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Kingsley Napley LLP
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London
EC2A 4DN
England
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Jonathan Grimes

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Work Department

Criminal litigation.

Position

Jonathan is an experienced criminal lawyer specialising in serious and complex cases. A leader in the field of Proceeds of Crime work, he has particular expertise dealing with law enforcement applications that seek to freeze or seize assets. His business crime practice includes all areas of financial crime and regulatory matters, including corruption, money laundering, anti-competitive behaviour, insider dealing, market manipulation, and fraud, often for HNW individuals. Jonathan also represents companies and individuals during the initial police and Health and Safety Executive investigation, through to the conclusion of cases at inquests or in the criminal courts. He has extensive trial experience over many years across all areas of crime.

He acts as independent legal adviser in investigations of all kinds, many in the banking sector, attending numerous interviews with employers and regulators both in the UK and abroad. A number of his cases have involved advising individuals following requests from overseas authorities for UK assistance under Mutual Legal Assistance treaties. He is also Kingsley Napley’s Money Laundering Reporting officer.

Career

Trained Claude Hornby and Cox; qualified 2002; partner Kingsley Napley 2009.

Memberships

The Law Society; Health & Safety Lawyer’s Association; Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association; and International Bar Association.

Education

King’s School, Canterbury; Leeds University (1993 2(1)); College of Law (2000 CPE commendation; LPC distinction).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Health and safety

At Kingsley Napley LLP, criminal litigation specialist Jonathan Grimes has experience handling matters relating to corporate manslaughter and health and safety, while Melinka Berridge is considered ‘absolutely first-rate in every aspect of work’ by clients, and Hannah Eales is a regulatory and fire safety expert who ‘inspires total confidence’. The three co-head the practice, which acts for clients at a domestic and international level and handles issues spanning a range of sectors from the care home and healthcare space to the waste management and recycling industries. Sophie Wood has experience acting on the full remit of high-profile work.

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

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Jonathan Grimes – Kingsley Napley LLP

Hailed by clients as ‘simply the best,’ Kingsley Napley LLP maintains a leading criminal litigation practice with expertise spanning the full range of white-collar crimes. Seasoned financial crime specialist Louise Hodges oversees the department and routinely acts for high-net-worth individuals facing investigations by the SFO and FCA. The ‘very skillful‘ Jonathan Grimes leads on high-value civil asset recovery proceedings, sanctions, and fraud issues, while Nicola Finnerty handles criminal cartels, corruption, and money laundering allegations. Caroline Day specialises in business crime; Rebecca Niblock handles extradition, Red Notices, and sanctions matters; and David Sleight is a key contact for tax evasion and overseas corruption investigations. Also in the core team are financial services specialist Jill Lorimer and former SFO general counsel Alun Milford. The team is ably assisted by the ‘tactically astute‘ Sophie Wood and the ‘supremely talented‘ Gemma Tombs.

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