Access to Justice Through Litigation Funding

We actively engage with government, legislators, regulators and other policy makers to shape the regulatory environment for litigation funding in Australia.

The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia

Promoting the use of litigation funding to achieve access to justice within the community

Pragma Lawyers

The Event:Hartwell Funds and the Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (AALF) invite you to attend its Law Week panel, 'Access to Justice Through Litigation Funding.' This event aims to bring together members of the extended Western Australian legal and insolvency professions for an informed discussion of the use of litigation funding to facilitate access to justice for litigants. Hartwell Funds and AALF hope to increase community and professional awareness of the usefulness of litigation funding in overcoming many of the practical barriers that often preclude litigants from pursuing claims and outcomes to which they would otherwise be entitled.We welcome you to join us for a short panel discussion, followed by light refreshments.The Presenters:Hartwell Funds is a Western Australian dispute funder. Our board comprises Mr John Poynton AO CitWA (Poynton Stavrianou), Mr Aaron McDonald (Pragma Lawyers), Ms Sophia Kailis (Keypoint Law) and Mr John Bell (Hall Chadwick). Hartwell was established to address a market gap in dispute finance to service claims deemed too small for existing market operators, and to provide an offering with the requisite prudential oversight to protect the interests of both claimants and investors. Hartwell’s name derives from Western Australia’s fifth Premier and Attorney General of the State, Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG, who championed social causes like women’s suffrage, and served as the inaugural President of the Law. Hartwell is the inaugural and only WA-based member of the Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (AALF).AALF is a professional body established in April 2018 to enhance the Australian litigation funding market through indusy education, engagement with government, legislators and policymakers, and the promotion of best practice and ethical behaviour amongst litigation funders in Australia. AALF’s extensive membership includes a wide array of firms and organisations in the legal profession including funders, law firms, insolvency practices, and ancillary service providers.Cliff Rocke is a Partner at WA Insolvency Solutions with considerable experience in corporate and personal insolvency. Cliff brings over 20 years of experience, with a strong focus on litigation-driven strategies that deliver real, measurable outcomes for creditors, directors, and stakeholders. Long Pham is a distinguished barrister with deep experience in commercial litigation and, in particular, class actions. Long has acted in some of Australia’s most high-profile and complex class action matters, often involving significant issues of corporate misconduct, product liability, and financial services regulation. His work reflects a strong commitment to achieving justice at scale, helping to shape outcomes that impact hundreds, sometimes thousands, of claimants. Our final panellist, Aaron McDonald, wears two hats as a founding director of both Hartwell Funds and Pragma Lawyers. Aaron has a well-earned reputation for helping clients resolve disputes efficiently, avoiding lengthy and costly litigation where possible. Funders like Hartwell play a critical role in levelling the playing field, allowing meritorious claims to be prosecuted, and helping claimants overcome financial barriers to accessing the legal system.

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