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​Disputes are a fact of modern life. Understanding and dealing with a dispute in a professional and commercial way has never been more important. Our Dispute Resolution lawyers act for a broad spectrum of individual and commercial clients in a wide range of complex disputes.

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"I absolutely recommend them."

Chambers and Partners, Crisis & Risk Management, 2024

"They have great experience across the team"

Chambers and Partners, Litigation Support, 2023

"commercial, knowledgeable and responsive lawyers that adapt to the types of disputes that they are dealing with"

Chambers and Partners, 2022

"Kingsley Napley has a real ability ahead of many rivals in being able to service cross-disciplinary work involving commercial litigation, regulatory and criminal work"

Chambers and Partners, Global-wide Litigation Support, 2021

Our Dispute Resolution Lawyers act for a broad spectrum of individual and commercial clients in a wide range of complex disputes. 

Disputes are a fact of modern life. Understanding and dealing with a dispute in a professional and commercial way has never been more important. Being involved in a dispute can be a stressful, time consuming and expensive experience, and we work with our clients to take on the strain.

Our Dispute Resolution team is recognised for its expertise in the legal directories. We have a proven track record of acting successfully in high profile, high value and complex litigation, particularly in times of crisis for our clients. We are experienced in taking proactive steps on an urgent basis, such as by dealing with injunctions, and renowned for acting in cases involving serious allegations of wrongdoing and fraud. 

Often our clients are keen to preserve a commercial or personal relationship and/or avoid the adverse publicity that may accompany a dispute. In these circumstances we are able to work with our clients to avoid the courtroom and instead explore other practical and cost effective avenues to resolve disputes, including mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).  

Our media and reputation team is also available to manage any matters that may attract unwanted attention, seeking to ensure that private matters are kept private.

We understand that our clients are often concerned about the cost of being involved in a dispute. We will explain your funding options and the likely costs involved in managing a case at each stage. You can read more about litigation funding options here. 

We provide litigation expertise and strategic advice to our clients. Our colleagues from other practice areas have expertise in many related areas which we regularly call on, including private client, corporate, employment, criminal and regulatory issues.

What clients and directories have said

Kingsley Napley have a very good team of associates and are strong on fraud and insolvency matters. They are very good and well known in the insolvency market, and committed to clients."

Chambers and Partners, Crisis & Risk Management, 2024

They provide really good support in handling an investigation and managing all the different moving parts. I absolutely recommend them." 

Chambers and Partners, Crisis & Risk Management, 2024

I like Kingsley Napley for the way they can pull together partners from various areas and coordinate big projects well. They know how to work collaboratively to create a symbiotic relationship." 

Chambers and Partners, Crisis & Risk Management, 2024

They have great experience across the team and they have a large enough team to ensure work is being carried out at the appropriate level with no compromise on the quality of the end product."

Chambers and Partners, Litigation Support, 2023

Real breadth and depth of experience in civil fraud with many of them being recognised for doing this work. They are also growing the team, further increasing the high-level quality of their work."

The Legal 500 2022

A compact and tight-knit team that has excellent knowledge of the banking sector and real specialism in civil fraud matters. Very strong client handling and management skills."

The Legal 500 2022

Kingsley Napley is one of the go-to names for difficult private wealth litigation, including where  fraud issues are concerned...very down to earth, great with clients and effective negotiators."

Chambers and Partners, 2020

Strength in depth, with very good collaboration between departments in cases which straddle different legal disciplines."

The Legal 500 UK, 2021

They have an impressive approach to litigation which focuses on the client’s business."

The Legal 500, 2021

The team benefits from being able to draw on lawyers from a number of specialisms to put together teams which are particularly suited to individual disputes, whether they arise out of sporting and media contracts or international tax fraud. They are a lively bunch of people who are also extremely good lawyers."

The Legal 500, 2021

 

 

 

Fantastic cross-over experience between commercial, civil fraud and criminal/regulatory work gives the firm a real depth of expertise in big-ticket work, which increasingly requires specialisms across commercial/regulatory and criminal boundaries."

The Legal 500, 2022

You always know you will get a good service from them and everything will be well prepared."

Chambers and Partners, 2022

Real breadth and depth of experience in civil fraud with many of them being recognised for doing this work. They are also growing the team, further increasing the high-level quality of their work."

The Legal 500 2022

A compact and tight-knit team that has excellent knowledge of the banking sector and real specialism in civil fraud matters. Very strong client handling and management skills."

The Legal 500 2022

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