Litigation, Costs, Funding and Behaviour

‘This volume represents a major contribution to the emerging literature on litigation costs. It should be of value to academic lawyers, economists and others, as well as those interested in, or responsible for, policy formulation on the funding and management of litigation.’

Paul Fenn, Emeritus Professor, Nottingham University Business School

‘This book contains a wealth of information about litigation costs in different jurisdictions. It explores economic dimensions, as well as legal aspects, and discusses various ways of funding collective actions including third party funding.’

Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure, Oxford University, UK

‘Modern commercial litigation is marked by a growing number of lawsuits in which considerable amounts of money are claimed. Strategies not only look at the performance and quality of the available court systems but also focus on the possibilities of financing large-scale litigation by third-party funders or by contingency fees, the possibilities of getting their own costs reimbursed and the risk of paying the costs and fees of the other party. This volume takes up these developments and provides for thoughtful insights into an area of procedural and commercial law which has been neglected for a long time. It is highly recommended to all stakeholders in legal practice and science who are involved and interested in these fascinating developments.’

Burkhard Hess, Director, Max Planck Institute, Luxembourg

‘This volume represents a major contribution to the emerging literature on litigation costs. It should be of value to academic lawyers, economists and others, as well as those interested in, or responsible for, policy formulation on the funding and management of litigation.’

Paul Fenn, Emeritus Professor, Nottingham University Business School

‘This book contains a wealth of information about litigation costs in different jurisdictions. It explores economic dimensions, as well as legal aspects, and discusses various ways of funding collective actions including third party funding.’

Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure, Oxford University, UK

‘Modern commercial litigation is marked by a growing number of lawsuits in which considerable amounts of money are claimed. Strategies not only look at the performance and quality of the available court systems but also focus on the possibilities of financing large-scale litigation by third-party funders or by contingency fees, the possibilities of getting their own costs reimbursed and the risk of paying the costs and fees of the other party. This volume takes up these developments and provides for thoughtful insights into an area of procedural and commercial law which has been neglected for a long time. It is highly recommended to all stakeholders in legal practice and science who are involved and interested in these fascinating developments.’

Burkhard Hess, Director, Max Planck Institute, Luxembourg

Willem H. van Boom is Professor of Civil Law at at the Institute for Private Law, Leiden Law School, the Netherlands. His research interests include contracts, torts and insurance, consumer law and civil procedure and he has published widely on these and related areas.