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UK litigation funder's judicial review approval highlights lack of legal clarity

By Simon Zekaria ( February 18, 2026, 17:16 GMT | Comment) -- Innsworth Capital's success in winning judicial review over distribution of the settlement in the Merricks-Mastercard mass claim highlights demand for clearer direction on how third-party litigation funding returns are treated in the UK. A High Court ruling confirms that competition judges’ settlement distribution decisions can be examined over arguable errors of law or procedure, even by parties without direct appeal rights.When Innsworth Capital got the nod to challenge the distribution of the settlement agreed over a landmark UK mass claim against Mastercard, it alerted the litigation funding industry to demands of clearer direction on third-party funding returns....

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