Authored Articles of Interest

The Claim Based Funding business has continued to expand in the United States and, coincident with that expansion, public awareness of the business has continued to grow. An indicator of that awareness is the recent action of Senators Charles Grassley and John Cornyn to contact Burford Capital, IMF Bentham and Juridica Investments and request information… Continue Reading

Themis Legal Capital (“Themis”) announced today that it has closed and funded a claim based funding (“CBF”) investment in a U.S. based manufacturing firm which recently won a Federal Court judgment and sought funding to expand its business while the matter is on appeal. Although the specific terms were not disclosed, the sole source of… Continue Reading

Themis Legal Capital evaluates potential Claim Based Funding transactions using its proprietary Case Assessment Protocol. The protocol provides Themis, our potential counter-parties and their attorneys with an efficient and systematic process to develop a clear understanding of the merits of the claim, the true measure of damages and other relevant matters in order to underwrite… Continue Reading

This paper addresses regulatory and related considerations affecting or potentially affecting the commercial Claim Based Funding business in the US. We do not address any regulatory issues affecting the consumer litigation funding business which provides funding to individuals who typically are victims of torts and require a modest amount of funding for personal expenses pending… Continue Reading

What can a company do when it is the victim of a material commercial wrong and the cost of pursuing a legal solution to fairly remedy the harm will put a significant strain on the company’s financial resources? The solution may be to turn to Themis Legal Capital or a handful of similar companies that… Continue Reading