How do I know if I need litigation funding?

If you are reading this, the chances are that you are already involved in litigation, and are looking for ways to fund that litigation. You are probably in no doubt that you need help to fund the litigation. Litigation is a notoriously risky and lengthy process. The costs of hiring solicitors and counsel to advise and run the case can be horrendous. Even where a case settles before trial the costs can run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. If the case goes onto a full trial it will be more expensive still. And should it fail to succeed at...

Litigation History: Patent Wars Throughout Recent History

It’s easy to assume that today’s patent wars are a new phenomenon. With billions of dollars spent on litigation – a figure that, in many cases, exceeds the amount used in research and development – the scale and intensity of today’s patent litigation can seem unique in history. Despite this assumed uniqueness, today’s patent wars are not only very similar to those that occurred during previous centuries, but in some cases actually smaller in scale than their forerunners. Today’s patent-related lawsuits are both less common and less costly than those that have occurred throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. (more…)