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For Claimants

If the case is sound,

capital should not stop it.
Written for the principal

Hudson Litigation Capital exists so that meritorious commercial disputes are decided on their merits, not on which side can outspend the other. If you are counsel, the parallel page for retained firms is here.

What We Are, Plainly

Capital for the case. Not for the firm.

I

We pay your legal costs.

Hudson Litigation Capital provides the capital required to pursue a serious commercial claim, legal fees, expert witnesses, court costs, disbursements. You do not pay these out of pocket.

II

You only repay if you recover.

Our capital is non-recourse. If the matter does not succeed, you owe us nothing. The loss sits with HLC, not with you.

III

You and your counsel remain in control.

We do not direct litigation strategy. We do not instruct your lawyers. The decision to settle, to proceed, or to appeal is yours and your counsel's, always.

IV

Our involvement is confidential.

We are not disclosed to opposing parties unless the law requires it. Our presence behind your case is treated as privileged from the moment you contact us.

When to Approach Us

Four moments that suit our capital.

With counsel already retained

If you have a law firm engaged and a litigation budget that exceeds your appetite or your liquidity, this is the most direct way to approach us.

Considering counsel but not yet retained

We can be approached at the diligence stage. We will not recommend a firm, but we will indicate whether the matter, on its face, fits our mandate before you commit fees.

Holding a judgment or arbitral award

If you have prevailed but enforcement requires capital, particularly cross-border, we underwrite the recovery phase as a separate product line.

Approached by opposing capital

If you are a defendant facing a funded plaintiff with a meritorious counterclaim of your own, we will consider the affirmative claim independently.

First Contact

What we need to begin.

I

Who you are

Your name, your organisation, and the best confidential email to reach you.

II

What the dispute is

A short, plain-language description of the dispute, the parties, and where things currently stand.

III

What you are seeking

An estimate of damages and an estimate, even rough, of the capital you would need to see the matter through.

IV

Counsel position

Whether counsel is retained, in selection, or yet to be engaged. We do not require counsel at first contact.

What Happens Next

An indicative timeline.

Acknowledgement

Within 24 hours

A named principal at HLC confirms receipt personally. No automated reply.

NDA Execution

Within 48 hours

A mutual non-disclosure agreement on HLC's standard form. Common-interest privilege is invoked from the moment of receipt.

Preliminary View

Within 10 business days

A written indication of fit, conditional pass, or decline.

Term Sheet

Within 30 business days

If the preliminary view is positive, indicative non-binding terms follow.

§ Confidentiality, In Plain Language

Anything you share with us, whether or not you ultimately work with HLC, is treated as privileged. We do not disclose your name, your dispute, or your interest in capital to opposing parties, to other funders, or to anyone outside the Investment Committee and our retained external counsel.