Julie Matheson > Kingsley Napley LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Kingsley Napley LLP
20 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4DN
England

Work Department

Regulatory and professional discipline.

Position

Julie is a partner in the Regulatory Team. She has a breadth of experience in both prosecuting and defending professionals across all sectors, but now specialises in advising regulated individuals and firms in the financial and built environment sectors. She has particular expertise in acting on behalf of accountants and accountancy firms in high-profile proceedings brought by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA and CIPFA; and on behalf of surveyors in proceedings brought by RICS. She regularly advises senior public sector finance officers on their statutory roles and on challenges brought in respect of them. She also advises the FCA in relation to lessons learned reviews, for example the Davis Inquiry and the Connaught review, and the IFoA in relation to cases brought under its Disciplinary Scheme.

Career

Julie completed her training at Shepherd & Wedderburn in Scotland, where she was promoted to Associate in 2008. She moved to Kingsley Napley in 2010, where she became a partner in 2014.

Memberships

Julie is the Deputy Chairperson of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Appeals Committee. She is also a member of the Association of Regulation and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL) and the Association of Partnership Practitioners (APP).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Professional discipline

(Leading partners)

Julie Matheson – Kingsley Napley LLP

Kingsley Napley LLP’s defence team covers legal services, accountancy and finance regulations, as well as fire and health and safety-related matters. Appointed regulatory team head in November 2023, Melinka Berridge acts for major regulators from the education and healthcare sectors; Julie Norris assists partners, other legal service providers and UK law firms with investigations and SRA enforcements; Julie Matheson specialises in advising professional services firms, predominantly in the accountancy and built environment sectors; Shannett Thompson has the ‘ability to put nervous clients at ease‘; and Iain Miller and Jessica Clay are praised for their ‘technical expertise, sound client care and tactical acumen’. The practice further comprises Hannah Eales, an adviser to both regulatory bodies and those who appear before them; Laura Ryan, a prosecutor of individuals for regulators; Lucy Williams; who specialises in regulatory law, primarily in the legal and financial sectors; Sarah Atkinson, who acts in range of architectural cases and complex clinical matters; Clare Hastie, who investigates and prepares fitness to practise cases on behalf of regulatory bodies; and the ‘absolute standoutKathryn Sheridan. Other names to note are Charlotte Judd, Ian Ko and Louise Murphy-King. Former regulatory head Nicola Hill departed the firm in March 2024.