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TheJudge

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TheJudge specialises exclusively in litigation and arbitration insurance, advising law firms, corporates, litigation funders, insolvency practitioners and other dispute stakeholders worldwide. The team arranges bespoke insurance solutions across a broad range of products, including adverse costs insurance, own-side fee insurance, contingency fee insurance, security for costs cover, judgment preservation insurance and arbitration award default insurance.

The firm's work spans commercial litigation, international arbitration, collective actions, insolvency proceedings and intellectual property disputes. Recent matters have included large-scale group claims, cross-border commercial disputes, sovereign enforcement risks, portfolio insurance programmes and complex funding and insurance structures for high-value litigation.

Founded in 2000, TheJudge is recognised as one of the world's longest-established specialist litigation insurance brokers and is known for developing innovative solutions for complex risks that fall outside conventional insurance markets.

Industries (12)

  • Financial Services
  • Technology
  • Consumer Actions
  • Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Retail & Consumer Products
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • Competition / Antitrust
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Arbitration
  • Collective Actions / Class Actions

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Litigation Insurance Brokers - UK-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
TheJudge has extensive experience in placing ATE insurance. The firm has the experience and ability to put together agreements for various funding needs, including portfolio financing deals, award monetisation and working capital financing. Its team also helps facilitate non-recourse funding through its associated litigation funder, Erso Capital.
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Strengths

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  • TheJudge are a standout firm of insurance brokers. They take their fiduciary duties to their clients very seriously and they work hard to get the best outcome for their clients, giving as much attention to the smaller cases as they do to the large ones.

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  • TheJudge's strengths include their longevity, depth of knowledge and relationships with insurers.

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  • At TheJudge, they are very responsive, user-friendly and they know the market inside out.

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  • TheJudge's strengths are depth of experience, quality of the team and commerciality of their approach.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Matthew Amey
    Matthew Amey

    Matthew Amey

    Matthew Amey is the director of the London office of TheJudge and has particular expertise in brokering cover for group litigation cases. Amey is also a director at TheJudge's affiliated litigation funder, Erso Capital.

    • Matthew is a very credible practitioner.

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    • Matt is great to work with. He's approachable and extremely knowledgeable about the ATE market.

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    • Matthew is one of the best in the business. He's very good to deal with.

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  • Robert Warner
    Robert Warner

    Robert Warner

    Robert Warner is a highly experienced litigation insurance broker who assists clients placing a range of policies including ATE insurance, judgement preservation insurance and capital protection insurance. He often advises clients in patent litigation scenarios.

    • Robert is very knowledgeable from a technical perspective. He's very experienced.

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    • Robert is responsive and has enormous experience. He's a pleasure to work with and he's commercially astute.

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  • Emily Thomas
    Emily Thomas

    Emily Thomas

    Emily Thomas leads TheJudge’s Manchester office, specialising in ATE insurance and litigation funding. Thomas is a qualified solicitor and has extensive experience in insurance, funding, and disputes including professional negligence, contracts and insolvency.

    • Emily is super responsive and very personable. She's adept at figuring out solutions and has a good eye for detail.

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    • Emily is fantastic to work with. She's extremely knowledgeable, very efficient, collaborative and outcome driven. She works hard to get the best outcome for her clients.

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    • Emily knows the business inside out and is very responsive to client needs and queries.

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