Knightsbridge Class Action Fund

Knightsbridge Litigation Funding is offering eligible wholesale investors access to a single-case class action funding opportunity through an Australian unit trust structure. The opportunity relates to a high-value commercial class action currently before an Australian court. Further information, including case details and legal materials, is available only to eligible wholesale investors subject to trustee approval and execution of a Confidentiality Agreement. See Supreme Court of Victoria Proceeding

Knightsbridge Litigation Funding Pty Ltd's current investment opportunity is an Australian unit trust established for a single purpose: to fund the legal costs of a class action currently before the Supreme Court of Victoria. Wholesale investors subscribe for units in the trust, and their capital is deployed against the case under a defined mandate.

The structure is built around independence and oversight. Investor funds are held by Equity Trustees as independent custodian, separate from Knightsbridge Litigation Funding Pty Ltd. The fund's accounting is handled independently by Findex, and every legal cost is verified by Pattison Hardman before it is paid.

Knightsbridge manages the investment and the trust's governance, while Levitt Robinson runs the litigation itself alongside the lead plaintiffs.

If a claim succeeds, proceeds are distributed under a defined waterfall set out in full in the Information Memorandum, which determines the order in which costs, the funder and investors are paid.

Returns are driven by the outcome of the underlying litigation; specifically, how much is recovered and the terms on which the case settles or is decided. Because the return is tied to a legal result rather than to markets, performance is independent of interest rates, share markets and the economic cycle, and is realised when the case resolves rather than over a long hold. 

Because the case is already well progressed, investors are entering at a stage where the legal groundwork is largely laid. The size of any recovery, and whether it comes by settlement or judgment, determines the return, and the modelling points to the potential for a significant multiple on invested capital across a range of recovery scenarios within a defined 12 to 24 month window.

The full scenario analysis, including the figures, assumptions and break-even point behind each outcome, is provided to wholesale investors on request. As with any litigation funding investment, returns are not guaranteed, outcomes depend on the level of recovery achieved, and capital is at risk.

Knightsbridge Litigation Funding Pty Ltd 

The litigation funder and fund manager. Knightsbridge sources and assesses the case, establishes and governs the unit trust, manages the deployment of capital against the legal budget, and handles investor relations and reporting.

Levitt Robinson Solicitors

A leading Australian class action law firm acting for the claimants and running the litigation. Levitt Robinson is an established class action practice led by senior partner Stewart Levitt, with a record in franchisee and consumer claims against large corporate defendants. The firm acted for the franchisees in the 7-Eleven class action, a case alleging the franchisor had misled them about store profitability. That matter settled for $98 million, approved by the Federal Court in 2022. 

Equity Trustees 

The independent trustee and custodian of investor capital. Investor funds are held and administered by Equity Trustees, one of Australia's most established trustee services, and not by the funder. This separation means your capital sits with an independent institution with defined obligations, which removes custody risk from the funder itself.

Pattison Hardman 

Independent legal cost verification. Pattison Hardman reviews and verifies every legal invoice before it is paid, applying specialist experience in class action cost structures. This is the control that keeps the legal spend disciplined and ensures investor capital is deployed on the case.

Findex

Independent legal cost verification. Pattison Hardman reviews and verifies every legal invoice before it is paid, applying specialist experience in class action cost structures. This is the control that keeps the legal spend disciplined and ensures investor capital is deployed on the case.

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Litigation funding is the practice of funding for the cost of running a legal claim in return for a share of its recovery upon resolution. The funder covers the legal costs of a case, such as solicitor and barrister fees, expert reports and trial preparation, in exchange for a portion of the settlement or judgment if the case wins. 

From an investment standpoint, this is an unusual and appealing asset class. The return is tied to the result of a single legal case, not to interest rates, share markets or the wider economy. That gives it a genuine diversification benefit, since it can perform regardless of what listed markets are doing at the time. The outcome is driven by a defined event, the resolution of the case, rather than by market sentiment, and a well-chosen, well-progressed claim offers the potential for a strong return over a defined window once it resolves.

Over the past two decades litigation funding has grown from a niche tool into a recognised alternative asset class, backed by institutional investors and specialist funds in Australia and around the world.