Selecting & advising on funding and insurance

Speakers

• Julian Chamberlayne, Risk and Funding Partner – Stewarts
• Richard Viegas, Co-Head of Litigation Funding – Taylor Wessing
• Kevin Hellard – Grant Thornton
• Susan Dunn – Harbour
• Jamie Molloy – Ignite
• Kate Armstrong – Howden

• Spaces: 60
• Venue: The Press Room, MYO, 3 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3BF

What this session will cover

A panel session to discuss:- • how corporate clients determine whether and how to explore litigation funding and insurance. • who could/should advice on funder and insurer selection, due diligence and negotiate terms? • what difference does comprehensive funding advice

1. How corporate clients determine whether and how to explore litigation funding
2. Who could/should advice on funder selection, due diligence and terms?
a. Client, Broker, Litigation solicitor or independent solicitor
b. Connections and conflict
c. Experience
d. Regulation / regulatory guidance
3. Funder due diligence – what are the key issues (transparency, source of funds, capital adequacy, confidentiality etc);
4. Negotiating key terms – which terms really matter, where are the red lines?
5. Funding budgets – what does realistic look like and what if that still isn’t enough?
6. Finalising the funding and priorities agreement
7. What difference does it really make?
8. Avoiding funding disputes
9. Resolving disputes if unavoidable