All articles by Rachel Rothwell – Page 7
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OpinionStrength in numbers for collective redress
Big group actions could prove a lucrative new area for claimant lawyers and funders.
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FeatureMuddying the waters
Burford Capital’s high-profile run-in with a short-seller has put litigation funders – and their suitability for listing – in the spotlight. Rachel Rothwell reports
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NewsProportionality costs boost for flight delay firms
Ruling could see end to district judges slashing costs without giving an explanation.
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OpinionWill Burford’s woes stall the funding bandwagon?
Other funders had been contemplating joining the stock market, but the growing trend might have lost its shine.
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FeatureHow to go public
DWF’s pioneering listing on the London Stock Exchange raised £95m and transformed the firm into a global player. Rachel Rothwell goes behind the scenes to discover how the firm reinvented itself
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OpinionWhen the Arkin cap doesn’t fit
The ruling in Davey v Money [2019] EWHC 997 (Ch) delivered a blow to the cap that won't sit well with litigation funders.
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OpinionNo blanket comfort for claimant PI firms
Judges are not making it easy for claimant PI firms to make a living.
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NewsWitness statements set for reform
England and Wales could lose out to competition from New York, Singapore and continental Europe if jurisdiction fails to tackle excessive cost.
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NewsLitigation ABS eyes contingency fees
Private client and family firm Harcus Sinclair sets up separate litigation practice.
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OpinionMore pieces needed to fit fixed costs jigsaw
Fixed recoverable costs extension is not the final puzzle piece in costs reform.
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OpinionDamage limitation in personal injury
Personal injury firms are struggling to stay in business.
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NewsCourt backs recoverability of agency fees in PI claims
Judge allows recovery of ‘reasonable and proportionate’ cost of obtaining records.
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OpinionLitigators must tread carefully on shifting sands
Civil litigators will need to be resourceful as developments in 2019 herald fresh uncertainty.
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FeatureMoving up a gear
The government has ambitious plans for autonomous transport but this rapidly evolving technology threatens to drive a coach and horses through our legal framework. Rachel Rothwell reports
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OpinionHeavy-hitters take AIM at litigation
Litigation funders target London market as cash piles up for investment in disputes.
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Disclosure reform will tackle 'excessive' cost, say top general counsel
Disclosure reforms next month will combat the ‘wasted and excessive’ costs of the current regime, corporate clients asserted last week. Discussing the reforms at a GC 100 seminar, in-house lawyers were broadly optimistic that the mandatory disclosure pilot coming into force in January would yield the results they wanted. Richard ...
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OpinionNHS must be helped to learn from its mistakes
Health professionals need more resources to cut the number of errors that result in negligence claims.
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Litigation funder closes doors to new cases
Calunius says £100m fund has completed its investments and surprises market with no plans for successor.
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OpinionPicking over the proportionality rule
The case of Reynolds v One Stop Stores Ltd has added flesh to the bare bones of the proportionality rule, but there is still a long way to go.