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Kingsley Napley LLP
20 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4DN
England
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Jane Keir

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Work Department

Family and divorce

Position

Jane is a Partner in the Family & Divorce team. She is recognised for her expertise in protecting wealth, both pre and post-divorce. In February 2020, she represented the successful wife in winning a compensation award of £400,000 in RC v JC (2020) EWHC 466. She also represented the wife in the leading financial and trust case of Daga v Daga (Bangur) [2018] EWFC. In December 2023 she represented the successful wife in the decision in PS v NB (2023) EWHC 3486 obtaining a maintenance award in excess of £30,000 per month for her client, plus costs.

Jane is a very technical lawyer who is known for finding novel and creative solutions for clients. She represents equal numbers of men and women and works closely with accountants and private wealth advisers.

Listed in Chambers UK and HNW guides; the 2020 Spears Top Flight Family Lawyers; The Legal 500; Citywealth’s Top Ten Matrimonial Lawyers and Top 20 Women in Private Wealth and in and in Who’s Who.

Regular speaker at conferences and contributor to publications including Law Society Gazette; Family Law; Farmers Weekly; The Lawyer; Spear’s Wealth; and The American among others.

Career

Qualified in 1987. Joined Kingsley Napley in 1989; Head of Family 1999-2013; Senior partner 2013-2018.

Languages

French.

Memberships

Trustee of the Racing Foundation; The City of London Law Society; Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL); member of Resolution.

Education

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith; University of Northumbria (1984 LLB Hons).

Leisure

Horse racing and breeding.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Family

(Hall of Fame)

Jane Keir – Kingsley Napley LLP

The ‘high-powered, well-respected’ family team at Kingsley Napley LLP has a ‘first-class reputation’, and is ‘often at the cutting edge of new developments’. The team often undertakes international work, with particular experience relating to France and the US. Sital Fontenelle took over as head of the family team in March 2024 from Charlotte Bradley, who now spearheads the team’s mediation offering. Fontenelle offers extensive experience in both financial and children cases, including leave to remove. ‘Superstar’ Jane Keir is the go-to in the team for wealth protection both pre- and post-divorce, while Connie Atkinson, ‘a shining light‘, is skilled in complex surrogacy cases. Atkinson, Lauren Evans and Stacey Nevin also practice as mediators; Evans regularly handles international issues and Nevin is particularly sought after for matters involving complex trust structures. Abby Buckland‘s practice focuses on high-net-worth financial and children cases. Rachel Freeman departed the team to Burgess Mee in January 2024.

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