New Trends in Financing Civil Litigation in Europe

A Legal, Empirical, and Economic Analysis

New Horizons in Law and Economics series

Edited by Mark Tuil, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Rotterdam Institute of Private Law (RIPL), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Louis Visscher, Associate Professor in Law and Economics, Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics (RILE), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

这种独特的分析和及时的书s the problem of financing civil litigation. The expert contributors discuss the legal possibilities and difficulties associated with several instruments – including cost shifting, fee arrangements, legal expense insurance and group litigation.

‘In recent years, governments have been attempting to find ways of facilitating access to justice without directly subsidising legal services. In this excellent collection of essays, the various devices are described, analysed and evaluated. The book will be essential reading for those, policymakers and others, concerned with this important issue.’
– Anthony Ogus, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester, UK and Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands