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The Risky Business of Investing in Lawsuits

If they lose, the lawyers are on the hook not only for their own costs but also for the other side's defence

June 26, 2012

When lawyers in Canada take on a case such as the proposed class action against scandal-plagued Sino-Forest Corp., they usually assume a multimillion-dollar risk: If they lose, the lawyers are on the hook not only for their own costs but also for the other side's defence.

BridgePoint boosts access to justice

May 18, 2018

Litigation financing didn’t come naturally to Stephen Pauwels, co-founder and principal of BridgePoint Financial Services. Coming at the ide...

Key Decisions

Don't take risks with protected treatment accounts

May 18, 2018

No personal injury lawyer wants to give undertakings to protect a treatment account. Not surprisingly, no treatment provider wants to accept...