How investors approach litigation finance, launch of ELFA, Federal Court of Australia's impact on LitFin
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Event: Join us for a free digital event: How Investors Approach Litigation Finance | Thursday July 14, 2022 at 3pm EDT
Take a deep dive into the mindsets of those who invest in Litigation Finance: How do Hedge Funds, Pension Funds, and Institutional Investors structure their investments in the LF sector? Why do some prefer debt, and others equity? How do issues like duration risk and management fees factor into their calculations?
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Commercial: The European Litigation Funders Association to Launch Operations?
Omni Bridgeway, Deminor and Nivalion AG have teamed up to organize the launch of the European Litigation Funders Association (ELFA). Tasked with helping expand legal finance innovation across Europe, ELFA will represent industry best practices before international governments and legal associations.?Read more ?
Regulatory: Federal Court of Australia approves its power to make future orders for class closure
The Full Federal Courts’ decision in?Parkin v Boral Limited (Class Closure)?[2022] FCAFC 47 (Parkin) confirms the courts’ power to issue pre-mediation (and settlement) soft class closure notices to group members. The decision hints at the (positive) appetite of the Federal Court in making future orders for class closure that facilitate a just outcome, simplifies the assessment of quantum prior to settlement, and reduces an element of risk in funded litigation. Read more on the background and key findings ?
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