That success fee can potentially be added to the amount claimed. Additionally no fees will be charged if gatehub compensate individual voluntarily or for funds recovered by the police or other LEA. Success fee only applies to funds HC directly retrieve on behalf of their clients.
The solicitors have costs including hiring junior and senior (QC) counsel, cyber asset location retrieval firm etc, all at financial risk to themselves if the case is unsuccessful. Opponents cost insurance is also taken out of their own account. So unless individuals wish to take all the financial risk themsel