Recent Developments in Third-Party Funding

Journal of International Arbitration, Vol. 30, Issue 4, pp. 443-452, 2013

14 Pages Posted: 4 Oct 2013 Last revised: 28 Oct 2017

Date Written: August 1, 2013

Abstract

This article addresses recent developments in third-party funding that occurred during late 2012 and early 2013 in the three leading jurisdictions: Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The most important developments are the following. On 22 April 2013, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) issued regulatory guidelines clarifying the status of funders with respect to ASIC’s regulations and detailing how funders should manage conflicts of interest and handle certain provisions of their funding arrangements. In the United Kingdom, the Jackson Reforms took effect on 1 April 2013, bringing sweeping changes to the allowable fee agreements, discovery rules and cost allocations in that jurisdiction. In the United States, at least twenty pieces of legislation have been filed in various state legislatures since the beginning of 2013 aimed at regulating the third-party funding industry in a variety of different ways. Thus, in these three leading third-party funding jurisdictions, it appears that the legislatures – rather than the courts – are seeking to lead the way in shaping the future of the third-party funding industry.

Keywords: third-party funding, third party funding, litigation funding, litigation finance, international arbitration, Australia, United Kingdom, United States

JEL Classification: K33, K41, G24

Suggested Citation

Sahani, Victoria, Recent Developments in Third-Party Funding (August 1, 2013). Journal of International Arbitration, Vol. 30, Issue 4, pp. 443-452, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2335194

Victoria Sahani (Contact Author)

Boston University School of Law ( email )

765 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
United States

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