Rachel Rothwell
Rachel Rothwell is a Gazette columnist and editor of Litigation Funding magazine
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NewsFunder penalised for failed challenge to Mastercard settlement
CAT orders Innsworth to pay extra legal costs incurred by class representative Walter Merricks.
OpinionDemystifying AI
Rachel Rothwell reviews 'Andrew and the Marvellous Analytical Machine' by Andrew Hogan.
NewsFunders must wait for PACCAR solution - Sackman
Any legislation to deal with litigation funding uncertainty will not be retrospective in effect, minister suggests.
NewsScrapping class actions would fuel anti-competitive behaviour, bar warns
Barristers’ representative body responds to government call for evidence on opt-out collective actions.
NewsCall to tackle 'aggressive' costs strategies in class actions
Defendants have a 'perverse incentive' to rack up costs, class representatives tell government.
NewsIn depth: Litigation funders tap private credit market
As more traditional investment sources dry up, litigation funders are seeking to tap the private credit market. But the industry will have to adapt if such capital flows are to endure.
NewsSC slams door on defendant bid to appeal key ruling for class actions
Highest court refuses Apple permission to appeal decision that funder's fee can be paid before damages distributed to class members.
OpinionA new costs war begins
Paying parties have wasted no time in citing Mazur in their points of dispute.
OpinionClipping the wings of class action lawyers
Claimant lawyers will protest that the collective actions regime is still in its infancy and it is too soon for change. They may find themselves shouting into the wind.
OpinionCAT steps up scrutiny of collective action fees
There is never a dull moment in the collective actions sphere.
NewsGovernment launches review of collective actions
'Tens of billions of pounds' have been paid in damages under Competition Appeal Tribunal opt-out regime.
NewsIn focus: Information war rages on litigation funding
As the government digests the Civil Justice Council’s final report, efforts to sway opinion on the dangers – or virtues – of the funding industry are in full swing.
NewsCourt of Appeal ruling is a boost for litigation funders
Judges unanimously dismissed challenge to validity of deals involving returns based on multiples of funding provided.
OpinionPortfolio finance under harsh spotlight
A proposal in the Civil Justice Council review that 'portfolio funding' should be regulated by the FCA as a form of loan was unexpected.
NewsCrunch case for litigation funders reaches Court of Appeal
Three judges will rule on the validity of litigation funding agreements based on a multiple of funded capital.
NewsIn depth: Civil Justice Council review is a (qualified) victory for litigation funders
The number one recommendation of the CJC’s final report on litigation funding is to reverse PACCAR. But there is much else that will also please the industry.
NewsReverse PACCAR judgment now, says CJC
Civil Justice Council also recommends 'light-touch' statutory regulation of litigation funding but rejects caps on funders' returns.
News‘Fewer dollars’ for UK economy as top lit funder spurns English law
Government's failure to act on PACCAR Supreme Court ruling ‘regrettable’, says Burford chief.
OpinionJoined-up digital justice will be a stress buster
A dispute is ever present in a person’s thoughts until it is resolved: the more protracted it is, the worse it gets.
NewsFunders can take fee before damages payout, Court of Appeal rules
Claimant lawyers see off a significant threat to the future of litigation funding in opt-out class actions.