ClaimShare joins the European Litigation Funders Association (ELFA)
ClaimShare, a Dutch collective claim manager and aggregator, has joined ELFA as an Associate Member.
BRUSSELS, 7 June 2024: The European Litigation Funders Association (ELFA) is pleased to announce that ClaimShare, the Dutch collective claims manager and aggregator, has joined the association as an associate member.
Dirk Jan van den Broek, Managing Director of ClaimShare, said: “ClaimShare’s mission is to support people and SMEs that have suffered harm and seek redress from corporate wrongdoers. ClaimShare does this by bundling their claims and providing professional services to organisations that represent the claimants’ interests. Seeking the appropriate litigation funder is a key part of that service, and of access to justice in general. For years, ClaimShare has advocated the necessity and added value of a dedicated litigation funding association in the EU. The establishment of ELFA is crucial to better informing clients, the legal industry and policymakers in the EU of the essential role litigation funding plays and its mechanics, as well as to developing and fostering best practices.”
Wieger Wielinga, ELFA Chairman and Omni Bridgeway Managing Director, stated: “ELFA is delighted to have ClaimShare on board. With Dirk Jan and the broader ClaimShare team, we gain a wealth of experience accumulated through years of assisting claimants and interest organisations, particularly in the European Union, in obtaining the redress they might not otherwise have achieved. Their perspective as a claims manager and aggregator will significantly contribute to our organisation’s mission and benefit the entire industry.”
About The European Litigation Funders Association
ELFA was founded by three leading litigation funders with a European footprint and today includes an increasing number of Europe’s most highly respected litigation funders. ELFA was established to serve as the European voice of the commercial litigation funding industry. The association has the objective of representing the industry’s interests before governmental bodies, international organisations, and professional associations. ELFA also aims to act as a clearing house and reference for relevant information, research and data regarding the uses and applications of commercial legal finance within the European continent. ELFA aims to be inclusive for all professional litigation funders of larger or smaller size and to allow specific contributing market participants and academics as associate members.
About ClaimShare
ClaimShare exists to support individuals and interest groups in setting up and managing class and group actions, advancing equitable access to justice. ClaimShare has successfully initiated several high-profile claims, helping its clients obtain legal redress over leaking silicone breast implants, wrongful electricity pricing and metals fraud.