LS V PS – A DEATH KNELL FOR LITIGATION FUNDING IN COMPLEX FAMILY LAW CASES?

James Stewart of Penningtons Manches Cooper analyses the serious consequences of the decision in the UK case LS v PS which upheld the privilege afforded to Financial Dispute Resolution hearings under the Family Procedure Rules against the disclosure of potentially fraudulent activities. He stresses that if upheld, it may well “sound the death knell” for litigation funding in family proceedings. Read more.