Mark Sands

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Mark Sands of Apex Litigation Finance, discusses the options that are available to an insolvency practitioner when deciding how to fund litigation and the commercial considerations that should be explored by them when deciding whether to (i) fund and litigate a claim; or (ii) sell or assign a claim.

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Mark Sands of Apex Litigation Finance, considers third party litigation funding for insolvency practitioners, more particularly what it is, who can utilise it, when it is usually utilised, what it is generally used in conjunction with, the minimum acceptable size of a case, the types of claims that are likely to be funded, the costs that might be funded, how the funder’s return is calculated and strategic considerations.

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Mark Sands of Apex Litigation Finance, considers the third party litigation funding process for insolvency practitioners. It discusses the application process, the due diligence that is carried out by third party funders, recoverability considerations, the importance of budgeting, the usual funding inception timeline and reporting obligations.