About TheJudge

Litigation Insurance Specialist

For over 25 years, TheJudge has been a trusted broker for litigation insurance and legal risk solutions. We work with leading law firms involved in complex commercial litigation, group actions, competition claims, and IP disputes.

Ranked Tier 1 for Litigation Support by Chambers & Partners five years in a row, our team is known for its depth of experience and market insight.

Whether you're advising a claimant or considering a novel fee arrangement, we’ll help you navigate the insurance landscape and secure competitive terms from the full market.

What We Do

Our services includes arranging the following: 

After the Event (ATE) Insurance to cover the client’s own legal fees and expenses (Own-side Fee Insurance)

Adverse Costs Insurance to protect the client against an adverse costs order (Fee-Shifting Insurance)

Capital Protection Insurance (CPI) to protect the capital invested to fund a case

Arbitration Award Default Insurance (AAD) to mitigate enforcement risk in proceedings against states

M&A Insurance, including litigation buy-out policies to contain legal liabilities

Contingency Fee Insurance - reducing law firm’s risk when acting on a contingency fee basis (CFA Insurance, DBA Insurance)

Security for Costs Cover, including Anti-Avoidance Endorsements (AAEs) and Deeds of Indemnity

Judgment Preservation Insurance (JPI) to insure against default on an award or judgment

Patent Litigation Insurance - insuring patent disputes and patent dispute portfolios.

Cross Undertakings in Damages - specialist insurance to help cover liability arising under the Cross-Undertaking in Damages ( Cross-Undertaking in Damages Insurance Policy (“CUDI”).  

Why use TheJudge?

  • 25+ Years in the market 

  • Tier 1 Chambers-Rank, for Litigation Support every year since 2020  

  • Wide market reach 

  • Expertise in high-value, complex disputes 

  • Dedicated support for UK law firms

We’re not generalists. We’re litigation insurance specialists—trusted by top firms to provide bespoke advice, fast execution, and the right coverage for the case.

What others say about us

  • "Everyone there has an incredible knowledge of ATE insurance and maintains their own excellent relationships with insurers. The team are really responsive"

    – Chambers & Partners, Client Quote

  • "TheJudge has been central to the ATE/funding market since day one."

    – David Greene, Former President of the Law Society, Co-President of CORLA

  • "TheJudge has good market knowledge and access to insurers. I was very impressed with their in-depth knowledge of their products and the market in which they operate."

    – Chambers & Partners, Client Quote

  • "Air Canada has its share of significant litigation matters that entail a high expenditure on fees and disbursements. While we have the ability to self-fund, in some circumstances we might prefer to hedge the economic risk of a negative outcome. In these situations, we find litigation insurance to be a very cost-effective way of hedging our risk."

     – Air Canada

  • "TheJudge were able to secure a novel insurance hedge for our client’s exposure… the team worked hard to ensure the package met the demands and needs of the client by providing a necessary cost protection, with no upfront costs and crucially without the need for the client to give up a significant percentage style contingency fee."

    – Clifford Chance