Hitting The Mainstream: How Litigation Funding Is Becoming A Thriving Industry

Can third party litigation funding provide access to justice and put claimants in a stronger bargaining position? Are worries about loss of case control and regulation exaggerated? Legal Week Intelligence and Vannin Capital examine the rise and popularity of litigation funding and what this means for the legal market.

As lawyers' understanding of third party funding grows, so does their willingness to use it, according to the results of a recent Legal Week and Vannin Capital survey.

However, the survey, alongside targeted interviews of both in-house and private practice dispute resolution lawyers, suggests a gap remains between practitioners' theoretical willingness to use dispute resolution funding and its use in practice.