How to yield returns by investing in courtroom dramas

ALTERNATIVES

Nick Rowles-Davies, a consultant at Vannin Capital, explains how investors could yield returns by investing in high value court cases.

When sharp-eyed investors sought alternative areas of interest during the recent global financial turmoil, few targets were as diverse as litigation funding. Indeed, the thought that putting sums into commercial litigation cases can yield returns for investors is not one to enter the minds of those seeking new opportunities. In the UK, third party litigation funding was a relatively unheard of term before the start of this decade. But, partly due to changes in the legal world, and the desire to seek new ventures, it has grown rapidly. Estimates state there is currently £500m ready ...