Diverse options for parties to pay for legal fees in arbitration: Outcome Related Fee Structures (ORFS) for arbitration in Hong Kong
1 August 2022
Hourly fees for lawyers are the norm in Hong Kong.
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Third party funding
Third Party Funding in Singapore Extended to Domestic Arbitration and International Commercial Court Cases
23 June 2021
The Singapore Ministry of Law confirmed on Monday (21 June) the extension of rules allowing third party funding in Singapore to matters beyond simply those involving international arbitration and related mediation. From 28 June 2021, third party funding will also now be available to parties involved in domestic arbitration and related mediation as well as certain cases heard in the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC). The SICC is a division of the Singapore High Court which uses international judges as well as Singapore judges to deal with transnational commercial disputes governed by both Singapore and foreign law.
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Tipping point: considering the impacts of litigation funding in Australia
21 June 2020
There is a role for litigation funding in Australia – provided it doesn’t tamper with the scales of justice. The question is whether Australia’s funding, class actions and securities regimes have, in combination, become unbalanced.
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