January 9, 2023

The team at Burford highlights 2022's legal finance milestones, including the EU Digital Markets Act setting the stage for future claims against big tech; the introduction of new third-party funding rules for arbitration in Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai; and the expansion of alternative business structures among UK law firms.
Gaston Kroub of Kroub, Silbersher & Kolmykov queries whether we will see any publicly announced settlements in 2023 between a sophisticated litigation funder and a sophisticated IP defendant, where they are able to reach agreement on how to value litigation peace between their two entities.
Ken Epstein of Omni Bridgeway argues that the American Bar Association needs to do more to encourage the states to experiment with various ways to address the justice gap with well-controlled sandbox experiments, and to revisit its own position on the benefits of litigation financing with a comprehensive, collaborative, and thoughtful dialogue that engages all interested parties.

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