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Maurice MacSweeney

@LitFunder

Director of Legal Finance at Harbour. Here for litigation funding and law firm finance news. All views my own.

 London SW1Y 4BE
harbourlitigationfunding.com/
Joined July 2019
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Many law firm partners are looking to set up their own firm despite economic climate, according to survey commissioned by litigation funder Harbour: lawgazette.co.uk/news/partne…
Partners want to break away and set up their own firm - survey

Partners want to break away and set up their own firm - survey

Litigation funder says findings show appetite for solicitors wanting to break out of traditional mould.

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Replying to @thelegal500
@thelegal500 has published their inaugural list of top #litigationfinance franchises in the United Kingdom with @BurfordCapital @HarbourLF and #Therium filling out the top of the table. litigationfinancejournal.com… #litigationfunding
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.@MorganSportsLaw and @HarbourLF are to offer professional footballers a £2 million funding scheme which “takes the risk out of pursuing claims before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and the Court of Arbitration for Sport”. #football #legal #law globalfootballlegal.com/post…
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Legal Business@LegalBusinessUK8 Nov 2021
Richard Leedham sets out how @Mishcon_de_Reya has had to modernise its approach to data to better measure ROI - such as employing data scientists and project managers to handle complex cases #ComLit21
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Legal Business@LegalBusinessUK8 Nov 2021
"Damages-based agreements (DBAs): the future of funding litigation, or still a high-stakes gamble?": @HarbourLF sponsors session 4 at #ComLit21, discussing if DBAs will feature more prominently in the future of funding litigation, & how they might benefit law firm profits.
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Replying to @bsfllp
@BSFllp's Harrison: "Hourly rates have been with us for donkey's years, but it's antiquated and doesn't align with client behaviour - DBAs allow us to be more creative in how we deliver value to clients" #ComLit21
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Legal Business@LegalBusinessUK8 Nov 2021
Natasha Harrison of @bsfllp: "There is now more of a business need and a client need for damages-based agreements" #ComLit21
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Kate Riekstina@kriekstina16 Feb 2021
Happy Tuesday, Legal Twitter 😅
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RLC WEBINAR SPEAKER: Kate Bex QC specialises in business crime, homicide & large scale organised crime. Join @K80bex @sjdavison1013 & Maurice MacSweeney @LitFunder on 12 Nov for the next #RLCWebinar in our series. Book FREE space: bit.ly/311nT0s #PrivateProsecutions
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Red Lion Chambers@RedLionChambers7 Jul 2020
In the wake of the wrongful conviction of many subpostmasters, today the JSC @CommonsJustice heard evidence from experts inc. members of the PPA. In Oct, RLC will host a webinar on 'Safeguarding Fairness & Funding for Private Prosecutions' with @K80bex @sjdavison1013 & @LitFunder
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Leigh Day
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Former partner of EY has succeeded in his legal case against the firm and has been awarded $10.8m in damages after being forced out of his job when he blew the whistle on an unprofessional and unethical audit of a Dubai gold refiner bit.ly/34J4lyB
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Joshua Rozenberg@JoshuaRozenberg23 Mar 2020
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales: “This morning no new trials are to start. Jurors summoned for this week are being contacted to ask them to remain at home, and contact the court they are due to attend.” They will only be asked to come in when safe to do so.
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Advocate@WeAreAdvocate17 Dec 2019
We just released *TWO* £10 Band D tickets and *ONE* £45 Band A ticket to carols tonight! Go go go >>> templechurchchristmas.eventb… #CelebrateChristmas #WeDoProBono #AccessToJustice @Law_Works – at City of London, London
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CDR Magazine@CDR_Magazine4 Oct 2019
Susan Dunn, co-founder of @HarbourLF has been named as chair of the Association of Litigation Funders of England and Wales. bit.ly/32Yi1nb
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