Litigation Support Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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Provided by Schillings
Known for disrupting an antiquated investigations market, Schillings has shaken up what it means to be an intelligence firm in the 21st century. Schillings’ Investigations, Security & Diplomacy practice specialises in designing winning reputation strategies, using valuable information to their clients’ advantage. Working alongside the firm’s legal, communications and digital resilience experts, the team provides cutting-edge investigation support to help clients handle high stakes situations; minimising threats and maximising opportunities.
Spearheaded by two female investigators, Juliet Young and Lily Kennett, Schillings prides itself on its speed of response, lateral thinking, transparency of methodology, and its sophisticated use of digital tools. The team has been handpicked from investigative journalism, British military intelligence, and international investigations consultancies.
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Operating as an intelligence and investigations unit within the firm's wider legal departments, the team at Schillings provides pre-existing and external clients with market-leading open source expertise. The firm regularly provides clients with valuable intelligence as evidence in support of legal claims or to inform legal strategies.
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One thing that sets Schillings apart is its multidisciplinary approach to high-stakes reputational crises. Schillings' ability to leverage a wide array of capabilities, and the breadth of knowledge and expertise within the team distinguish it from other intelligence and investigative firms I have worked with.
Schillings is enthusiastic about the work. It offers quick turnaround time, availability, correct distribution of workload within firm, good record-keeping and memory for complex subjects and business savvy advice.
Schillings' strategic direction and output of their services was extremely practical and pragmatic and inherently focused on the success of the litigation. Their communication style was excellent and their friendly approach from everyone involved was very well received.
I believe the strengths of this firm lie in the very individual care and assistance, their ability to work across borders and their international network.
Schillings always take a very personalised approach to the client's matters, treating the problems as if they were their own. They are truly focused on bringing the result, so from step one they advise on the optimal option that the client needs in a particular circumstance.
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Juliet's approach was friendly, professional and responsive. She gave pragmatic advice on the scope, output and timeline and delivered in line with all promises.
Juliet is an expert in her field, and her expertise is evident in the creative approaches she takes to solving sophisticated and complex issues. She is always immediately responsive, and the work product I have received from her and her team has consistently been top notch.
Juliet is a highly skilled and competent investigative expert, drawing on a range of both hard and soft skills to achieve the client's objectives. She is full of clever suggestions and outside the box ideas that are refreshing and original, and is very solution-driven in doing so.
Lily's delivery was outstanding. Her understanding of the issues and pragmatic approach to the deliverables was excellent. She was friendly, efficient and a pleasure to work with.
Lily is always immediately responsive and a pleasure to work with. Her substantive and market expertise are exceptional. I cannot recommend Lily highly enough.
What impresses me most about Lily is the way she anticipates the next steps in complex cross-border cases involving various jurisdictions.
Lily provides exceptional care to details.
Lily provides a very high level of client service and is responsive, accessible and proactive in managing matters. She is particularly effective at coordinating complex intelligence and investigative work across jurisdictions and ensuring that outputs are clear, focused and delivered in a timely manner.
Abby Stanglin is a director at Schillings and an expert in litigation support matters. She regularly provides investigative services to government agencies and major corporations.
Abby is brilliant and effective, a proper reflection of the calibre Schillings brings to the playing field.
Abby has an exceptional understanding of the market. I have been very impressed with her commercial awareness and vision, as well as her professional network and connections across the industry.
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Abby Stanglin
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