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Billing and fees - litigation financing 2009

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Mishcon de ReyaHighly commendedChanging the face of litigation for charities67619Previously, charity trustees may not have gone ahead with expensive litigation as it would have been seen as squandering funds. Taking the initiative, the firm developed a system to dramatically reduce risk for charities using after the event insurance
Hausfeld & CoHighly commendedAfter the event insurance to allow collective redress against the activities of cartels65617Hausfield is using ATE insurance to facilitate group action in the UK, lobbying for collective redress against cartels. This provides access to justice for smaller claimants
Rosenblatt SolicitorsHighly commendedFunding structure to enable access to courts for atomic testing veterans66416Veterans are seeking compensation for radiation exposure during atomic tests in the 1950s. The use of the largest after the event insurance to date and a massive conditional fee arrangement has allowed them to take their complaint to the courts
EvershedsCommendedProfessional negligence conditional fee arrangement55515Designed for mortgage lenders, many of whom are pursuing claims of negligence against valuers and solicitors following the collapse of the residential housing market. After the event insurance has been used to allow the client to make recoveries at zero net cost
Mishcon de ReyaCommendedCalculated risk using after the event insurance56415A combination of ATE insurance and conditional fee arrangements enabled the firm and their insurers to take a serious risk for a client who had been abandoned by a major firm following the collapse of their third party funding
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