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Fraud: Civil - UK-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

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 in litigation, including high-level executives, businesspeople and trustees, as well as insolvency practitioners.

Work Highlights

  • Kingsley Napley continued to act for the voluntary liquidator of a Cayman trading

    company in a long-running case, seeking to recover approximately £19 million misappropriated from UK pensioners.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Fiona Simpson
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Fiona Simpson
3
Band 3
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 is superbly experienced and very senior.

Sue Thackeray
3
Sue Thackeray
3
Band 3
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.

Despite her great learning and experience, Sue is down-to-earth, friendly and cuts to the chase. She is everything a lawyer should be and more.

Sue is an absolute powerhouse. She's experienced, commercial, intelligent and tenacious.

Sue is brilliant to work with. She's confident, responsive and empathetic.

William Christopher
3
William Christopher
3
Band 3

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.

William has an excellent manner with clients, he's very responsive and a very safe pair of hands.

He has impressive strategic nous and is strongly motivated to get the best result for his clients. He is a strong technical lawyer and leverages his great experience to achieve impressive results.

Mary Young
4
Mary Young
4
Band 4
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 Young is an effective and collaborative litigator, and super persuasive.

Mary is responsive, effective and a pleasure to deal with.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Fraud: Civil

Fiona Simpson
3
Fiona Simpson
3
Band 3
Sue Thackeray
3
Sue Thackeray
3
Band 3
William Christopher
3
William Christopher
3
Band 3
Mary Young
4
Mary Young
4
Band 4