Selecting & advising on funding and insurance
5 Jun
11:00 - 12:30
Corporate & Commercial Disputes
Costs (including funding arrangements)
1. How corporate clients determine whether and how to explore litigation funding
2. Who could/should advice on funder selection, due diligence and terms?
a. Client, Broker, Litigation solicitor or independent solicitor
b. Connections and conflict
c. Experience
d. Regulation / regulatory guidance
3. Funder due diligence – what are the key issues (transparency, source of funds, capital adequacy, confidentiality etc);
4. Negotiating key terms – which terms really matter, where are the red lines?
5. Funding budgets – what does realistic look like and what if that still isn’t enough?
6. Finalising the funding and priorities agreement
7. What difference does it really make?
8. Avoiding funding disputes
9. Resolving disputes if unavoidable
Speakers
- Julian Chamberlayne, Risk and Funding Partner - Stewarts
- Richard Viegas, Co-Head of Litigation Funding - Taylor Wessing
Members Hosts
- Stewarts
- Taylor Wessing
