Australian Federal Court rules in favour of 15,000 seaweed farmers in the Montara oil spill class action
Posted by Gina Wasikowski
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How can businesses turn litigation to their advantage in the current climate?
Posted by Gina Wasikowski
Harbour Litigation Funding
Stephen O’Dowd talks to Real Business In an article for Real Business Senior Director of Litigation Funding, Stephen O’Dowd discusses how companies at risk of collapse can use litigation funding to survive a challenging economy. While for many businesses litigation is associated with negative consequences, Stephen argues that litigation can be turned into an asset […]
Supreme Court backs Policyholders in FCA test case
Posted by Gina Wasikowski
Harbour Litigation Funding
The Supreme Court ruled today that insurers must pay out on business interruption policies. Ellora MacPherson, Harbour’s Chief Investment Officer comments: “Congratulations to Mishcon de Reya LLP and the Hiscox Action Group on today’s judgment from the Supreme Court. As the FCA won their appeal on the QBE policies in issue, this opens the way for the […]
Reflections on 2020
Posted by Gina Wasikowski
Harbour Litigation Funding
Ellora MacPherson looks back on an extraordinary year. Well, we’ve all got through it! Very soon we will close the door on 2020, an extraordinary year like no other. When Harbour moved to online working in March, as many of you did too, little did we know that in December we would still, for the […]
Q&A with Charles Jeffery, Director of Litigation Funding
Posted by Gina Wasikowski
Harbour Litigation Funding
Charles Jeffery joined Harbour as a Director of Litigation Funding in November 2020. Charles originates claims primarily within the insolvency market from insolvency practitioners and lawyers. After his first month we wanted to catch up with him about the insolvency market and what lies ahead for it in 2021. People talk about an increase in […]
Ellora MacPherson features in World Finance
Posted by Gina Wasikowski
Harbour Litigation Funding
Harbour’s Chief Investment Officer, Ellora MacPherson, considers how businesses can turn claims into money. In recent weeks the UK has seen a swathe of high-street staples go into, or reach the brink of, administration, as a consequence of the global pandemic. With such devastation being wrought on businesses, Ellora says “minimising costs and realising value […]