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Addleshaws to adapt contingency fees post-Jackson, The Lawyer, 18 January 2010
Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Civil Litigation Costs - Addleshaw Goddard's response to the announcements made on 14 January 2010 Click here for more information
Sets heed as Addleshaws presses case for CFA deals, Legal Week, 30 April 2009
Brick Court strikes CFA deals as the Bar gets creative on billing. Leading commercial sets are stepping up their use of conditional fee arrangements (CFAs) as law firms and clients increase pressure to cut counsel costs. Click here for the full article
Q&A with Simon Twigden, Head of Addleshaw Goddard's Litigation Group, on Controlling commercial litigation costs - the funding alternatives. Legal Week Q&A Interview, April 2009. Click here to watch
Michael Green: Litigation costs - more creativity is needed, Legal Week, 15 January 2009
The collapse of the BCCI creditors’ case against the Bank of England in 2005 was the most expensive trial in the history of the English courts, with legal fees exceeding £110m. However, while such extreme examples highlight the significant levels to which legal costs can rise, an increasing and very real concern is that the costs of litigating a dispute will be significantly disproportionate relative to the claim. Click here for the full article.
Learning the hard way, Litigation Funding, December 2008
In June 2008, Addleshaw Goddard commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake a survey of the UK’s largest 350 publicly listed companies. The aim was to understand better corporate strategy and attitude to litigation funding in England and Wales. Ipsos MORI canvassed opinion from senior personnel with responsibility for litigation budgets, and the results were published last month under the banner of Addleshaw Goddard’s ‘CONTRO£’ litigation funding initiative. Click here for the full article.
500 sue Collyer-Bristow in lit funding first, The Lawyer, 1 December 2008
London firm Collyer-Bristow has become embroiled in a £50m legal battle brought by more than 500 investors in schemes drafted by the firm’s former company commercial chief John Bailey. Click here for the full article.
No win, no fee, no risk, Property Week, 21 November 2008
Lawyers and insurers are taking a punt on the cost of property litigation - in exchange for a share of the winnings. Click here for the full article.
Standing out from the crowd, Law Society Gazette, 13 November 2008
If a law firm launched a campaign that boasted ‘we will act in your best interests and provide you with good service’, it would seem a modest boast indeed.
But making a virtue out of what should be a given is essentially what national law firm Addleshaw Goddard is managing with its ‘CONTRO£’ initiative, undertaking to explore a client’s options for funding litigation, including conditional fee agreements, after-the-event (ATE) insurance and third-party funding. We should stress that this is not a criticism of Addleshaw Goddard – far from it. It is an indictment of the firm’s competitors that it can stand out from the crowd this way. Click here for the full article.
Companies in dark over litigation costs, The Financial Times, 10 November, 2008
Leading companies remain in the dark about ways to manage the spiralling costs of litigation even as the financial crisis threatens a wave of high-stakes lawsuits, according to new research.
An Ipsos Mori survey commissioned by Addleshaw Goddard, the law firm, found that half the FTSE 350 executives interviewed knew nothing about options such as “after the event’’ insurance or “third party funding”. Click here for the full article.
Lord Justice Jackson to head civil costs review, Solicitors Journal, 4 November 2008
Lord Justice Jackson, formerly judge in charge of the technology and construction court, has been chosen by the Master of the Rolls Sir Anthony Clarke to head a fundamental review into civil costs. Click here for the full article.
Litigate for Free, Fraud Intelligence, October/November 2008
Anecdotal reports concerning the costs of English litigation have not been exaggerated: it is very expensive, writes Elizabeth Robertson of Addleshaw Goddard. This is not good news for victims of fraud trying to recover their assets. Click here for the full article.
Addleshaws secures funding for £50m litigation, Legal Week, 23 October 2008
Addleshaw Goddard has joined forces with a host of top names in the litigation funding market to launch a £50m action on behalf of a group of claimants against a London law firm. Click here for the full article.
Legal Gold, The Banker, 01 September 2008
The US still looks like the preferred jurisdiction for those claiming damages over subprime-related losses, but the growth of litigation funding could create new opportunities in Europe. Writer Philip Alexander. Click here for the full article.
Litigation set to rise as building sector suffers, Yorkshire Post, 01 August 2008
MORE disputes are expected to arise between companies in the construction sector as a result of the property market downturn, according to lawyers.
Firms that pull out of building projects may face legal action from aggrieved business partners who will have lost money from the decision.
Lawyers at a leading Yorkshire firm have introduced a new service which they say will make it cheaper to fund litigation and allow clients to retain greater control of the proceedings. Click here for the full article.
Addleshaw Goddard launches Litigation funding solutions, LeasingWorld, August 2008
Addleshaw Goddard has launched a way of funding civil litigation, which reduces the cost of disputes, and provides clients with more financial control and certainty during disputes, than ever before. Click here for the full article.
And then there were three, the European Lawyer, July/August 2008 Edition
Like it or loathe it, third-party funding is becoming an important tool in the litigation world. ESTHER MARTIN talks to the proponents and the detractors of what many view as the modern way of providing access to justice, http://www.europeanlawyer.co.uk. Click here for the full article.
Addleshaw Goddard unveils its CONTRO£ dispute funding solution, Insurance Day, 11 July 2008
Anecdotal reports concerning the costs of English litigation have not been exaggerated, it is a very (very) expensive process. Insurers should know. Click here for the full article.
Currency of change, The Law Society Gazette, 26 June 2008
The costs system is under unprecedented scrutiny. Neil Rose examines the key pressure points and why the appointment of a senior judge to review the process is welcome. Click here for the full article.
Addleshaws to offer ATE litigation insurance, Legal Week, 26 June 2008
Addleshaw Goddard is in final negotiations with a major London insurance company to strike a groundbreaking deal that will see the law firm brokering its own after the event (ATE) insurance arrangements for litigation clients. Click here for the full article.
Taking the Plunge, Litigation Funding, June 2008
Solicitors will drive ATE market competition, writes James Delaney, whether they work on CFAs or not. Click here for the full article.
Radical Addleshaws venture to offer 'cost-free' litigation, Legal Week, 22 May 2008
Addleshaw Goddard is rolling out a groundbreaking funding package for disputes, which could effectively introduce cost-free litigation for clients.
The firm launched a scheme last week (16 May) that will see it assess all new and existing litigation cases to see if they can be carried out using a method of external funding. Click here for the full article.
Addleshaw Goddard launches litigation funding solutions for clients, Press Release, 16 May 2008
Addleshaw Goddard has today launched a cutting edge approach to funding civil litigation which reduces the cost of disputes and provides clients with more financial control and certainty during disputes than ever before. Read More
Independent Recognition 'highly commended' in the FT Innovative Lawyer report for Billing and Fees. Read more
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