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The Paper Award Problem: Why Enforcement Risk Now Shapes Arbitration Funding in Claims Against Nation States

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In this article, Director of Legal Finance Lucas Arnold looks at the complexity, delays, and costs involved in enforcement, and explores how litigation funding can mitigate these risks. When Winning Isn’t Enough A US$100 million award looks like victory. Often though, it isn’t. Picture this, a claimant wins against a nation state or state owned […]

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Show Me the Merits (and the Money): What Makes a UK Group Litigation Claim Worth Funding?

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In this article, Director of Legal Finance Jordan Walsh explores the evolving criteriafor securing funding for group claims in England and Wales and sets out key practicalconsiderations for litigants In conversations with claimants and law firms, I am often asked what funders actually look for when determining if a group claim in England and Wales […]

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Navigating the cashflow challenges of running a Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Firm

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Every business is dealing with a challenging economy at the moment – rising costs and inflationary pressures are taking their toll, and the expense of recruiting and retaining skilled knowledge professionals (like fee-earning legal staff) increase all the time. And it seems law firms are facing a perfect storm – not only are they dealing […]

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Will caution inhibit law firm growth in 2024?

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As uncertainty continues to loom over the economy, it might be time for firms to take some calculated risks to remain competitive, says Maurice MacSweeney, director of legal finance and sales planning at Harbour, a litigation funder and provider of lending and credit facilities to law firms. Of all the things law firm leaders are […]

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The Harbour White Paper 2024

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Profits, Pricing and Progress Harbour commissioned Hayhurst Consultancy to speak independently to 100 leaders at the top 200 law firms to understand the growth challenges they are facing, and what plans firms are putting in place to overcome them. Harbour’s research also includes in-depth views from practitioners at a range of leading firms who add […]

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Why the smartest law firms are exploring external funding in 2024

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From its roots as a funder of litigation cases, Harbour has expanded to investing in legal businesses themselves. Managing director and chief investment officer Ellora MacPherson explains the market drivers that motivated this evolution in its financial offerings.   Since it was established in 2007, Harbour has acted as a leading port of call for […]

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