The research was led by Queen Mary University of London’s Professor Rachael Mulheron KC and commissioned by the Legal Services Board to analyse whether litigation funding improves access to justice and strengthens consumer protection and regulation.
Some of the findings of the report showed that in England and Wales:
As part of the research, Rachael Mulheron KC, Professor of Tort Law and Civil Justice at Queen Mary, conducted a literature review, looking at previous research and reports, academic journals, books, legal magazines, online materials from litigation funders and law firms and other materials. She also conducted a ground-breaking empirical study, bringing to light previously unknown and unpublished information and data about litigation funding.
Read the full Report for more information about the study and its findings: A review of litigation funding in England and Wales: A legal literature and empirical study. You can also read the Legal Services Board’s press release.
The findings of the report were featured in the various legal media outlets including Legal Futures, Law Gazette, The Global Legal Post, and the Commercial Dispute Resolution magazine. The research has also been welcomed by Susan Dunn, Chair of the Association of Litigation Funders and Managing Director of LionFish Litigation Finance Ltd, Tets Ishikawa.