Chambers Review
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Litigation Funding - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Woodsford is a global funder with a presence in the Australian market. It funds commercial, class action and competition cases and also has a particular focus on cases with ESG-related claims.
Strengths
Woodsford has a strong presence locally and overseas.
Woodsford is very experienced in handling complex claims, including class actions. Their expertise across multiple jurisdictions provides valuable insight in litigating.
Woodford's sophisticated understanding of the Australian market, and vast depth of knowledge of complex legal matters generally is incredibly valuable in complex and sophisticated matters.
Woodsford provides significant value add from a strategic perspective. They adopt a very hands-on approach that ensures you receive the benefit of their collective insights and legal acuity.
Woodsford has a nimble, proactive and knowledgeable team with an excellent knowledge of the Australian litigation funding regime.
Work Highlights
Woodsford funded a class action filed in December 2024 by QNews and Sydney Times Media. The case concerns a class of Australian domiciled website and app publishers who claim to have suffered financial losses as a result of Google’s alleged misuse of market power in the advertising technology sector.
Notable practitioners
Alex Hickson is a director at Woodsford and oversees the firm's class actions and funded investments within Australia.
Alex has a wealth of experience in complicated litigation. He provides valuable insights and is just excellent to have on hand.
Alex actively assists in developing and refining legal strategies and tactics. His pragmatic problem-solving approach adds substantial value to the litigation process.
Alex is a calm performer. He is willing to listen and he is not flappable.