Kees Jan, geboren in de Achterhoek, heeft ruim 30 jaar ervaring als advocaat en is gespecialiseerd in Europees recht. De laatste 15 jaar in zijn carrière als advocaat richtte hij zich met name op het mededingingsrecht. Hij bracht een zaak aan voor een cliënt bij Liesker Procesfinanciering, die zelf geen financiële middelen had om de
What options do you have where funds run out, or the costs of litigation are seen as prohibitive. As lawyers representing and advising clients pursuing a dispute, you will most likely have been in the position where this situation has affected you. Solicitors have a responsibility to advise clients on alternative methods of funding. This
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its much-anticipated Code of Conduct for Litigation Funders and the Rules of the Association for the Association of Litigation Funders in England and Wales. The Rules require every member of the Association of Litigation Funders for England and Wales to abide by the Code to the extent that
Investing in litigation funding was once the preserve of hedge funds, but is now a frontier for an increasingly diverse range of investors; from sovereign wealth funds to individuals through crowd-funding and even a recent blockchain platform. While the UK has one of the fastest-growing litigation funding markets, others like Hong Kong, Singapore and offshore