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Kingsley Napley LLP

Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide


Kingsley Napley LLP

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Kingsley Napley’s family team is recognised for delivering top tier client service and exceptional results in all aspects of relationship breakdown, as well as at the outset of relationships on pre-nuptial or cohabitation agreements.

We work seamlessly with a network of trusted professionals to provide our clients with support from every angle. Our practice is child-centred, placing the welfare and best interests of children at the heart of every decision. Whilst many clients seek our support following separation or divorce, our expertise in complex children work includes a leading surrogacy and alternative routes to parenthood team. We have a skilled team of mediators, and all of our lawyers are experienced in Non-Court Dispute Resolution.

Our lawyers regularly manage complex financial disputes, including trusts, complex remuneration structures, international wealth, and agricultural assets. Our clients include international families, entrepreneurs, senior city professionals, and well-known figures within entertainment and sports. We resolve sensitive matters with discretion, supported by our teams in reputation management and criminal law. In addition, we collaborate with our private client, tax, employment, corporate, real estate, and immigration experts to deliver a truly holistic service.

We bring a calm, strategic approach to every situation and tailor our strategy to suit our clients’ priorities, ensuring they are supported throughout the process and beyond.

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth - UK-wide

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Kingsley Napley's family team acts for wealthy clients on a wide range of matrimonial matters. It also has a particularly strong mediation practice.

Strengths

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  • The Kingsley Napley team have a very good reputation within the London market and coupled with the other areas of law the firm cover are able to work at the top level in terms of cases. As a result they have huge levels of wide and varied experience within the team of complex and sophisticated matters.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • I find Kingsley Napley to be effective, pragmatic and always moving matters forward with momentum. It offers excellent care and communication and top drawer, current knowledge and application thereof.

    Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Charlotte Bradley
    Band 1Charlotte Bradley

    Charlotte Bradley

    Charlotte Bradley is highly regarded for her work in family law. She was formerly head of the Kingsley Napley family team and is now a senior consultant at the firm. She also has a well-established mediation practice.

    • Charlotte is great if you want a case to find an elegant solution quickly.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Charlotte is extremely experienced and deals with the highest quality cases. She is careful and considered and manages clients’ expectations and emotions in an astute way. She is very highly regarded within the mediation world and has achieved agreements in cases where others would have struggled to do so. Clients trust and respect her.
      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Charlotte Bradley is right at the top in my book. She is astonishingly good, very wise and intelligent, thoughtful and knows her law backwards.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Charlotte Bradley is fantastic. She is so empathetic, but very strategic and extremely intelligent.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 1Connie Atkinson
    Band 1Connie Atkinson

    Connie Atkinson

    Connie Atkinson frequently represents affluent individuals in complex divorce and financial remedy proceedings. Atkinson is also highlighted for her strong practice in family mediation matters.

    • Connie has a very calm manner but has an ability to ask the incisive, necessary questions. She asks the difficult questions but makes people feel safe and supported, which is a really important skill.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Connie Atkinson is a formidable litigator and understands the commercial issues that come up in high net worth cases.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 1Jane Keir
    Band 1Jane Keir

    Jane Keir

    Jane Keir advises her clients on matters such as postnuptial agreements and their enforceability.

    • Jane is firm but fair and has a really good manner. She's good to have as an opponent and very good at handling different clients.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Jane Keir is exceptional.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Jane Keir is one of the leading lawyers in the area. She's very experienced, has extremely good judgement and always has the client's interests at heart.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 2Sital Fontenelle
    Band 2Sital Fontenelle

    Sital Fontenelle

    Sital Fontenelle is an experienced partner who has recently become head of Kingsley Napley's family department. Fontenelle advises on high-value and often cross-border financial remedies matters.

    • Sital Fontenelle is an excellent lawyer. She's smart, approachable, tough when necessary, reliable and pragmatic - the exact combination one wants and needs in a top matrimonial lawyer.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Sital is just a dream to work with. She's very clever, nice and able to manage client expectations.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 5Abby Buckland
    Band 5Abby Buckland

    Abby Buckland

    Abby Buckland regularly acts for high net worth clients on complex and sophisticated family matters.

    • Abby Buckland is wise beyond her years and able to give harsh advice. She has great ability to assess cases and advise accordingly.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Abby Buckland has an exceptional way of dealing with people and that's not limited to clients. She's just an absolute pleasure to work with, nothing is difficult and she gets things done. She understands the case, understands the law and understands the issue.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 5Stacey Nevin
    Band 5Stacey Nevin

    Stacey Nevin

    Stacey Nevin advises affluent clients on a wide range of family matters. Nevin handles prenuptial agreements for ultra-wealthy clients and advises on high-value financial remedies matters.

    • Stacey was absolutely brilliant and exactly what I needed during this stressful and painful time. She was super knowledgeable, thoughtful, positive, relatable, empathic and realistic. I had complete trust in her and she guided me with so much expertise and compassion.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Stacey's attention to detail and approach on this matter were second to none. Her written documents were methodically prepared and really assisted the parties in navigating their way through the issues in dispute.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Stacey Nevin is absolutely exceptional, both with people and difficult legal issues.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Associates to watchHannah Butcher
    Associates to watchHannah Butcher

    Hannah Butcher

    Hannah Butcher is a senior associate in Kingsley Napley's family team. Butcher advises wealthy clients on a broad spectrum of family law matters.

    • The document load in this case has been absolutely enormous, and yet Hannah is completely across the detail and a delight to work with.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Hannah Butcher is excellent. She works hard and consistently produces excellent results. The absolute gold standard and a star of the future.

      Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth respondentHigh Net Worth

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