Litigation Funding - Australia
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
They are insightful and flexible in their approach.
Balance are really in the weeds. They are the most in-depth funder in terms of case management.
Balance Legal Capital are involved in funding some of the largest and most complex class actions currently being run in Australian courts. They have shown themselves to be very adept and handling the complex legal, commercial and factual issues which arise in these proceedings.
Work Highlights
Balance Legal Capital funded a class action case filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria against Allianz brought by Ms Tracy-Ann Fuller and Mr Jordan Wilkinson on behalf of consumers who claimed to have been mis-sold add-on insurance products. The claim settled for AUD170 million in October 2024.
Notable practitioners
Simon Burnett is a partner at Balance Legal Capital and has worked at top law firms such as Freshfields in the UK and Gilbert + Tobin in Australia. He is a prominent figure in the class action space, taking on challenging and innovative cases.
Simon is a highly sophisticated, service-oriented and commercial operator.
Simon's legal brain is second to none. His high-level contribution to the cases is incredibly beneficial. He is all across the detail.
Simon is a strategic and commercial litigation funder, with broad experience in acting in and funding complex litigation. Simon brings significant insight into the cases he funds and is quickly able to grasp the commercial implications of litigation events and translate these into strategic action.
Kylie Ansbro is a partner at Balance Legal Capital. She is also an experienced litigator, with expertise across litigation, arbitration and mediation.
Kylie has significant litigation expertise and commercial acumen which she brings to bear as a litigation funder of complex class actions. Kylie always knows what to ask and when, and adds significant value to the cases she funds by applying the depth and breadth of her expertise to addressing issues arising in the litigation.
