The Advent Of Litigation Funding And What Does It Involve?

At its most basic, litigation funding involves an agreement between a party to a dispute and a third party funder that provides for the financing of the prosecution of a dispute, in exchange for a return on the third party funder's investment.  Returns can take various forms, including an agreed amount or an agreed percentage share of the recovered proceeds of the dispute.  In the event that the claim does not succeed, the costs are covered by the third party funder.  If the relevant