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Jeffery Commission featured in The Northern Miner on navigating mining disputes

  • International arbitration
March 6, 2026

As geopolitical tensions and tighter oversight of critical minerals drive a rise in costly investor-state and cross-border disputes, legal finance has become a strategic tool for mining companies to fund claims, manage balance-sheet risk and unlock value from arbitration awards.

In this The Northern Miner interview, Director Jeffery Commission explains how legal finance works in practice, why mining has long been one of its most active sectors and what funders look for when assessing investor-state disputes in an era of rising regulatory scrutiny and enforcement challenges.

Read the full article here.