Mark Sands

Insolvency practitioner, Apex Litigation Finance

Prior to joining Apex Litigation Finance in 2022 Mark had 36 years of experience in the insolvency profession, with more than 15 years as an appointment taking insolvency practitioner. Mark’s focus for the last 20 years was on personal and contentious insolvency cases. Mark worked on several reported personal insolvency cases, which still influence insolvency practice today. Mark’s last three roles have had a national footprint as a result of which Mark is as well known in the regional centres as in London. At Apex Mark has raised the profile of not just Apex but of litigation funding in general to both the insolvency profession and beyond, helping both insolvency practitioners and other commercial litigants to find solutions to their funding needs.

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Third party litigation funding for insolvency practitioners

Practice notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Mark Sands of Apex Litigation Finance, considers third party litigation funding for insolvency practitioners, more particularly what it is, who can utilise it, when it is usually utilised, what it is generally used in conjunction with, the minimum acceptable size of a case, the types of claims that are likely to be funded, the costs that might be funded, how the funder’s return is calculated and strategic considerations.

Restructuring & Insolvency