HLC
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Our approach
Discipline before deployment.
Hudson Litigation Capital exists to underwrite legal merit with the same rigour an institutional credit committee applies to a sovereign loan. We do not chase volume. We commit only when the case for capital is unambiguous.
The register
- § 01
- Decision authority
- § 02
- Founding doctrine
- § 03
- Eligible and excluded matters
Decision authority
Considered in stages. No delegation.
A submission is received and acknowledged through Hudson’s intake and business development function. Where a matter falls within mandate it advances to legal clearance, commercial assessment and underwriting, and reaches Investment Committee consideration only at the appropriate stage.
Every commitment is approved by the Investment Committee. There is no automated underwriting, no quota, and no parallel approval channel, and a matter may be declined at any stage. This deliberateness is the mechanism by which we preserve principal.
Founding doctrine
Five pillars, set down at founding.
The doctrinal commitments from which every HLC decision derives.
- I
Capital Preservation
The first duty of patient capital is to be returned. Every IC memorandum begins with the analysis of what could cause loss of principal, before any analysis of return.
- II
Disciplined Transaction Structuring
Each investment is structured according to the characteristics of the legal asset, jurisdiction, counterparties and risk profile, with clearly documented economics, governance and enforcement arrangements.
- III
Jurisdictional Discernment
We commit only where enforcement is credible and procedure is institutional. A favourable judgment in an unenforceable jurisdiction is a loss.
- IV
Counsel Alignment
We do not direct litigation strategy. The authority of counsel and claimant over the conduct of the matter is absolute.
- V
Discretion as Practice
Hudson treats submitted information as confidential and seeks confidentiality wherever it is lawfully available. Confidentiality is subject to applicable law, court and tribunal rules, orders and disclosure obligations, and Hudson does not represent that its involvement will never be disclosed.
Eligible & excluded matters
What we will and will not fund.
Eligible matters
- Breach of contract
- Shareholder & partnership disputes
- Antitrust & competition
- International arbitration
- Intellectual property
- Cross-border commercial disputes
- Post-judgment enforcement
Excluded, will not fund
- Consumer litigation
- Personal injury
- Mass torts
- Family law
- Criminal defence
- Business operations financing
The exclusion list is exhaustive and strictly enforced.
- Governance
Twelve standing provisions that bind the house.
- Process
Eight stages from submission to deployment.
- Mandate & Eligibility
What we will and will not fund.
A confidential conversation
Submit a matter for preliminary diligence.