The Legal 500

An astute, diverse firm of solicitors working for businesses, government and private clients, nationally and internationally. The firm is highly regarded – and often recommended – by other lawyers and is known for combining creative solutions with commercial pragmatism and a friendly, sensitive approach. The firm is also renowned for its integrity and experience in dealing with complex and varied matters.

The firm: Kingsley Napley LLP has expertise in clinical negligence, corporate and commercial work, criminal litigation, deputyship, dispute resolution, employment, family, immigration, real estate, private client, professional discipline public law and regulatory.

Kingsley Napley LLP specialises in dealing with matters of particular complexity and difficulty in all branches of the law. The client base is wide and varied, and includes regulatory bodies, local authorities and government bodies, as well as large public companies, owner-managed businesses and individuals.

Types of work undertaken: Clinical negligence and personal injury: expertise in the management of all forms of serious personal injury claims, including those arising out of medical negligence in the NHS, as well as the private medical sector. Particular interest in providing advice and assistance in relation to inquests and to complaints procedures, including General Medical Council. A range of funding options are available.

Corporate and commercial: provides advice on a wide range of business issues, including joint ventures, corporate finance, taxation, flotations, rights issues, takeovers insolvency and liquidation, and partnerships.

Criminal litigation: work covers a broad spectrum, including corporate and City fraud, SFO, DTI and HM Revenue & Customs investigations, money laundering, asset-tracing enquiries and mutual assistance. The department is internationally recognised for advising on extradition matters and crime.

Deputyship: the team works closely with our clinical negligence and personal injury department in offering a specialist yet comprehensive service for and on behalf of individuals who lack mental capacity to handle their own financial affairs or make decisions regarding their own welfare.

Dispute resolution: work encompasses commercial and civil litigation, professional negligence, construction disputes, landlord and tenant, and defamation. There is particular experience in asset-tracing investigations and civil fraud, and company directors’ disqualification.

Employment: the team handles contentious and non-contentious employment law issues for companies, partnerships and high-net-worth individuals.

Family: all aspects of family and matrimonial work are undertaken, in connection with separation and divorce, both in the contact of married and unmarried relationships, civil partnerships, financial settlements and proceedings, prenuptial contracts, and matters concerning children – ranging from issues involving custody and child abduction to surrogacy and adoption.

Immigration: a highly-personalised specialist business immigration service is provided to both corporate clients and individuals, advising on all aspects of UK and EU immigration and nationality issues.

Professional discipline: large and expert team of lawyers who act for individuals, businesses, and public and regulatory bodies in all matters concerning regulation and professional discipline.

Real estate: all aspects of conveyancing of commercial freehold and leasehold property undertaken, together with a small amount of residential property work.

Private client: provides advice on UK tax planning for international and UK clients, trusts, wills, the administration of estates, receivership, lasting powers of attorney and tax planning on family breakdown.

Breakdown of work %
Criminal litigation 30
Company commercial/property 10
Litigation (including construction and employment) 36
Matrimonial/family 12
Immigration 6
Clinical negligence and personal injury 6

Number of UK partners 42
Number of other UK fee-earners 102