BTI Consulting Group recently released its Litigation Outlook 2019 report. And while legal departments would like nothing more than predictability, general counsel and fortune teller alike can’t predict exactly who’s going to sue and when. But consultants can tell you what’s trending now and we can get at least an idea of where the pain […]
Litigation financing is a tool used by more and more law firms and legal departments. That’s the main finding by a survey done by Burford Capital, which coincidentally is one of the players in
The U.K. Court of Appeal late last month issued a ruling that could have lawyers, both in-house and outside counsel, sighing with relief. The case involves legal documents created in the course of an
Risk consultants Willis Towers Watson wants to warn multinational companies about their intellectual property risk. In a survey, they say that companies are underestimating their exposure as IP litigation grows more frequent and expensive. According
German consumers will be able to sue companies via representative action starting November 1. At the same time, the statute of limitations on the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandals will be suspended. A client note by the
