Sue has over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of commercial litigation for claimants and defendants, with particular expertise in:• Civil fraud involving complex, multi-jurisdictional international commercial litigation (often where criminal, restraint or regulatory proceedings co-exist) including bribery and corruption, collective investment schemes, Ponzi and advance fee fraud schemes.• Pre-emptive relief including freezing injunctions, search orders, restraint orders, civil recovery orders.• Breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust (including tracing claims), insolvency litigation, directors’ duties and directors' disqualification.• Sport related matters including contractual representation and dispute resolution, disciplinary and regulatory matters and IP rights enforcement.• Reputation management and defamation.
England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Kingsley Napley LLP
Acclaimed for its representation of foreign governments, corporates, offshore trustees, banks and office holders, Kingsley Napley LLP demonstrates a tenacity for cross-border civil fraud disputes, in addition to related asset tracing and recovery. Richard Foss, who leads the practice, is an expert in fraudulent misrepresentation and financial product claims, whereas Sue Thackeray is a standout name for cases with privacy, data protection and hacking components. Elsewhere, Mary Young notably co-chairs the firm’s crypto-asset group.
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‘The team are a cohesive and supportive unit with different personalities and approaches and as a consequence innovative and self challenging. Each are great lawyers at the top of their game for their respective levels. Sue Thackeray is a wonderful lead.’
‘Sue Thackeray - partner - innovative, robust and confident. She knows the law and makes it work to best effect. She works incredibly hard and effectively and has a memory for detail. You could not wish for a better lawyer to have your back.
‘The team has a very strong profile for fraud-related work, and boasts a deep bench of strong and capable partners.’
‘Sue Thackeray is a powerhouse, the most commercially focused solicitors I have worked with who fights fearlessly to promote her client's interests and gets great results.'
- 'Mary Young is a real rising star, very capable fraud lawyer with a bright future.'
- 'William Christopher is user-friendly and highly competent.’
‘This is a very strong team and benefits from the synergy which the firm has in having strong cross-departmental ability and experience.’
‘The breadth of their service line and experience across the teams.’
Key clients
- James Buchanan
- Surge Financial Ltd and Paul Careless
- Stephen Doran as liquidator of Trafalgar Multi Asset Trading Company
Work highlights
- Acting for James Buchanan as a defendant to part of the wide-ranging and complex case brought by Ras Al Khaimah (which also involves Neil Gerrard and Dechert) involving allegations of hacking, torture, misuse of private information, conspiracy to injure, unlawful means conspiracy and perjury.
- Defending Surge Financial Ltd and Paul Careless in a multi-million pound claim involving serious allegations of fraud against the clients.| |The case requires us to advise on Insolvency Act applications, proprietary injunctions/freezing orders, criminal restraint orders and the criminal case being pursued by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
- Acting for Stephen Doran as liquidator of Trafalgar Multi Asset Trading Company as claimant in a multi-million pound claim to recover the proceeds of a pension fraud.
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Mary specialises in civil fraud litigation, often with an international aspect.Her clients are individuals, small and medium sized companies, trustees and professionals, including insolvency practitioners often acting on ‘once in a lifetime’ pieces of litigation.Mary has experience in using freezing injunctions and disclosure orders and has acted as a high court appointed supervising solicitor in respect of the execution of search orders.Mary is widely published in the legal press including in respect of developments relating to crypto-assets, is a contributing author to Lexology’s Getting The Deal Through 2020 – Asset Recovery, and has spoken at various national and international conferences on topics relating to fraud and insolvency.Mary is a member of the Kingsley Napley Diversity & Inclusion group and the LGBTQ and allies network.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Foss