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‘Waiving’ goodbye to privilege? Not so fast, says the high court

Derval Walsh and Laura Hutchings of Mishcon de Reya summarise a case where a litigation funder alleged that a counterparty to litigation had waived privilege by including reference to the role of its legal counsel in a witness statement.

Lawyers call on Allianz policyholders to join group Covid-19 business interruption claim

Law firm Mishcon de Reya said that it has secured litigation funding to pursue a claim against insurer Allianz on behalf of hospitality operators who claim that they should have received business interruption cover after Corbin & King secured a multi-million-pound victory against insurer Axa for Covid-19 business interruption losses in February.

Hunting elephants: Can big data transform litigation funding?

Herbert Smith Freehills investorschronicle.co.uk LionFish Mishcon de Reya Solomonic

Tets Ishikawa of LionFish, Edward Bird of Solomonic, Nick West of Mishcon de Reya and Alex Oddy of Herbert Smith Freehills describe how big data is shaking up the litigation funding sector, and why law firms and funders with a dearth of data are at risk of falling prey to their competitors.

LCM backs class action against Google and DeepMind Technologies

Litigation Capital Management Mishcon de Reya

LCM is backing a new representative action in the UK being brought by Mishcon de Reya on behalf of up to 1.6 million individuals against Google and DeepMind Technologies for the unlawful use of patients' confidential medical records. The claim arises out of an arrangement formed in 2015 between Google and DeepMind and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The tech companies obtained and used a substantial number of confidential and private medical records without patients' knowledge or consent.

Google Deepmind data action ‘dropped’

ICLG.com Mishcon de Reya

The UK data protection collective action against Google and its DeepMind subsidiary has been discontinued in its current form, according to reports. Group representative Andrew Prismall and Mishcon de Reya have withdrawn their action for data privacy breaches which was on behalf of a 1.6 million-strong class whose confidential data was shared in breach of data protection law. The withdrawal of the case is likely influenced by the failure of advertising cookies case Lloyd v Google, which was rejected by the Supreme Court in November last year.

Data breaches: Two major representative actions discontinued in wake of Google ruling

Hausfeld legalfutures.co.uk Mishcon de Reya Vannin Capital

Two major representative actions over alleged data breaches have been discontinued in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court ruling in Lloyd v Google. The YouTube data breach claim that sought damages of up to £2.5bn, was one of the cases discontinued, and was advised by Hausfeld and backed by funder Vannin Capital. The other case discontinued was one brought by Mishcon de Reya on behalf of approximately 1.6 million people whose confidential medical records were obtained by Google and DeepMind Technologies in breach of data protection laws.

Ready to roll

Addleshaw Goddard Apex Litigation Finance Augusta Ventures Brown Rudnick Harbour Litigation Funding Herbert Smith Freehills ILFA lawgazette.co.uk LionFish Litigation Finance Mishcon de Reya Therium

As capital floods into litigation funding, the sector has entered a new phase. Rather than sitting back and waiting for cases, funders often now play an integral role in the instigation of litigation – particularly collective actions. A push towards freely available, standardised documents will help hedge funds and other players enter the field, while a secondary market for funding investments is finding its feet.

Harbour launches £150 million funding venture with Mishcon de Reya

Harbour Litigation Funding Mishcon de Reya

Harbour Litigation Funding has launched a new £150 million funding venture with Mishcon de Reya called MDR Solutions I. It will be used to fund litigation and arbitration cases for Mishcon de Reya’s clients. Operationally separate to the law firm, the new venture will be responsible for assessing and investing in prospective cases originated by Mishcon de Reya. MDR Solutions I will benefit from sophisticated data science capability and expertise which has been built by Mishcon de Reya over a number of years. Harbour will be co-investing alongside the firm. Speaking on behalf of Harbour, CIO Ellora MacPherson stated that “this is fantastic news and the next step in the development of our relationship. We have nine active cases which Mishcon de Reya are advising on and close relationships between the teams at every level of the organisation. We look forward to working even closer together.”

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Mishcon de Reya

‘Waiving’ goodbye to privilege? Not so fast, says the high court

Lawyers call on Allianz policyholders to join group Covid-19 business interruption claim

Hunting elephants: Can big data transform litigation funding?

LCM backs class action against Google and DeepMind Technologies

Google Deepmind data action ‘dropped’

Data breaches: Two major representative actions discontinued in wake of Google ruling

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Harbour launches £150 million funding venture with Mishcon de Reya

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