While the vast majority of litigation funding continues to be devoted to financing actions by plaintiffs, there has been a noticeable increase in firms discussing and actively pursuing defense-side funding. However, as a recent case in Australia is demonstrating, this kind of third-party funding is not without its challenges, and may represent a risky proposition where there is the possibility of cost orders being leveled against the funder.

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