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Litigation Finance: Legal Framework in Spain (I)
4 de January de 2021

Spain is an attractive market for litigation funders, and proof of this is the growth in competition of the last five years. In fact, an increasing number of funds seek to increase their presence in Spain through satellite offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the market is at a point of saturation, fact that does not come as a surprise. Spain is a very advantageous country for litigation funding because it offers a friendly regulatory framework. Spain is not restricted by the medieval figures of maintenance and champerty, typical figures of common law jurisdictions, and offers a lot of flexibility. Furthermore, art.…

Litigation Finance: Benefits for Companies
15 de December de 2020

Every economic downturn is followed by an increase in litigation, and Covid19 is no exception. This crisis is generating many contractual breaches, force majeure disputes, disputes with suppliers, Employment Regulation Plans… But many companies face a tough choice: to invest their capital in legal services or even in a meritorious judicial or arbitral proceeding, or to reinvest those resources in the business to deal with these hard times. Litigation finance puts an end to this problem. Litigation funding or “third party funding” is a legal tool that allows an external party to a judicial or arbitral procedure to pay its…

“Spain offers a favorable regulation for Third Party Litigation Funders”
26 de November de 2020

LawyerPress interviews our Senior Director, Carolina Bayo, to talk about Legal Finance in Spain. During the interview, Carolina explains why Spain is an attractive country for Litigation Funders, how Legal Finance is regulated, and how Stonward operates and works. “Spain is an attractive market for litigation funders for two reasons: a friendly regulatory framework and a country with very interesting legal assets,” explains Carolina. She also highlighted the importance of banishing some myths regarding this practice, such as the idea that “Legal Finance is an option only for insolvent claimants. Many times, a company is solvent and chooses not to…

Article: Litigation Funding is not financial speculation
15 de October de 2020

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