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The Civil Justice Council's Final Report on Litigation Funding – Key Recommendations and Market Implications

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On 2 June 2025, the UK Civil Justice Council ("CJC") published its long-awaited Final Report on the regulation and future of litigation funding in England and Wales (the "Report"). The Report makes 58 recommendations, which...more

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UK Competition Litigation Quarterly Update: Q2 2025

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We’re halfway through 2025 and there’s plenty to talk about when it comes to competition litigation. In this edition of UK Competition Litigation Quarterly, our lawyers highlight five significant developments from the past...more

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Civil Justice Council Proposes Significant Changes to UK Class Action Funding Regime

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On 2 June 2025, the Civil Justice Council, a statutory body charged with advising on reform of the civil justice system in England and Wales, published its final report to the UK government on third-party litigation funding...more

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UK Civil Justice Council Publishes Review of Litigation Funding

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The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its highly anticipated final report on the regulation and development of litigation funding in England and Wales. This comprehensive report addresses the implications of the UK...more

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Civil Justice Council Recommends "Light Touch" Regulation of Litigation Funding in United Kingdom

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The Civil Justice Council ("CJC") has published its final report, recommending that the UK government regulate litigation funding and pass legislation to enable funders to be remunerated by way of a percentage of any damages...more

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Civil Justice Council calls for overhaul of English litigation funding and lawyer fees arrangements

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On June 2, 2025, the Civil Justice Council (“Council”)—a public body that reviews and makes recommendations to the UK Government about the English civil justice system—published its much-anticipated report on litigation...more

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Georgia Enacts Sweeping Tort Reform and Litigation Funding Laws

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed Georgia Senate Bills 68 and 69 into law, enacting the most significant overhaul of Georgia’s tort system since 2005. The laws, enacted on April 21, 2025, are consequential for the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Georgia's Tort Reform: A Game Changer for Businesses and Litigation Practices

The Georgia legislature has passed a sweeping tort reform package aimed at reducing litigation costs, curbing excessive jury awards, and increasing transparency in civil lawsuits in Georgia state and superior courts....more

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Georgia Passes Tort Reform Package Signaling Important Shift in Future Litigation

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Georgia has enacted the most comprehensive tort reform legislation the state has seen in nearly 20 years. Passed during the 2025 Georgia legislative session, the legislation impacts multiple aspects of Georgia tort...more

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British Virgin Islands Litigation Guide 2025 (Chambers)

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The new guides provide the latest legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement, damages and judgment, appeals, costs,...more

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Bermuda Litigation Guide 2025 (Chambers)

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The guide provide the latest Bermuda legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement, damages and judgment, appeals, costs,...more

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Cayman Islands Litigation Guide 2025 (Chambers)

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The new guides provide the latest legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement, damages and judgment, appeals, costs,...more

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Georgia Tort Reform Laws Bring Significant Changes

The Georgia General Assembly has passed comprehensive tort reform legislation, S.B. 68, that should interest any company operating or litigating in Georgia. In addition, the General Assembly passed S.B. 69, which regulates...more

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Justin Le Patourel v BT Group Plc: Failure for the UK’s first opt-out class action

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In its 19 December 2024 judgment, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) unanimously rejected Mr Le Patourel’s excessive pricing claim against BT. This was the UK’s first opt-out collective action to proceed to trial, and will...more

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UK reform of litigation funding – CJC issues Interim Report and opens consultation

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The Civil Justice Council Interim Report gives first hint of potential reform in litigation funding. The funding industry has been contending with a state of flux since the July 2023 judgment of the Supreme Court in the...more

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UK Government’s snap general election stalls Bill intended to clarify litigation funding regulations

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The UK’s snap general election has delayed indefinitely the progress of draft legislation which had been introduced with a view to restoring the pre-PACCAR status quo in which litigation funding agreements were distinct from...more

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Ensuring Access to Justice: The Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill and the Path Forward Post-PACCAR

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Following the second reading of the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill in the House of Lords on April 15th, there is a shared acknowledgment among the House of the significance of maintaining and protecting...more

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UK Government introduces Bill to reverse UK Supreme Court PACCAR ruling

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The Bill is intended to restore the previous status quo in which litigation funding agreements were distinct from damages-based agreements and were not required to comply with additional special conditions....more

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Litigation Funding: A New Era?

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The PACCAR Judgment - The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom’s (Supreme Court) ruling in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28...more

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[White Paper] United States Insurance Trends and Decisions 2023

As 2024 rapidly approaches, we look back at some of the key decisions, trends, and developments impacting the U.S. insurance industry in 2023 and look ahead at some trends and cases to watch in 2024. Insurers continue to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

UK Supreme Court Ruling Sends Shockwaves into English Litigation Funding Regime

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) recently ruled, by a majority of four-to-one, that litigation funding agreements (LFAs) — which entitle litigation funders to a payment based on the level of damages recovered in the case — are...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Has the Gravy Train (or Truck) Been Derailed for Litigation Funders? UK Supreme Court Deals Blow to Litigation Funders

In the recent case of R (PACCAR Inc & ors.) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & ors [2023] UKSC 28, the UK Supreme Court found that litigation funding agreements (“LFAs”) involve the provision of “claim management services”,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims - June 27th - 28th, Philadelphia, PA

Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims returns in June with curated content that will ensure that you stay current on the evolving standards of care,...more

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2021 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

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In the fall of 2021, the Rx IP Update team celebrated its 20thyear of monthly updates on Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Below are highlights from our team’s 2021 updates...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Scanning the Class and Collective Action Horizon

While group litigation and collective actions have traditionally been more difficult to pursue in the UK than in the U.S., changes to UK civil procedure rules and societal attitudes towards group ligation means that these...more

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