Adam Chapman > Kingsley Napley LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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20 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4DN
England
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Adam Chapman
Work Department
Public law.
Position
Recognised as a “leader in his field”, Adam’s areas of expertise include; judicial review litigation; Human rights law; Public inquiries; Inquests and Information law – GDPR, PECR, FOI and EIRs.
In his judicial review practice he acts for both claimants and defendants with cases arising out of criminal investigations – including challenges to search warrants and arrests – regulatory proceedings and all aspects of policy development and implementation. His experience includes taking cases in the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice.
Adam also has very significant experience in acting for parties involved in public inquiries.
Adam’s data protection work ranges from compliance advice through to advising on responses to information security breaches and appeals against decisions of the ICO.
Career
Qualified 1987; assistant solicitor Mishcon de Reya 1987-90; Treasury Solicitor’s Department 1991-2009; partner Kingsley Napley 2010.
Memberships
Adam is a member of; The Law Society; The Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA) and The Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA).
Education
Colchester Royal Grammar School; Merton College, Oxford.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Public sector > Administrative and public law
(Hall of Fame)Kingsley Napley LLP
combines considerable breadth and depth of public and administrative law expertise with the firm’s work in judicial review spanning a wide array of key sectors; recent highlights include proceedings with a nexus to real estate and construction, technology, healthcare, and higher education, amongst others. Practice head Sophie Kemp is a seasoned appellate litigator and specialist in judicial review, offering deep experience in large and complex institutional responses to public inquiries. With over three decades of experience, Adam Chapman 
is highly regarded for his expertise regarding public inquiries, major inquests, and information law, while Nick Wrightson’s practice focuses heavily on commercial and regulatory judicial review.
London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Jointly led by Emily Carter and Adam Chapman, the team at Kingsley Napley LLP has a notable specialisation in advising on the data protection and cybersecurity aspects of criminal matters, investigations, and enforcement proceedings. Helen Morris acts for claimants in cases concerning unlawful disclosure of personal data, while Andrew Solomon advises corporate and commercial clients on compliance and international data transfer agreements. Associate Ellie Fayle has particular expertise in tackling right-to-be-forgotten cases.
Lawyer Rankings
- Administrative and public law London > Public sector
- Hall of Fame London > Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity London > Risk advisory
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Costs lawyers
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Residential property
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity