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26 May 2023
Issue: 8026 / Categories: Legal News , Litigation funding , Legal services
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NLJ this week: A revolutionary development in litigation funding

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Litigation funding is evolving beyond single-case litigation, Maurice MacSweeney, director of legal finance & sales planning at Harbour, writes in this week’s NLJ.

‘The most recent development is perhaps the most revolutionary—litigation financiers becoming funders to law firms or other legal businesses, and for purposes not necessarily linked to litigation,’ MacSweeney writes.

He outlines the developments afoot and the huge potential this affords, noting that legal financiers have a ‘deep understanding of the requirements of law firms’. 

Read more on the evolution of litigation funding here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Church Court Chambers—Maryam Syed KC

Church Court Chambers—Maryam Syed KC

Church Court Chambers welcomes Maryam Syed KC

Devonshires—Sean Garbutt

Devonshires—Sean Garbutt

Devonshires strengthens construction team with appointment of partner Sean Garbutt

Thackray Williams—Alexandra Hubbard

Thackray Williams—Alexandra Hubbard

Thackray Williams strengthens employment team with dual-qualified solicitor

NEWS
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no 
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Can government success in court tell us whether the rule of law is healthy? 
Poorly drafted dispute resolution clauses can trigger litigation before the real dispute is even addressed
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, family lawyers are increasingly confronting the challenges it creates on divorce
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