New Trends in Financing Civil Litigation in Europe

A Legal, Empirical, and Economic Analysis

AvMark Tuil,Louis Visscher

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This unique and timely book analyses the problem of financing civil litigation. The expert contributors discuss the legal possibilities and difficulties associated with several instruments –- including cost shifting, fee arrangements, legal expense insurance and group litigation. The authors assess the impact of these instruments from a law and economics perspective and provide empirical information on the way in which they work in practice. A transatlantic perspective on financing civil litigation is also provided. New Trends in Financing Civil Litigation in Europe reveals that as well as improving access to justice, several instruments have the potential to screen cases based on their quality. The book also shows how the choice of instrument can affect the behaviour of actors throughout the litigation process.This insightful book will appeal to academics and postgraduates in the fields of private law and law and economics. Law firms and insurance companies offering legal expense insurance will also find this book a valuable read.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-12-28
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Horizons in Law and Economics series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781848446854

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Rättssystem inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Edited by Mark Tuil, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Rotterdam Institute of Private Law (RIPL), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Louis Visscher, Associate Professor in Law and Economics, Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics (RILE), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Recensioner i media

‘In recent years, governments have been attempting to find ways of facilitating access to justice without directly subsidising legal services. In this excellent collection of essays, the various devices are described, analysed and evaluated. The book will be essential reading for those, policymakers and others, concerned with this important issue.’

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: 1. IntroductionMark Tuil and Louis Visscher2. A Law and Economics Approach to Cost Shifting, Fee Arrangements and Legal Expense InsuranceLouis Visscher and Tom Schepens 3. No Cure, No Pay and Contingency FeesMichael Faure, Fokke Fernhout and Niels Philipsen 4. Financing and Group Litigation Sonja Keske, Andrea Renda and Roger Van den Bergh5. Financing Civil Litigation by the European Insurance IndustryWillem H. van Boom 6. Financing Civil Litigation: The Case for the Assignment and Securitization of Liability ClaimsAndrea Pinna 7. The Empirical Analysis of Litigation FundingPaul Fenn and Neil Rickman8. Financing Civil Litigation: The US PerspectiveDeborah R. Hensler9. New Trends in Financing Civil Litigation in Europe: Lessons to be LearnedMark Tuil and Louis Visscher Index