Litigation Funding

Litigation Funding, edited by Steven Friel and Jonathan Barnes of Woodsford Litigation Funding, is a timely survey of its regulation and practice in key economies worldwide, with the third-party funding of litigation becoming an increasing reality in the world's leading dispute resolution centres. Topics covered include: specific legislation and regulation of third-party funding, available funding options, fee and interest limits, conditional and contingency fee agreements, choice of counsel, funder attendance and participation in proceedings, veto rights, funding termination, class actions funding, liability, costs, and after-the-event insurance. In an easy-to-use question and answer format, trusted and reliable information on key topics of law and regulation in this area is provided by leading practitioners across 17 jurisdictions. &quote;The comprehensive range of guides produced by GTDT provides practitioners with an extremely useful resource when seeking an overview of key areas of law and policy in practice areas or jurisdictions which they may otherwise be unfamiliar with.&quote; Gareth Webster, Centrica Energy E&P