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Litigation Finance Spurs Innovation by Moving Past Single Cases

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Litigation finance has entered the mainstream over the last two decades as a tool to fund single cases. Now, the litigation funding industry is quickly evolving to provide broad financial backing to law firms, corporate legal departments, alternative legal service providers, and entrepreneurial lawyers. Binary Outcomes Funding pays the costs associated with pursuing a claim […]

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How are law firms financing their growth?

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Over the last 18 months firms began to ask Harbour if we could offer a solution.  As a privately owned business, with a wide-ranging mandate from our investors, we have a lot of flexibility in how we can deploy capital. The Harbour team speaks to law firms every day, and throughout the pandemic we were […]

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IPOs begin to dominate strategies as Law firms seek out post-pandemic growth.

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In a recent nationwide survey of over 200 law firm partners, 31% stated that their firm is actively considering a stock market listing in the next 12-18 months with a further 44% saying an IPO was under consideration. Coupled with this, 78% of law firm partners said their firms were either in active discussions or […]

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Building a high performing team in uncertain times

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Ellora MacPherson considers how to build a high performing team in an article for HR News Following recent government announcements about a return to the office after more than a year of home working, many businesses will be turning their thoughts to how they can entice employees back. Attracting, as well as retaining talent, are […]

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From Trainee Solicitor to Asset Manager – Mark King Speaks to Legal Week

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There are now more opportunities than ever to get into litigation funding early in your career, even when training. The traditional route of training within a law firm is no longer the only option open to aspiring trainee solicitors. There are a multitude of in-house training programmes offered by businesses that can provide trainees with […]

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The missing piece: class actions in the UK

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Stephen O’Dowd considers the need for a generic class action regime in the UK At a time when class actions are gaining momentum around the world, and victims of mass harm have access to litigation funding and the ability to forum-shop, the UK must offer them an effective means of redress. Touching on the Hiscox […]

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