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Kingsley Napley has a notable profile in civil fraud, bolstered by an exceptional reputation for financial crime work. The firm advises victims of fraud on investigations and litigation, as well as defending those on the receiving end of allegations, including managing associated reputational risks. The team is particularly adept at representing individual parties to litigation, including high-level executives, businesspeople and trustees, as well as insolvency practitioners.
Work Highlights
- Kingsley Napley acted for Surge Financial and its marketing chief, Paul Careless, in fraud litigation in the High Court brought by the administrators of London Capital and Finance claiming damages of £61 million.
Strengths
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"It's a robust and responsive team at both partner and associate level, which is able to work well under pressure and to tight timetables with a client-friendly approach."
"They bring innovation, focus and place the client's interests first in all circumstances - above all, it's a great collaborative team."
"Kingsley Napley's multi-faceted team approach enables them to provide timely and insightful analysis of the many complex and sophisticated issues which a multi-jurisdictional fraud case entails."
"It's a robust and responsive team at both partner and associate level, which is able to work well under pressure and to tight timetables with a client-friendly approach."
"They bring innovation, focus and place the client's interests first in all circumstances - above all, it's a great collaborative team."
"Kingsley Napley's multi-faceted team approach enables them to provide timely and insightful analysis of the many complex and sophisticated issues which a multi-jurisdictional fraud case entails."
Notable Practitioners
Sue Thackeray enjoys an excellent reputation in the market for her civil fraud practice. She acts on behalf of clients in disputes concerning alleged investment and banking fraud, among other complex and high-value matters.
"Sue is brilliant. She's a savvy negotiator."
"Sue is absolutely fantastic."
"She's a great leader."
Fiona Simpson is an experienced civil fraud practitioner who regularly takes on complex cross-border cases. She also has deep experience helping clients with the defence or issuance of various forms of injunctive relief, including freezing and search orders.
"She has very good commercial nous and can understand the realities of a situation."
"She is incredibly commercial."
"Fiona is very experienced and explains things in an easy manner."
William Christopher has extensive knowledge of civil fraud as well as cross-border asset recovery proceedings. He acts for both claimants and defendants and has notable experience in fraud claims arising from insolvency.
"He makes all the right moves on cases and is very insightful."
"He's very straight talking and very commercial."
Mary Young has significant experience in civil fraud matters, representing corporate and individual clients in litigation as well as advising them on asset tracing and freezing injunctions.
"Mary is very commercial and strategic. She has a great relationship with clients."
"She is incredibly practical, strategic and client-focused."
"She has a great practice and is fantastic with fraud and dishonesty allegations."
"Mary is technical, commercially astute and fantastic to work with."
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