Emily Elliott
Emily is an Associate in Kingsley Napley’s Criminal Litigation department, specialising in all areas of general crime, financial and business crime, and international crime.
She frequently advises clients under investigation by the police and other prosecuting authorities, from arrest and interviews under caution in the police station through to trial. Her experience includes defending clients accused of sexual offences, sexual misconduct in the workplace, possession or making of indecent images, assault, theft, and controlling and coercive behaviour.
Emily represents clients in relation to financial and business crime investigations. She has experience of investigations by a wide range of domestic and overseas agencies, including the Metropolitan Police Service, Serious Fraud Office (SFO), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), National Trading Standards and the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
She has a particular interest and expertise in international crime and extradition. At Kingsley Napley, Emily has worked on one of the very few universal jurisdiction cases brought in England and Wales, successfully defending an overseas individual charged with torture.
Emily frequently writes and has given talks on the topic of universal jurisdiction and more generally on international criminal issues. Emily has also advised clients on a number of investigations with cross border and international elements and acts for individuals facing extradition proceedings or the publication of INTERPOL red notices.
Emily is chair of the firm’s LGBTQ+ and Allies network. She was shortlisted for the Law.com's Women, Influence, and Power in Law Award: Rising Star in Diversity Change, May 2022.