Abby Buckland > Kingsley Napley LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Abby Buckland
Work Department
Family and Divorce
Position
Abby is a Partner in the Family & Divorce team. She has established her reputation working on some of the team’s most complex and challenging high net worth financial cases, many with an international element. Abby has represented the successful wife in Daga v Bangur [2018] EWFC 91, a significant decision involving trust assets and non-matrimonial wealth estimated to be in the region of £1.3 billion and the Applicant in M v F [2018] EWFC 35, high value Schedule I proceedings, involving a world-wide freezing order and enforcement costs provision.
Highly regarded for her capability in complex, HNW financial cases and named in Chambers UK, Chambers UHNW and included in The Legal 500, Abby has also been shortlisted as “Woman of the Year: Rising Star” in the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards and is recommended in the Spear’s Family Law Index.
Abby regularly writes and speaks about issues affecting HNW families and she is part of the Next Generation HNW committee for ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce. She has chaired the Divorce Proofing Wealth Planning conference and spoken at Asset Recovery in Divorce and Enforcing a Divorce Award.
Career
Trained and qualified (in 2010) at Ambrose Appelbe. Joined Kingsley Napley in 2012, Partner (2020).
Memberships
The Law Society, Resolution, United Kingdom Association of Jewish Lawyers & Jurists and Cityparents.
Education
Read English Literature at The University of Manchester.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘phenomenal’ Charlotte Bradley heads the family law department at Kingsley Napley LLP, which hosts ‘a constellation of brilliant lawyers who are at the top of their game and well-respected in the profession’. Praised for representing its clients with ‘passion and panache’, it offers the full package, with expertise in children and finance work. The practice frequently represents many high-net-worth and high-profile clients. Jane Keir is a divorce specialist with an international finance practice, and Sital Fontenelle is well-regarded for her significant experience in complex divorce proceedings, including cases with jurisdictional issues, off-shore trusts, business assets, and inherited wealth. There are many other talented members of the department, such as Connie Atkinson; Lauren Evans; Rachel Freeman, and Abby Buckland. Another highlight is Stacey Nevin’s promotion to the partnership.
Lawyer Rankings
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