Interview with Guy Harvey of Shepherd & Wedderburn

The Litigation Funding Podcast

An interview with Guy Harvey who is head of funding at Shepherd & Wedderburn. Previously Guy was head of disputes at Shepherd Wedderburn and has 40 years of experience. In this episode we talk about the first funded claim in the Competition Appeals Tribunal. We discuss how the litigation finance market is becoming more mainstream and what that means for the industry. The opening of a new commercial court has raised questions regarding what that means for city firms. Guy shares his views on why he feels this is positive for the city. We talk about portfolio arrangements and how litigation funding is becoming more popular with larger companies. Finally I ask Guy about law firm IPO's a topic which is being debated more often by a variety of commentators. Guy shares his opinion on what this could mean for the future of funding.