Chambers Review
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Litigation Funding - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Balance Legal Capital is a UK firm with a significant presence in the Australian funding market. With a focus on class action cases across a range of industries, Balance works with Australian law firms to provide funding solutions across a range of areas.
Strengths
Balance is a highly professional and focused team with a practical and pragmatic approach to handling highly complex matters and coming up with intelligent solutions.
Balance is a sophisticated funder with well-qualified staff able to navigate complex issues.
Balance is a really commercial funder with really good strategic insight and judgement. They are really good at knowing when to give input.
Notable practitioners
Simon Burnett is a partner at Balance Legal Capital and has worked at top law firms such as Freshfields in the UK and Gilbert + Tobin in Australia. He is a prominent figure in the class action space, taking on challenging and innovative cases.
Simon is a great lawyer. He's right on the nuance and is a very good operator.
Simon is an experienced and practical litigator and brings a valuable perspective to matters.
