Languages
- English
Kitty delivers practical, strategic advice on investigations, criminal litigation and compliance. A barrister of 15 years’ call, she has extensive experience with prosecuting and investigating authorities and in parallel criminal and civil proceedings. She specialises in matters that carry legal, regulatory, and reputational risk, from bribery, fraud, money laundering and sanctions, to inquests and public inquiries. Her cross-sector practice draws on CMS’s expertise to help clients manage legal, regulatory, and reputational risks in high-pressure situations.
From 2011 to 2022, she practised at a Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners Band 1 chambers, bringing frontline experience in complex proceedings. She has acted for lead parties in high-profile cases including the SFO USD LIBOR prosecution, the News International phone-hacking trial, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, and matters before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Kitty serves on the board of the Expert Witness Institute and is a committee member of both Women in Criminal Law and CMS Women. She publishes and speaks widely on criminal law and is a contributing author to the 2025 edition of Smith & Owen on Asset Recovery: Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery (Oxford University Press).
