Litigation Funding - Australia
Band 1
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 is a very well-known funder that is willing to fund a variety of different types of class actions.
Woodsford is clearly a leader in the litigation funding space. It has heaps of experience in major cases. Its team is focused, strategic and provides excellent service.
They are highly responsive and reliable in their communications. Queries are dealt with efficiently, and they provide timely feedback and engagement when matters require attention.
Work Highlights
Woodsford invested in a opt-out class action in the New South Wales Registry of the Federal Court of Australia against Colonial First State brought on behalf of consumers concerning alleged inflated insurance premiums. The case reached in-principal settlement for AUD140 million.
Notable practitioners
Alex Hickson is a director at Woodsford and oversees the firm's class actions and funded investments within Australia.
Alex is very hands-on and very commercial. He is pretty phenomenal.
Alex has very strong legal knowledge and he's commercially savvy. He's a top funder.
Alex is highly pragmatic, deeply across local practice and market dynamics, with an excellent 'nose to the ground' for what will matter day to day in funded litigation - he moves quickly, gives crisp instructions, and keeps matters progressing by anticipating pinch-points before they become problems.
Alex is the most senior Woodsford representative on the ground in Australia and is an excellent operator.
