacity to consent. In 2018, Ms Franks’s MP, Fabian Hamilton, tried to use a private member’s bill to change the law in England and Wales along similar lines. […]
More UK law firms forge links with litigation funders
Lawyers are not known for their love of risk. But a growing number of UK law firms are following their US peers and betting on the outcome of cases in return for a share of the winnings, through closer links with litigation funders. City law firm Mishcon de Reya — which plans to float on the London Stock Exchange as early as this year — announced a deal with Harbour Litigation Funding this month to set up a litigation financing facility. It follows London-headquartered Rosenblatt, which set up its own litigation funding unit last year called LionFish Litigation Finance. Others, […]
Divorced Woman Writes: No One Knows My Pain
Of all the emails I have ever received, (and there’s a lot) this one truly left me heartbroken: No One Knows My pain. What do people do when there is no one left who loves them or even cares? Let me offer a little bit of this reader’s background. She is in her early forties and getting divorced after a 5 year marriage. The couple has no children and her father died a few years ago. They were very close. Her mom isn’t doing well and I am going to assume she doesn’t have siblings (although I could be wrong.) […]
Should I go to a litigation funder to pay for my divorce?
My husband has been the primary breadwinner and has dealt with all financial matters throughout our marriage, as I gave up work to look after our children. We are now getting a divorce and he has locked me out of our shared bank accounts. I have nothing in my own name to pay for the legal costs and fear that any legal advice I can afford won’t be a fair match. What are my options? Should I go to a litigation funder, who will loan me monies to pay for my legal advice, or will this mean I give a huge amount of my settlement away to that […]
A Look At Affairs When Both Parties Are Married
There are many different kinds of affairs. They include one-night stands, flings, emotional affairs, affairs that never go beyond some flirty texting and/or talking, affairs where one person is married, and affairs when both parties are married. The first thing I want to say is, having an affair does not make someone a horrible person. I have learned over the years not to judge without having all the facts. That said, having an affair, especially affairs when both parties are married always always hurts someone, and for that, I wish more people would take accountability if they decide to […]
Divorced Woman Wants to Know How to Start Dating Again
Divorced Girl Smiling received this comment from a woman seeking inspiration and asking how to start dating again. Still kind of saddened by my divorce of 6 years ago. My ex’s son and I live across the country and enjoy a new life – but with single mom duty and a very, very thin budget, I just do not understand how dating is even doable. Babysitters cost more than I have, plus all my time goes to being a mom anyway. How on earth do most find the support/money/time to date?? How does one help with homework, make supper, clean […]
Data breach litigation – how organisations can protect themselves
Home Publications Data breach litigation – how organisations can protect themselves Print publication 10/09/2021 Download the pdf here The Curve There is a marked increase in the volume of data breach claims being pursued by both individual claimants and via proposed group/class actions. This is likely to be partially related to a number of high profile group actions involving well-known brands/organisations combined with the proactive recruitment of claimants by claims management firms. In many instances the amount claimed is small and the legal basis of the claim is debatable. However, irrespective of the legitimacy/value of the claim, organisations may be […]