Litigation funding and class actions
- 12.45 - 1.45pm UK time (UK time)
- a live audio webinar, delivered to your desktop
- designed to keep Herbert Smith LLP clients and contacts up-to-date with the business implications of the latest legal developments, these interactive seminars are delivered in a practical, convenient way, direct to your desktop.
Topics will include:
Litigation funding:
- overview of emerging methods of funding for commercial litigation: third party funding; "after the event" insurance; conditional fee agreements; and risk hedging
- implications of these new methods of funding, both for funded parties and for those facing a claim brought with the assistance of funding
- outlook for litigation funding, including recent proposals to regulate third party funders
Class actions:
- overview of existing mechanisms for pursuing collective litigation, including representative actions and group litigation orders
- reform: are we heading for a UK "class action"?
Speakers
Speakers: Damien Byrne Hill, Hardeep S Nahal and Nick Peacock
What is a live audio webinar?
- hear partners lead you through the latest technical updates
- access the audio from your computer or telephone
- send questions and view slides via your computer
The benefits for you:
- keep up-to-date with topics of emerging importance
- ask questions and participate in a discussion with others
- listen again and download relevant materials from the archived version
- acquire CPD points (you will be able to claim CPD by completing the CPD questionnaire when you log in)
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What do I do if I'm interested?
Please contact Jane Webber for further details.
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