Analysis
Slush 2026 in Helsinki: the event guide.
Slush 2026 takes place in Helsinki on 18 and 19 November. Figures, venues, programme, Slush 100, side events, tickets, and meeting Hello Justice.
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Hello Justice funds court proceedings in France. Its partners comment here on court rulings, the texts that apply to litigation funding and market figures.
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Guides
Swiss franc loans: which lawyer handles your claim?
Lawyer for a Swiss franc loan: the firm that handles the programme’s claims, the fee agreement and how its fees are covered.
Case law
Swiss franc loans in the border area: who can claim?
Haute‑Savoie, Pays de Gex, the French Genevois, Doubs, Alsace: Swiss franc loans in the border area and what the courts decide.
Case law
Paid in euros with a Swiss franc loan: what remedies?
Paid in euros with a Swiss franc loan: the exchange‑rate risk weighs on every instalment. What the law requires of the bank and what the court examines.
Case law
Swiss franc loan converted into euros: can you still act?
Swiss franc loan converted into euros by an amendment: what it states, how the calculation treats the franc period and the documents to gather.
Case law
Interest‑only Swiss franc loans: what can you claim?
Interest‑only Swiss franc loan: interest instalments, capital due in francs at maturity, and what becomes of the debt and the sums paid.
Analysis
Our second information day, in Ferney‑Voltaire.
On 3 November, even more of you came to Ferney‑Voltaire to find out about Swiss franc mortgages. The next two days take place in Annecy, on 18 and 24 November.
Analysis
Our first information day on Swiss franc mortgages, in Ferney‑Voltaire.
On 28 October, in Ferney‑Voltaire, the lawyers at ACTIVE AVOCATS and Hello Justice presented the claims arising from Swiss franc mortgages.
Analysis
Our advertorial in Eco Savoie Mont Blanc.
Groupe Ecomedia runs our advertorial on Swiss franc mortgages and the information days in Ferney‑Voltaire and Annecy.
Market and investment
Litigation funding in Europe after LitFinCon.
What the LitFinCon Europe panels in Amsterdam said about litigation funding, and what it means for French cases.
Market and investment
Diversifying a portfolio of funded cases.
Diversifying reduces the risk when cases are independent. A series of similar cases shares the same law and can be hit all at once.
Guides
Presenting a client’s case to a litigation funder.
A funder checks the amount at stake, the opposing party’s solvency, the limitation period and the budget. The lawyer presenting a case documents each point.
Guides
Group action or individual cases handled as a series?
In a group action, an association or an entity sues on behalf of the group. In a series, each client keeps their own lawyer, agreement and judgment.
Guides
Who decides on a settlement when a case is funded?
In France, the client decides whether to accept or refuse a settlement, advised by their lawyer, even when a third party funds the case.
Legal framework
Litigation funding in Europe in 2026.
No general European rule covers litigation funding. Each State applies its own law, and collective actions have a regime of their own.
Analysis
How long civil cases take in France, in figures.
In 2025, civil proceedings on the merits averaged 8.6 months before French first‑instance courts and 17.1 months on appeal. A given case can differ widely.
Market and investment
The PACCAR ruling and litigation funding in the UK.
On 26 July 2023, the UK Supreme Court classed percentage‑based funding agreements as damages‑based agreements. The announced legislation has not passed.
Legal framework
German collective redress and the funder’s share.
In Germany, a collective action is inadmissible if its funder was promised more than 10% of the performance owed. Assigned claims follow other rules.
Legal framework
The WAMCA act and collective actions in the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, a foundation or an association can claim damages for a group. The court first reviews its representativeness and its funding.
Legal framework
Litigation funding in the United States in 2026.
In the United States, no federal statute specifically regulates litigation funding. North Carolina has banned it since June 2026.
Market and investment
The secondary market for funded cases.
Burford Capital and Omni Bridgeway have sold rights in cases before they concluded. Their own reports explain why such sales remain rare.
Analysis
The Unified Patent Court and the cost of a lawsuit.
Opened on 1 June 2023, the Unified Patent Court had 18 participating States in June 2026. The Agreement sets its court fees, cost recovery and legal aid.
Guides
The budget for a lawsuit and its overruns.
In France, the budget for a lawsuit starts with the fee agreement, in writing since 2015. An incident, an expert report or an appeal can push it higher.
Legal framework
AI, professional secrecy and a client’s documents.
All the documents in a lawyer’s case are covered by professional secrecy. The National Bar Council asks lawyers never to share them with a generative AI.
Guides
Who pays the other side’s costs in a funded case?
The losing party pays part of the other side’s costs in England, Germany and France. In a funded case, the agreement says who carries that burden.
Legal framework
Disclosing litigation funding to a judge or arbitrator.
In an ICC arbitration, each party discloses its funder. In France, an entity bringing a group action publishes its funding.
Guides
Swiss franc loans in France: the borrower’s remedies.
Swiss franc mortgages: what the courts decide, who can bring a claim, with which documents, within which time limits and at what price.
Case law
Cross‑border worker: can you challenge a Swiss franc loan?
Paid in Swiss francs: what the rulings of 9 July 2025 decide, recent case law liable to change, and what decides a claim.
Case law
Swiss franc loans: estimating the gain from annulment.
Sums paid, capital received, remaining debt: how to estimate the gain from annulling a Swiss franc loan, with an example at ECB rates.
Case law
Swiss franc loans: how long do you have to act?
Limitation and Swiss franc loans: a claim against the unfair clause is not time‑barred, restitution is time‑barred five years after the decision.
Case law
Repaid Swiss franc loan: can you still bring a claim?
Swiss franc loan repaid, settled early, refinanced or converted into euros: what remains possible, the calculation and the documents.
Guides
Swiss franc loans: the documents to gather.
Swiss franc loans: the loan offer, the amortisation schedule, the amendments, what the law firm looks for and how to find a missing document.
Case law
Exchange‑rate clause: when is it unfair?
The exchange‑rate clause of a Swiss franc loan: the definition of an unfair term, the requirement of clarity, the imbalance and the rulings.
Guides
Annulling a Swiss franc loan: the stages of a claim.
Proceedings to annul a Swiss franc loan: fee agreement, review, formal notice, summons, hearing, judgment and what follows.
Guides
Swiss franc loans: what does a claim cost?
Swiss franc loans: free check, 100% of lawyer’s fees covered whatever the loan, and €300 when the summons is issued, if the claim is accepted.
Analysis
The euro against the Swiss franc since 2002.
The historical EUR/CHF rate according to the ECB: key dates, the 2011 to 2015 minimum rate, yearly averages and the effect on a loan.
Analysis
Two information days on Swiss franc mortgages, in Ferney‑Voltaire.
Ferney‑Voltaire, 28 October and 3 November 2026: talks on Swiss franc mortgages and one‑to‑one meetings with a lawyer.
Analysis
Why a litigation funder must be a technology company.
Studying every case by hand makes costs grow with volume. Public data, software and serial processing change that calculation.
Guides
How serial litigation is built.
When a business applies the same contract to all its customers, the same fault recurs for each of them. Hello Justice then handles these cases as a series.
Market and investment
What “uncorrelated” means for a litigation asset.
The outcome of a case depends on the evidence, the law and the defendant’s solvency. The financial markets do not change it. That guarantees nothing: a case can be lost.
Analysis
Court decision open data and litigation origination.
Since 2021, France has been putting its court decisions online, in stages and in pseudonymised form. This data makes it possible to spot serial litigation.
Market and investment
The litigation funding market and its 2035 projections.
Studies estimate the global market at $19bn in 2024 and project it at $51bn to $65bn by 2035. These projections give an order of magnitude.
Case law
One year after the 9 July 2025 rulings on Swiss franc loans.
On 9 July 2025, the Cour de cassation published two rulings on Swiss franc loans. This case law is recent and liable to change.
Market and investment
Reading the results published by listed litigation funders.
Burford Capital and Omni Bridgeway have published their results for years. Multiple, IRR and duration are read together, and only on concluded cases.
Legal framework
Litigation funding in Europe in 2025: where does France stand?
Several European countries have long practised litigation funding. In France, the courts have recognised its validity since 2006, and the Act of 30 April 2025 refers to it expressly for group actions.
Analysis
Litigation as an asset.
A claim the company wins in court brings in money. Litigation funding lets it go to trial without advancing its lawyer’s fees, and without owing its funder anything if it loses.
Analysis
Litigation by business sector.
Every sector produces its own recurring disputes. Hello Justice funds those worth at least €100,000 against a solvent opponent, and series of similar cases arising from the same breach.
Legal framework
Funding class actions in France six months after the decree.
The law of 30 April 2025 and the decree of 10 December 2025 regulate the funding of class actions. For other disputes, the agreement sets the rules.
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Case law
The 2022-2025 rulings on Swiss franc loans.
The Cour de cassation built its case law on Swiss franc loans between March 2022 and July 2025. It is recent and liable to change.
Case law
The CJEU’s C-609/19 judgment and Swiss franc loans.
On 10 June 2021, the CJEU set out what a bank must explain to a foreign currency borrower. The Cour de cassation has applied this standard since 2022.
Guides
Litigation funding in France in 2026.
A third party pays the lawyer’s fees and is paid out of the sums recovered, only if the case succeeds. The law of 30 April 2025 refers to this practice expressly for group actions.
Analysis
The cost of a lawsuit and access to justice in France.
A lawsuit often costs €30,000 to more than €300,000. From €100,000 at stake, litigation funding complements legal aid.
Analysis
Funding international arbitration.
Arbitration is costly and involves large amounts. In France, litigation funding took hold there before it reached the courts.
Legal framework
Class actions in France since the law of 30 April 2025.
The law of 30 April 2025 brings class actions into a single regime, open to every area of law, and regulates their funding by third parties.
Information talks
Swiss franc mortgages: talks in Annecy.
Each day offers four 45-minute talks: lawyers from ACTIVE AVOCATS, a firm of the COGEP AVOCATS group, present recent case law, and Hello Justice explains how the proceedings are funded. The lawyers also meet you one to one, for 15 minutes. The talks and one‑to‑one meetings are free, on registration.
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