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UNCITRAL's Investor-State Dispute Reform
Therium has contributed to ILFA’s comments and individually responded to UNCITRAL’s Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute (ISDS) Reform. These comments highlight the important role third-party funding plays in providing access to justice, upholding the rule of law and ensuring viable Investor-State arbitrations are heard. Read the ILFA response here Related News, Insights and […]
Litigation Funders Unite to Form Global Advocacy Group
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London Court set to give the go-ahead to ‘dieselgate’ lawsuit for 60,000 Volkswagen car owners
CREDIT: ALAMY English lawyers are bringing a series of allegations against Volkswagen A London court has indicated that it will give the green light to a group lawsuit by around 60,000 English car owners against Volkswagen, over the “dieselgate” scandal. Lawyers for Slater and Gordon and Leigh Day said on Thursday they had been awarded a joint […]
Litigation against Spanish banks set to snowball
Jausas, a Barcelona-based law firm spearheading litigation, has detected 20 regional court cases against banks for charging unfair rates on project finance for wind and solar projects.They involve the use of a highly complex derivative called interest rate swaps (IRS).The courts have ruled in favour of 14 claimants so far. Compensation awarded has been the […]
UNCITRAL's Investor-State Dispute Reform
Therium has contributed to ILFA’s comments and individually responded to UNCITRAL’s Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute (ISDS) Reform. These comments highlight the important role third-party funding plays in providing access to justice, upholding the rule of law and ensuring viable Investor-State arbitrations are heard. Read the ILFA response here Related News, Insights and […]
Litigation Funders Unite to Form Global Advocacy Group
Related News, Insights and Events
London Court set to give the go-ahead to ‘dieselgate’ lawsuit for 60,000 Volkswagen car owners
CREDIT: ALAMY English lawyers are bringing a series of allegations against Volkswagen A London court has indicated that it will give the green light to a group lawsuit by around 60,000 English car owners against Volkswagen, over the “dieselgate” scandal. Lawyers for Slater and Gordon and Leigh Day said on Thursday they had been awarded a joint […]
Litigation against Spanish banks set to snowball
Jausas, a Barcelona-based law firm spearheading litigation, has detected 20 regional court cases against banks for charging unfair rates on project finance for wind and solar projects.They involve the use of a highly complex derivative called interest rate swaps (IRS).The courts have ruled in favour of 14 claimants so far. Compensation awarded has been the […]