Application Form - Sparkle Capital Limited

Number of Opponents*
Opponents Name*
Address*
Legal Status (individual, company etc.)*
Opponent's solicitors (if known)*
Opponents counsel (if known)
Opponent's insurers (if known)
Can the Opponent satisfy any judgement obtained? Please provide supporting documentation*
Represented under CFA*
- Yes
- No
Have the Proposer and the Opponent been involved in litigation other than the current proceedings?*

Case Type*
Case type if not listed above*
Nature of Dispute*
Date of cause of action*
Jurisdiction (NB. If jurisdiction is disputed, please give details)*
Forum (court, tribunal etc.)*
Percentage prospects of a successful outcome*
Is this against all opponents?*
Full value of claim in GBP (excluding costs)*
Minimum acceptable settlement figure in GBP (NB. If the client would consider nonmonetary settlement, please give details)*
Are there any factors which could reduce damages (e.g. issues of contributory negligence, mitigation, set-off etc.)*
Any non-financial remedy sought?*
Has the Letter of Claim been sent?*
Has liability been admitted?*
Have any offers of settlement been made? If yes, please provide details*
Has mediation or any other ADR been suggested? Please provide details*
Do you consider this claim has good settlement prospects?*
Have proceedings been issued?*
Date issued*
If yes, please advise of the stage that proceedings have reached*
If not, when will the claim become statute barred for Limitation?*
Has a Defence been filed?*
When might the trial reasonably commence?*
Are there any other legal proceedings between the parties (past or present)? Please provide details.*
Is a counterclaim to be expected? If yes, on what basis?*
Please give details of any interlocutory applications by any party reasonably envisaged or already made*
Connected or parallel claims (e.g. Potential for GLO/Consolidation)*

Please confirm the retainer under which your firm will be acting (i.e. private fee baying basis, full/partial CFA, contingency fee, DBA etc.) If acting on a partial CFA, what is the percentage of the firm’s risk?*
Please confirm the retainer under which Counsel will be acting (i.e. private fee paying basis, full/partial CFA, contingency fee, DBA etc.) If acting on a partial CFA, what is the percentage of counsel’s risk?*

Funding required for Own Solicitors' fees?*
- Yes
- No
Amount of funding required*
Funding required for Own Counsels' fees?*
- Yes
- No
Amount of funding required*
Funding required for Own disbursements (excluding Counsel's fees)*
- Yes
- No
Amount of funding required*
Taking the above into account, please confirm the total amount of funding required

Please provide details of any pre-existing Before the Event or After the Event Insurance which will cover this dispute*
Has the proposer approached any litigation funding or legal expense insurance providers or brokers prior to instructing Acasta? Please provide details including the identity of the providers and their decision.*
Has the proposer had any legal expenses insurance cancelled, voided or a claim refused in relation to this or any other dispute? If so, please provide further details.*
Is the Proposer likely to require third party litigation funding?*

Case Summary*
File
Pleadings (draft or finalised)*
File
Copies of correspondence with the opponent*
File
Expert/Witness evidence*
File
Counsel's Advice*
File
Completed costs budget*
File
Evidence of opponent's financial strength*
File
Solicitor's risk assessment*
File
Case Summary*
File
Declaration
I/We accept Sparkle Capital's Terms of Business. The information contained within this form and accompanying documentation is true to the best of my/our knowledge and belief. I/We further understand that I am/we are under a continuing duty to disclose all material facts and information that may reasonably influence Sparkle's decision to offer funding. I/We believe that the amount of funding requested is sufficient to pursue the claim to the conclusion of a fully contested trial and has been calculated on the basis of considered costs budgets. I/We understand that in deciding whether to recommend an offer of litigation funding, Sparkle Capital may liaise with its external assessors and/or insurers.
*
- I accept the terms as stated in this application
Proposer Name*
Solicitor Name*

Litigation Funding Application Form