Singapore’s Approach to the Evolving UK Litigation Funding Landscape - Webinar

Introduction

The Civil Justice Council (CJC) recently published its Final Report on Litigation Funding in June 2025 recommending a series of reforms to litigation funding in the UK.

Notably, the report includes a recommendation to reverse the UK Supreme Court's recent decision in R (PACCAR) v Competition Appeal Tribunal (which held that litigation funding agreements could constitute damages-based agreement and therefore be unenforceable unless they comply with the relevant regulations) and makes a number of recommendations for the introduction of a regulatory framework for litigation funding, as well as litigation funding in collective proceedings or representative actions.

Understanding the UK’s approach to enforceability, regulation, and collective proceedings will assist lawyers in Singapore to structure funding agreements, navigate risks in global litigation strategy and stay compliant with both local and foreign standards.

This webinar will focus on the evolving litigation funding landscape in the UK and compare it to the approach adopted in Singapore. It will highlight current legal issues, regulatory framework, trends and future directions of litigation funding in the UK and Singapore.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• What is litigation funding and how does it work?
• Brief background to the CJC Final Report on Litigation Funding including the ‘PACCAR’ decision and the ‘Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill 2024’
• The current regulatory framework for litigation funding in the UK and Singapore
• The key recommendations in the CJC Final Report on Litigation Funding
• Litigation funding in collective proceedings/representative actions
• The trends and future directions of litigation funding in the UK and Singapore

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 28th August 2025

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