Posts Tagged : Litigation Finance

Landmark New York Court’s Decision Strengthens the Future of Litigation Funding
Op-Ed by Guido Demarco: Landmark New York Court’s Decision and the Future of Litigation Funding
18 de September de 2023 no comments

Guido Demarco, Director and Head of Legal Assets at Stonward, delves into the outlook for litigation funding following the significant ruling by the New York Court in the case involving Petersen Energía SAU and Petersen Energía Inversora SAU (the Petersen Companies) versus the Republic of Argentina. The piece entitled “Landmark New York Court’s Decision Strengthens the Future of Litigation Funding” explains how the ruling reaffirms the critical role litigation funders play in providing access to justice, particularly in complex cases involving powerful sovereign entities. “No doubt, this will be a beacon in times in which the industry is under heavy…

Stonward in the Litigation Finance Journal podcast
Chris Garvey interviewed in Litigation Finance Journal
6 de September de 2023 no comments

The Litigation Finance Journal has spoken with Chris Garvey, member of the Board of Investments at Stonward. In this episode, Chris discussed the litigation funding market in Spain, the challenges and opportunities for funders there, what cases Stonward looks to finance, implications of the Voss report, and much more! Listen to the full episode here. Chris pointed out that “there is a very healthy and active, vibrant-no win, no fee industry within the legal community in Spain”, and highlighted the two areas in which he is seeing more funding deployed: “the competition space, where you have the need for expensive…

Litigation funding - Advancing class actions against large corporations
Opinion: “Litigation funding – Advancing class actions against large corporations”
12 de July de 2023 no comments

Our Director and Head of Legal Assets, Guido Demarco, has published a new opinion article at Abogados.Com.Ar, a prestigious Argentinian website focused on the legal sector, about how litigation funding can help advance class actions against large corporations. Litigation funding has proven to be an invaluable tool for driving large-scale class actions. The truck cartel in Europe, the PPI scandal in the UK, the ‘Dieselgate’ in Germany or the class action brought by shareholders against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia are just a few examples. The financial support provided by litigation funds has leveled the playing field against large companies…

Case Andrew Prismall v Google UK
Judge Strikes Out Representative Claim in Prismall v. Google Case
22 de June de 2023 no comments

In this article we analyze the recent decision on the case Andrew Prismall v Google UK, in which the High Court had to consider the viability of an opt-out class action claim brought by a class representative. Here are the details of the claim: The claim: focused on alleged misuse of patients’ private information in various respects (MOPI). Liability and the remedy sought: reasonable expectation of privacy and loss of control damages. Representative Claimant: faced inherent challenges in bringing the claim as a representative action because numerous variables existed among the members of the class requiring individualized assessment. Reasoning: if individualized…

Stonward joins The European Litigation Funding Association (ELFA)
Stonward joins the European Litigation Funding Association (ELFA)
13 de June de 2023 no comments

Stonward, litigation funder focusing on Spain and Latin America, is very pleased to announce that it has joined the European Litigation Funding Association (ELFA), as the association now builds towards becoming the collective voice of the European Litigation Funding Industry. The Spanish leading newspaper Expansion has shared the news. (link)   Guido Demarco, Director and Head of Legal Assets of Stonward, explained why it was important for the funder to become part of ELFA: “we are thrilled to announce our membership in the European Litigation Funding Association (ELFA), marking a significant milestone in our journey as a litigation funder based…

Stonward Best Litigation Funder - Litigation funding
Stonward: Litigation Funder recommended by the Leaders League Ranking
23 de February de 2023 no comments

Stonward has been ranked by Leaders League among the best Spanish Litigation Funders. In its analysis, Leaders League highlights Stonward’s track record and its team. According to the researchers, Stonward holds a “strong position in the areas of commercial litigation, antitrust and insolvency“, and “advises their clients to find the angle to their legal assets, so that they can capitalize the strengths“, offering bespoke solutions to access legal finance. “The team has built a reputation for being pioneers of the litigation funding sector in Spain, combining years of experience in this field with legal technical expertise and a deep understanding…

Analysis: Preliminary Draft Law – Representative Actions for the Protection of Consumers’ Collective Interests
31 de January de 2023 no comments

Analysis of the Preliminary Draft Law on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, which the Council of Ministers approved on December 20, 2022. This Law involves the transposition of Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. The Draft Bill on Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers brings new developments in the field of collective actions, which we now refer to as representative actions. The Directive guarantees that all the Member…

2022: A Year in Review for Litigation Funding
29 de December de 2022 no comments

As we prepare to say goodbye to 2022, we would like to pause for a moment and reflect on the Litigation Funding related milestones that have defined the year. Regulations 2022 has been signaled by regulatory developments for the Litigation Funding Industry. Importantly, on September the European Parliament approved a set of recommendations to the Commission on Responsible Private Funding of Litigation. The Resolution recognizes that litigation funding is a growing practice in the EU and calls for a proposal for a Directive to establish common minimum standards on third-party commercial litigation funding addressing the transparency, fairness, and proportionality of…

Litigation Funding Regulation proposed
Guido Demarco for Expansion about the New Resolution on Responsible private funding of litigation
28 de September de 2022 no comments

How to regulate Litigation Funding is a current trend lately. In this regard, Guido Demarco, Director of Stonward, has published an op-ed in the Spanish newspaper Expansión talking about the new Resolution approved by the European Parliament on Responsible Private Funding of Litigation. The Resolution, dated 13 September 2022, recognizes that litigation funding is a growing practice in the EU and calls for a proposal for a Directive to establish common minimum standards on third-party commercial litigation funding addressing the transparency, fairness and proportionality of this tool. The problem, according to Guido, is that the proposed regulation is prone to “over-regulation”. The…

European Parliament resolution on Responsible Private Funding of Litigation
16 de September de 2022 no comments

The European Parliament has approved a set of recommendations to the Commission on Responsible private funding of litigation. The Resolution, dated 13 September 2022, recognizes that litigation funding is a growing practice in the EU and calls for a proposal for a Directive to establish common minimum standards on third-party commercial litigation funding addressing the transparency, fairness and proportionality of this tool. At Stonward, we already addressed some of the European Parliament’s concerns and some of the issues raised in the resolution. During the second International Congress on Litigation Funding (LF), organized by Stonward and the Peruvian Institute of Arbitration, several experts on Litigation…