Stewarts Litigate is a solicitor unique facility to rapidly provide Stewarts’ clients with a market-leading policy wording to reduce the risk of litigation or arbitration costs.

Stewarts has a groundbreaking after the event (ATE) insurance facility with Arthur J Gallagher UK Limited. The facility, designed to work alongside Stewarts’ alternative funding agreements, provides a solution that balances the risk, cost and impact of commercial disputes and enables Stewarts’ clients to litigate, arbitrate or negotiate their disputes from a position of financial strength.

The facility benefits include:

• Rapid process to incept high level indemnities of up to £3m in 3 business days and up to £40m within 10 business days at pre-agreed market leading rates: giving more certainty when structuring case finance.
• Insurers: underwritten by a panel of A / A- rated insurers reducing the scope for conflict or aggregation issues (independent rating from third party rating agencies as at Jan 14th, 2026).
• Low cost at inception and conclusion: paid premiums are lower than typical ATE market premiums. The majority of the premium is only payable from proceeds actually recovered if and when the case is won. For insolvency disputes indemnities of up to £4m can be incepted on a fully deferred and contingent basis, without any paid premium.
• A market-leading policy wording: wide-ranging cover to clients for disbursements (e.g. clients’ barristers’ and experts’ fees) and opponents’ costs.
• Security for costs – the policy may be extended to include an Anti-Avoidance Endorsement at no additional premium for most cases, or at competitive rates where a fully deferred and contingent premium applies in some Insolvency cases.
• Confidentiality: insurer conflict checking is completed within 1 business day, prior to sending client confidential documents to the insurers via a secure file sharing portal and subject to a robust NDA.
• International clients: leveraging Gallagher’s global reach to ensure permitted arrangements are available for Stewarts’ clients domiciled in a range of jurisdictions.
• International cases: policies are available for Stewarts’ cases in a wide range of jurisdictions and International Arbitration centres.
• Variety of complex commercial disputes: this facility covers most disputes undertaken by Stewarts commercial disputes practice areas including commercial litigation, competition, fraud, insolvency and asset recovery, international arbitration, securities, tax, trust and probate litigation.
• Market knowledge: policies accessed through Lloyd’s of London insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher, a US$68 billion market capitalised company (as at Jan 14th, 2026). The Gallagher Litigation Practice has been recognised as Band One in Chambers in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.

Arthur J Gallagher (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered Office: The Walbrook Building, 25 Walbrook, London EC3N 8AW. Registered in England and Wales. Company Number 1193013. www.ajg.com/uk