Kingsley Napley LLP

Kingsley Napley LLP is an internationally recognised, UK-based law firm providing expert legal services across business and private matters. The firm is highly regarded within the legal community and often recommended by other lawyers, known for combining creative solutions with legal excellence and commercial pragmatism. Its attorneys frequently handle high-profile and sensitive matters in the public eye.

The firm offers comprehensive expertise across a broad range of practice areas, including employment law, private client advisory and deputyships, public law, criminal defence litigation, corporate and commercial matters, dispute resolution, family law, medical negligence and personal injury, regulatory and professional discipline, real estate, construction, and immigration. Clients comprise regulatory bodies, local authorities, government entities, large public companies, owner-managed businesses, and high-profile individuals.

Corporate and commercial work encompasses joint ventures, corporate finance, taxation, flotations, rights issues, IT law, takeovers, insolvency and liquidation, and partnerships. The criminal litigation team handles general crime, fraud, FCA and regulatory investigations, bribery and corruption, money laundering, UWOs, corporate manslaughter, health and safety, and tax-related matters, with international recognition in extradition, complex City cases, and sexual misconduct and sexual offences.

The deputyship team collaborates with the medical negligence and personal injury group to provide specialised services for individuals lacking mental capacity to manage their finances or welfare. Dispute resolution work spans commercial and civil litigation, professional negligence, property disputes, landlord and tenant, probate disputes, defamation, asset tracing, civil fraud, company directors’ disqualification, contentious trusts, probate matters, and cryptocurrency issues.

Employment services cover contentious and non-contentious matters for companies, partnerships, and senior employees, including global mobility advice. Family and divorce work addresses separation and divorce, civil partnerships, financial settlements, prenuptial contracts, custody, child abduction, and surrogacy matters, including international issues. Immigration services are highly personalised for corporate and individual clients, covering UK and EU immigration and nationality matters, with a focus on complex applications and policy advocacy.

The medical negligence and personal injury team manages serious personal injury claims, including NHS and private medical cases, with expertise in birth and spinal injuries, inquests, and complaints procedures. The private client team advises on UK tax planning, trusts, wills, estate administration, receivership, lasting powers of attorney, and philanthropic giving, supported by a dedicated court of protection (deputyship) service.

Public law services include judicial review, public inquiries and inquests, information law, human rights matters, and public procurement litigation. Real estate work covers conveyancing, property-related structured finance transactions, residential and commercial property, construction matters, and real estate disputes. The regulatory and professional discipline team represents individuals, businesses, and public and regulatory bodies across sectors such as healthcare, security, education, legal services, accounting, and hospitality. Restructuring and insolvency work assists businesses and financially distressed clients in implementing effective strategies for continuity and recovery.

Staffing:

• UK partners: 84
• Other UK fee-earners: 263