1.0ILRhttps://instituteforlegalreform.comengagehttps://instituteforlegalreform.com/author/engage/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://instituteforlegalreform.com/third-party-litigation-funding-considered-the-next-step-towards-a-legal-system-that-prizes-profit-over-justice/">Third Party Litigation Funding Considered the Next Step Towards a Legal System that Prizes Profit Over Justice</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://instituteforlegalreform.com/third-party-litigation-funding-considered-the-next-step-towards-a-legal-system-that-prizes-profit-over-justice/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Third Party Litigation Funding Considered the Next Step Towards a Legal System that Prizes Profit Over Justice” — ILR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>The public is suspicious of third party litigation funding and support the regulation and supervision of this burgeoning industry. Whilst knowledge levels are currently very low, BritainThinks' research, which includes a survey of 1,250 adults in England and Wales, suggests that as the public learns more, third party investors in English civil court cases will face deep public concern. Far from trusting third party investors to self-regulate, the public strongly supports mandatory independent oversight of the industry.https://instituteforlegalreform.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ilr.fb_.share2-1.png1200630