Christopher Bogart of Burford Capital shares his thoughts on what's ahead for the legal finance industry, predicting that near-term inflation, a potential recession and the need to preserve and enhance working capital will lead to more firms shifting costs and risks to outside legal finance providers.

Andrew Cohen of Burford Capital reviews the first decision from the New York Appellate Division that directly addresses the discoverability of legal finance materials, noting that the ruling in Worldview Entertainment Holdings Inc. v. Woodrow affirms the denial of a motion to compel production of, inter alia, litigation funding documents, as the defendant failed to explain "how discovery about litigation financing and witness payments would support or undermine any particular claim or defense."