Access to Justice

Pure Equitas is a values-driven business, offering a consultancy service. Our team uses advanced strategy and solution driven creative thinking to navigate the litigation finance space to competitively risk manage litigation/arbitration.

Welcome

A warm welcome to award winning Pure Equitas (International) Consultancy LLC, winner of Best in Litigation Financial Solutions, Wealth and Asset Management Awards, 2024.

Pure Equitas was born directly out of feedback from clients including individuals, law firms and investors wanting a responsive, streamlined, personal approach to litigation finance without affecting the natural momentum of the dispute.

We provide access to justice by helping navigate the litigation finance space. Our team uses decades of knowledge and experience to navigate changing market conditions for claims of all values. Our approach is ethical, collaborative and responsible.

Ultimately, it's not just what we say about ourselves that counts. The true measure of our value is the clients we continue to work with and the quality of the work we consistently deliver for them.

Services

Pure Equitas is an advisory consultancy firm to clients ranging from private individuals, law firms, businesses and investors in the area of litigation finance.

We seek to help efficiently navigate the litigation finance space, simplifying the process and provide quick turnarounds with emphasis on being client-centric.

With our effective and proactive assistance with funding applications using our industry knowledge we look to increase the prospects of securing litigation finance by avoiding and tackling common traps posed as due diligence, misconceptions and failings that needlessly prolongs the life of an application. Our experience and record of innovation within the legal, insurance, and litigation finance industry allows us to quickly analyze the problem at hand and provide recommendations and real solutions to improve access to justice.

Our services are bespoke and available either on a case-by-case, portfolio or project arrangement (e.g. class actions) basis, depending on the needs of the client.

Why Choose Pure Equitas

We seek to add value and provide proactive solutions by bringing together individuals here at Pure Equitas with strong relevant industry pedigrees in the legal, finance and insurance sectors, in that we provide:

  • Specialized client-centric support and guidance in presenting funding proposals to the litigation finance market
  • Bespoke complimentary value by way of consultation in risk management and cost-benefit assessment in the litigation funding space
  • Advice on managing burdensome due diligence requirements, improving legal advisers' time management and their clients' bottom line
  • Work carried out with careful and respectful consideration as to privileges and immunities of respective parties
  • Prompt reviews (within 10 days), straightforward communication and uncomplicated dialogue
  • Alignment with socially responsible values and principles

We have been retained on matters ranging from the simple to the most complex, including cross border and class actions. It is by no means a coincidence that we have been involved in both ground breaking and precedent setting pieces of disputes in the legal sector. With experience in various jurisdictions, we believe that we have the unique qualities that serve us well in changing market conditions.

Investment Opportunities

For an alternative investment for yield to stocks and bonds, as an investor you might choose to help apply your capital to pay for lawsuits and/ or associated opportunities in what is a growing investment market which could prove more attractive than equity and fixed-income investments.

Pure Equitas uses innovative AI predicative analysis to source, risk assess and adopt the right risk for investment. For general information see Litigation Finance and also contact us by completing the inquiry section below.

Litigation Finance

Litigation finance, also known as third-party litigation funding, enables a party to litigate or arbitrate, maximising its settlement value for all stakeholders. This in essence allows access to justice which may otherwise be/ become cost-prohibitive.

A third-party professional funder can pay some or all of the legal expenses associated with a dispute in return for a share of the proceeds of the dispute if it is successful. If the litigation is not successful, the funder bears the costs it has agreed to fund. Other risks may be captured and managed by way of insurance.

The key is to make sure all parties properly gauge risk management at a fair and competitive price. We are able to access the wider market to make sure risks are properly housed and that everyone is on the same journey throughout. To learn more, see Debunking Myths Surrounding Litigation Finance.

Debunking Myths surrounding Litigation Finance

The litigation finance sector (also known as litigation funding) is a thriving one, endorsed by the courts as a way of providing access to justice and managing risks. Let's clear up some common misconceptions about litigation finance:

While all funders have a minimum claim value, the majority will look at claims of all sizes, including small and medium-sized claims. They will take on cases that pass their risk assessment criteria and are likely to generate enough to satisfy the costs of the action and leaving the client with ample compensation.
Litigation funding is not a loan, but rather an investment in the litigation/ arbitration risk. Should the case be lost, there is nothing to repay. If the case is won, the terms of the litigation funding agreement will apply.
Even if you have the ability to finance your own litigation, using a litigation funder can help you avoid tying up your own finances and provide you with an independent view of your chances of success.
Litigation funding fees take into account the amount of investment needed, the likely length of the litigation, and the funder’s assessment of the risk. With litigation funding becoming more common, competition is increasing, and there are many different fee structures to choose from.
A professional and reputable funder will always want to review the progress made in the claim given their investment. However, given historical guard rails put in place by the legal system they are unable to intervene, instruct or advise the acting attorneys.
In many cases, the presence of a funder will show the defendant that an experienced third party believes the claim is strong, and that the client will not drop out of the action for lack of funds. This incentivizes the defendant to settle the claim early rather than incurring the cost of a lengthy court action.
The majority of funders take a flexible view of the client’s needs. Many are able to fund only the expenses and/or a percentage of the legal fees. Some opportunities may arise to fund the law firm directly, something to consider.
In fact, the opposite is true. The use of third party litigation funding has been consistently ratified in the courts in numerous cases. Using a third party to fund the action is often the only option left to many parties who are deemed to have valid claims.
It is difficult to see how this would be the case. Funders, who are deploying their own capital to the risk, will only seek to offer funding to cases that they believe have a high probability of success and/or settlement.
So long as the claim has merits, the defendant has means to pay and the maths make sense (i.e. risk v reward) there is enough then for a funder to consider investment in the risk from most corners of the legal landscape, not just commercial, so long as there is monetary/ commercial value.
Most funders are happy to review funding applications pertaining to non-commercial disputes.
Provided that any application for funding is supported by all the relevant up-to-date documents and a detailed cost budget from the acting attorneys, then there is no reason why an offer of funding cannot be made within days. Several funders have various internal layered risk committees/panels which can create delays in reviewing and approving applications. The Pure Equitas team can help you navigate these layers to ensure that decisions are made as quickly as possible.