OUTSOURCING CIVIL RECOVERY LITIGATION TO PRIVATE LAW FIRMS: A VIABLE RESPONSE?

An article from RUSI on 18 August posed this question in a paper which explores the potential benefits and risks of expanding the use of the civil recovery mechanisms in Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in the UK, via outsourcing of the litigation phase of proceedings to private law firms in return for a share of the proceeds recovered.  It seeks to summarise the issues to ensure they are considered in a balanced way, rather than taking a firm position.

https://static.rusi.org/322_EI_Asset_Recovery.pdf

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