Renewed calls for urgent action on PACCAR ahead of key Court of Appeal ruling

Prominent figures in the litigation funding industry have called for urgent legislation to reverse the effects of the PACCAR ruling in the wake of the Civil Justice Council’s litigation funding consultation. More from the Law Gazette.

Meanwhile, the Legal Services Board has taken the opposite viewpoint, stating that regulation of third party litigation funding “is necessary to protect consumers from harm and to further the public interest”. More from the Law Gazette.