Executive Director Seema Kennedy writes in The Times on litigation funding and the Post Office Scandal.

Seema Kennedy explains the role that litigation funding played in the Post Office scandal and why it shows both third-party litigation funding can be essential in pursuing justice and the need to regulate the industry to protect consumers.

Litigation funding is no longer the cottage industry it was 15 years ago, but a multibillion pound one that played a significant role in the civil justice system. The current self-regulatory model is no longer appropriate and policymakers must consider statutory regulation that gives transparency and accountability – licensing by an independent supervisory authority, mandatory disclosure of funding agreements to the courts and a requirement for funders to demonstrate that they have adequate capital to satisfy their financial obligations. Read the article in full here.