The Legal 500

Within Administrative and public law (including local government) Administrative and public law – Leading Silks

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Within Civil liberties and human rights (including public inquiry law and actions against the police) Civil liberties and human rights – Leading Juniors

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Within Crime, Three Raymond Buildings (Alexander Cameron QC) is a first tier set,

Three Raymond Buildings is highlighted as ‘putting the client first and delivering its services beyond excellence’. It is noted for its exposure to multi-jurisdictional matters, as illustrated by head of chambers Alexander Cameron QC’s representation of Mohammed Asif before the ICC anti-corruption tribunal in Doha, Qatar. Other recommended silks include Patrick Gibbs QC, who is ‘one of the very best criminal silks around’, ‘wears his considerable intellect lightly and (unlike many of his peers) combines this with an emotional intelligence with which he wins the respect and trust of clients’; Michael Bromley-Martin QC, who is ‘a masterful tactician, a consummate professional and most importantly one who fights for his client every inch of the case’; Helen Malcolm QC, who ‘instils great confidence in both her instructing solicitors and lay clients’; and Richard Horwell QC. The set also has ‘one of the best juniors at the criminal Bar’ in Neil Saunders, along with Nicholas Yeo, who is ‘very talented and dynamic’; and Hugh Davies, who ‘prosecutes at the highest level short of silk’.

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Within Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture), Three Raymond Buildings Alexander Cameron QC is a first tier set,

Three Raymond Buildings is skilled in fraud, insider dealing, anti-competitive conduct and corruption cases, and has seen an increase in money-laundering and asset-forfeiture work. Stephen Batten QC is ‘a consummate advocate’, and Alexander Cameron QC combines ‘good legal knowledge with a very effective jury manner’. Colin Nicholls QC is ‘a leading authority on corruption’, and Simon Farrell QC has a ‘commanding and controlled courtroom presence’. The ‘extremely intelligent’ Patrick Gibbs QC is also recommended. Neil Saunders is ‘a first-choice leading junior’. ‘Gifted tactician’ James Hines and Jonathan Ashley-Norman are also well respected.

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Within Health and safety Health and safety – Leading Silks

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Within Licensing, Three Raymond Buildings (Alexander Cameron QC) is a first tier set,

Three Raymond Buildings is noted for its ‘wealth of strong juniors’, and also fields ‘heavyweight’ silks including the ‘superbly client-friendly and commercially savvy ’ Stephen Walsh QC; and Michael Bromley-Martin QC, who ‘never fails to deliver’ and ‘always acts in the very best interests of his clients’. On the junior side, Sarah Le Fevre is ‘a genuine expert and leader in her field whose attention to detail and powers of persuasion are among the very best’; and Saba Naqshbandi provides ‘detailed knowledge of the area coupled with practical advice’. The ‘fearless’ Richard Wormald, Matthew Butt (‘extremely bright and able to grasp matters extremely quickly’) and Guy Ladenburg (who ‘delivers clear and concise advice’) are also recommended.

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Within Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law), Three Raymond Buildings (Alexander Cameron QC) is a third tier set,

Recommended barristers at Three Raymond Buildings include Patrick Gibbs QC, who is a ‘highly effective individual with an incisive mind’; Hugh Davies, who is ‘one of the top juniors in the field of police disciplinary law’; and Neil Saunders, who is ‘able to command the respect of the court and everyone around him at all times’.

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Within Treasury Panel Lists Junior Counsel to the Crown – B Panel

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