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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

The Apex Court itself identified these outrageous costs as one of the major reasons responsible for the hindrance to the growth of arbitration [12]. Court of Wards [15] where it was clarified that as long as the funding for the process was for a portion of the proceeds, it was not illegal. In 1939, a stance was taken in Ram Surap v.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance.

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