Three Raymond Buildings > London, England > Set Profile
Three Raymond Buildings Offices
Three Raymond Buildings
3 RAYMOND BUILDINGS, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5BH
England
Three Raymond Buildings > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) Tier 1
Three Raymond Buildings ‘boasts a breadth and depth of business crime lawyers’, who have a wealth of experience of investigations and prosecutions involving allegations of bribery and corruption, corporate fraud, and anti-competitive conduct, among other offences. Chambers’ notable workload includes some of the most closely-watched SFO investigations over the years in sectors such as manufacturing and mining; Hugo Keith QC is highly regarded in this space, while Jonathan Ashley-Norman QC and James Hines QC are also appointed to the SFO’s panel of silks. The set is also routinely instructed with respect to significant multi-jurisdictional issues, such as violations of international economic sanctions regimes, an area in which Rachel Barnes QC has niche expertise. In addition to their advocacy skills, multiple members, including Patrick Gibbs QC and Ben Summers, are also well-versed in advisory and compliance work for both companies and individuals relating to potential exposure to risk or criminal liability. Summers returned from a 17-month secondment at Hogan Lovells International LLP in August 2021. Alexander Cameron QC retired in November 2020.
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‘Three Raymond Buildings boasts a breadth and depth of business crime lawyers who are highly regarded in their field.’
‘Great set, good clerks, happy to deliver training.’
‘Overall, the set has the greatest strength in depth. This means that when you look to instruct one of their barristers, even though your first choice might not be available, there is always another who is equally effective to take on the case.’
‘A range of outstandingly good advocates and is one of London’s go-to criminal sets.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are friendly, helpful and efficient.’
‘Very client-friendly clerks’ room. Eddie Holland is a delight to deal with.’
London Bar > Fraud: crime Tier 1
The 'outstanding' and 'top' set at Three Raymond Buildings is 'one of the first ports of call for serious fraud' for both defence and prosecution work, including in key areas such as MTIC fraud, tax fraud, and related areas such as embezzlement and corruption. Recent notable work includes Luke Ponte acting for the defendant in a four-month trial alleging the laundering £7m of proceeds of an investment fraud, claimed to have been committed by a financial advisor and solicitor.
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‘Three Raymond Buildings boasts a breadth and depth of business crime lawyers who are highly regarded in their field.’
‘Three Raymond Buildings are one of the go-to sets for serious economic crime.’
‘Three Raymond Buildings is an outstanding set and one of the first ports of call for serious fraud.’
‘Three Raymond Buildings is a top set. I think they are really, really good and am always happy with the service I receive from all its members.’
‘The chambers at Three Raymond Buildings is very well-organised and it doesn’t matter which barrister you get, they will always be exceptional. Three Raymond Buildings only has exceptional barristers.’
Clerking
‘Three Raymond Buildings have the most friendly and approachable clerks room. They combine exceptional knowledge with an amazing service. They want to help in every way they can. No job is beyond them. In the 18 years I have instructed counsel at Three Raymond Buildings, I have never known them to make an error.’
London Bar > International crime and extradition Tier 1
Three Raymond Buildings ‘is a phenomenal set‘. Key names in the team include Hugo Keith QC, who regularly appears in high-profile extradition cases. In one prominent example, Keith QC represented Arif Naqvi, founder of collapsed Dubai-based private equity house Abraaj, who was being sought by the United States for alleged fraud and money laundering. Clair Dobbin QC and Ben Watson QC were new silk appointments in March 2021; Watson QC is acting for the CPS in securing the extradition of Alexandre Djouhri to France, concerning his alleged role in a corrupt electoral financing scheme to support former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was convicted of corruption offences in 2021.Leading Silks
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‘Excellent in strength and depth and accomplished in criminal, regulatory, public law/inquests and international law. A very strong set.’
‘3RB are a superb set, with consistent quality across the board.’
‘3RB is a phenomenal set of chambers. The junior end all bat well above their call.’
‘A go-to chambers for extradition.’
Clerking
‘It a friendly and approachable clerks room which wants to help in every way they can. No job is beyond them.’
‘Eddie Holland is superb.’
London Bar > Licensing Tier 1
Described as ‘the leading set for licensing,’ the barristers at Three Raymond Buildings advise and represent clients across a full range of areas, including alcohol and entertainment, gambling, security, taxis and private hire. Michael Bromley-Martin QC successfully re-secured the premises licence for the Eastern Electrics Music Festival in opposition to objections from the Licensing Authority and the Metropolitan Police. Stephen Walsh QC is currently advising and representing the operators of Aspers Casino Stratford in varying the terms of their gambling licence. Members are involved in work concerning restaurants, with Matthew Butt QC and Saba Naqshbandi having represented Coya and Le Deli Robuchon respectively.
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‘Without doubt the leading set for licensing. The set has an invaluable breadth of expertise in criminal law meaning we always go to 3RB whenever there is a criminal element to any licensing proceedings.’
‘The best set for licensing with an unparalleled breadth of expertise across licensing, regulatory and crime which often provides an invaluable knowledge bank for complex licensing cases.’
‘Three Raymond Buildings is the original licensing set. Other sets have popped up but none match the depth of this set.’
‘They have the best set of licensing barristers in my opinion for strength, depth of knowledge, and experience. They are a stellar set.’
‘Excellent strength in depth with a range of experienced counsel in the field of licensing from highly experienced silks to bright and committed juniors.’
Clerking
‘The best clerks full stop. Dean Brown, in particular, stands out as the most helpful and accessible clerk who always finds the right barrister for the job, every time.’
London Bar > Crime Tier 2
The ‘brilliant set‘ Three Raymond Buildings is well versed in handling the full spectrum of serious criminal work, and has established strength in defending police officers in criminal cases. In a prominent case highlight, Alisdair Williamson QC and newly appointed silk William Emlyn Jones QC acted in the high-profile manslaughter trial concerning the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants, who were found in the trailer of an articulated lorry in Essex in 2019. Turning to the juniors, Kevin Baumber successfully defended a police officer against a charge of assault, after the alleged attack was circulated on social media.Leading Silks
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‘They seem to have only the highest calibre of barrister in the arena of crime.’
‘Three Raymond Buildings is an outstanding set and one of the first ports of call for serious crime.’
‘Three Raymond Buildings is a top rate set. In terms of strength – in – depth, one of the very best. I am impressed with all members of chambers as well as the efficient way it operates.’
Clerking
‘The clerking at Three Raymond Buildings is of the highest standard in the market. They have never let me down.’
‘First rate. Eddie Holland and his team are professional in every aspect of their work.’
‘Dean Brown is outstanding.’
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries Tier 2
Three Raymond Buildings leverages its criminal and regulatory expertise for complex, sensitive and controversial inquests and inquiries; and the set is sought out for matters concerning the police, medical negligence, product liability, industrial disease, fatal workplace accidents and criminal/terrorist activities. Stephen Walsh QC leads a team of juniors, including Sarah Le Fevre, in representing the London Fire Brigade at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry; and Richard Horwell QC and Patrick Gibbs QC (leading Reka Hollos) represent Greater Manchester Police and the British Transport Police, respectively, at the Manchester Arena Bombing Inquest. Further strengthening the set, Clair Dobbin QC took silk in 2021.
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‘A cohesive, intelligent and impressive bunch of barristers.‘
‘I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this set to anyone needing representation in this field.‘
‘User friendly, with a good selection of competent and able barristers.‘
‘Excellent set. The lawyers are very practical and understand their clients really well.‘
‘Widely regarded as a leading set providing representation to individual police officers and personnel in inquest and inquiries.‘
Clerking
‘First-rate clerks room – senior clerk Eddie Holland runs a very professional and efficient ship.‘
London Bar > Police law (forces and constables) Tier 2
Three Raymond Buildings ‘has an unassailable lead in defending police officers in police misconduct hearings‘. The set also undertakes the full gamut of police law civil work as well, including for the IOPC and forces, on top of the set's long track record of representing rank and file officers through the Police Federation's preferred firms of solicitors. Hugh Davies OBE QC is representing two central command officers in relation in the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry. In another matter, Luke Ponte represented a Hampshire Police detective inspector, the most senior of a number of officers in the Hampshire Serious and Organised Crime Unit alleged of running a unit with a homophobic, racist and sexist culture. Clair Dobbin QC and William Emlyn Jones QC were elevated to silk in March 2021.Leading Silks
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‘Excellent set with real specialists at junior and silk level in this area.’
‘3RB are without doubt the pre-eminent set for police law/police discipline.’
‘3 Raymond Buildings have an unassailable lead in defending police officers in police misconduct hearings. It is arguable one of the strongest, if not the strongest, chambers for defence practitioners in the area of police misconduct.’
Clerking
‘The clerks room offers the same level of service as the leading civil sets and is pre-eminent in criminal litigation and related areas. Dean Brown is outstanding.’
‘Eddie Holland is a joy to work with and he can always point you in the right direction when it comes to needing a recommendation of someone to instruct. This service runs through the entire clerks room under Eddie’s leadership.’
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture Tier 2
‘A strong set with great quality at all levels of seniority', the barristers at Three Raymond Buildings act for agencies in the exercise of their powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and defend corporates and individuals throughout restraint, confiscation, and civil recovery proceedings. Hugo Keith QC, who specialises in high-profile international matters currently represents the son of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in forfeiture proceedings. Jonathan Ashley-Norman QC recently acted for a director of a company whose principal shareholder was suspected of large-scale theft of company assets. Rachel Barnes QC is acting for the defendant bank account holders against freezing and forfeiture orders in a series of ongoing cases involving the alleged illegal transfer of funds to the UK by Iranian citizens through Iranian-registered money service businesses. In addition, in the High Court case CPS v O'Keeffe, Nicholas Yeo is currently acting for the sister of an alleged money launderer in receivership proceedings brought by the CPS in relation to drugs and fraud allegations.
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‘The set is truly excellent.’
‘Excellent set with real specialists at junior and silk level in this area.’
‘3 RB is a strong set with great quality at all levels of seniority.’
‘The set is well-managed, courteous, and very responsive.’
Clerking
‘The clerks’ room under Eddie Holland is excellent: unfailingly helpful and easy to deal with.’
‘The clerks are always ready and willing to assist wherever possible and will also go out of their way to free up counsel if they possibly can, this is particularly important to us as many of our cases repeatedly go back to court so consistency in counsel is preferred.’
London Bar > Health and safety Tier 4
‘Accessible’ and known for their ability to assist on short notice, the set at Three Raymond Buildings act for regulators, companies, and individuals involved in high-profile health and safety matters and inquests related to disasters and workplace accidents. In R (HSE) v Priory Healthcare Ltd, Sarah Le Fevre has been instructed by the HSE in a prosecution under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 of a defendant charged with allegedly failing to minimise the risk of suicide in vulnerable mental health patients. Saba Naqshbandi is currently defending the Rotherham United Football Club in relation to fire safety breaches at their stadium.
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‘I have used 3 Raymond Buildings for Health and Safety/Fire Safety matters and inquests. I always find them accessible and they will often try to help out where needed at short notice.’
‘Excellent chambers and we have worked with a number of members of chambers over the years including Hugo Keith QC, Patrick Gibbs QC, and Sarah Le Fevre.’
Clerking
‘Excellent – responsive, always call back promptly and communication is good. Most of my dealings are with Dean Brown or Chris Feathers. Both are friendly, professional, and always willing to help.’
‘Dean Brown is client-friendly and excellent to deal with.’
London Bar > Administrative and public law (including elections)
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London Bar > Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police)
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Three Raymond Buildings > Set Profile
A multi-disciplined set with a national and international reputation.
Types of work undertaken: Crime: the practice encompasses advocacy and advisory work in every aspect of criminal law, including serious violent and sexual crime, terrorism, drug and human trafficking, bribery and corruption, organised crime, child exploitation, cyber crime and breaches of the Official Secrets Act. The set also has expertise across all levels of call in the complex and constantly evolving area of restraint, civil recovery and confiscation.
Fraud and financial regulation: chambers has a long-established reputation as a leading set for fraud, money laundering, insider-dealing and anti-competitive conduct. Expertise in fraud extends to civil and commercial fraud claims initiated in the UK and abroad, either as stand-alone claims or alongside threatened or ongoing criminal or regulatory proceedings. Members are also experienced in the area of financial services law and are instructed by both the FCA and individuals and corporations in the financial services industry.
Extradition and international law: chambers has substantial experience of international criminal law and of advocacy abroad, with a global reputation in extradition and mutual legal assistance. Members have appeared in almost every major extradition case in England, from the Pinochet case to Gary McKinnon and Shrien Dewani, and have advised and represented over 40 foreign and Commonwealth governments. They also advise in the context of international business transactions, eg in respect of anti-money laundering and corruption laws, economic and trade sanctions, and the effects of long-arm jurisdiction of US laws.
Public and administrative law: members appear regularly for individuals, companies and public bodies in the High Court and Court of Appeal on applications for judicial review and have an expert knowledge of human rights law relating to judicial review of government departments, magistratesâ courts, local authorities, the police, the prison service, the armed forces, courts martial, coronersâ courts and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. Two members of chambers are currently appointed as Civil Treasury counsel and have appeared in many of the leading cases. Members also advise and represent interested parties in public inquiries and inquests, recent examples being the 7/7 bombings, Baby P, Raoul Moat, the Baha Mousa inquiry, Alexander Litvinenko and Mark Duggan.
Regulatory enforcement: members provide expert advice and representation on a wide range of statutory regimes that regulate the conduct of public bodies, corporations and individuals. Members regularly appear for prosecuting authorities and defendants in cases concerning health and safety, fire safety, environmental law, consumer protection and trading standards. Members are also active in the areas of financial regulation and regularly appear before VAT and duties tribunals.
Licensing: chambersâ leading presence in licensing is complemented by membersâ expertise in general regulatory enforcement in the leisure industry. There is considerable overlap in the regulatory fields between controls which are exercised through licensing systems and those which impose criminal liability. Members are instructed by local councils, statutory authorities and residential bodies, as well as by commercial concerns, including major operators of pubs, clubs, casinos and betting offices.
Professional discipline: chambers is regularly instructed on behalf of police officers accused of serious criminal offending or professional misconduct, or requiring representation at controversial inquests or public inquiries. Members advise the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Chambers also has a developing reputation in sports law; members advise and represent both sports persons and governing bodies, including UK Athletics, the British Boxing Board of Control and the Lawn Tennis Association.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chambers manager | Alison Marshall | ||
| Senior clerk | Eddie Holland | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEWIS QC, James (1987; QC 2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KEITH QC, Hugo (1989; QC 2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NICHOLLS QC, Colin (1957; QC 1981) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HORWELL QC, Richard (1976; QC 2006)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BORRELLI QC, Michael (1977; QC 2000)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BURKE QC, Trevor (1981; 2001)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BROMLEY-MARTIN QC, Michael (1979; QC 2002)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FARRELL QC, Simon (1983; QC 2003)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GIBBS QC, Patrick (1986; QC 2006)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALCOLM QC, Helen (1986; QC 2006)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HARDY QC, John (1988; QC 2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WALSH QC, Stephen (1983; QC 2009)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DAVIES OBE QC, Hugh (1990; QC 2013)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HINES QC, James (1982; QC 2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ASHLEY-NORMAN QC, Jonathan (1989; QC 2016)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMSON QC, Alisdair (1994; QC 2017)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WORMALD QC, Richard (1993; QC 2019)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUTT, Matthew (2002; QC 2020)) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ATCHLEY, Richard (1977) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SAUNDERS, Neil (1983) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AGHA, Siza (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SUMMERS, Ben (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NAQSHBANDI, Saba (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EMLYN JONES, William (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRITT, Edmund (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WILLIAMSON, Ailsa (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BAUMBER, Kevin (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOBBIN, Clair (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LADENBURG, Guy (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | YEO, Nicholas (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BIGGS, Stuart (1999) | clerks@3rblaw.com | |
| Members of Chambers | LE FEVRE, Sarah (2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WATSON, Ben (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PONTE, Luke (2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SCOTT, Rachel (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BARNES, Rachel (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JUNG, Bo-Eun (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MORRIS, Robert (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COLLINS, Emma (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OLIVER, Heather (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HILL, Patrick (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ST AUBYN, Kitty (2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GREANY, John (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MANSELL, Daniel (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NICULIU, Eva (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOLLOS, Reka (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BUSHNELL, Thomas (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HADGETT, Rebecca (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOODS, Genevieve (2016) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PUTHUPPALLY, Ciju (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOWDING, Ryan (2017) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHRIMPTON, Ruby (2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | McCOMBE, Charles (2017) |
Barrister Profiles
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 | Siza Agha | Siza is a criminal and sports practitioner. In crime he has a… | View Profile |
 | Jonathan Ashley-Norman | Specialist in criminal and regulatory law in a business setting, instructed… | View Profile |
 | Richard Atchley | Richard Atchley is a criminal and civil law specialist. He is renowned… | View Profile |
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| Rachel Barnes QC | A dual-qualified US attorney and English barrister, Rachel has a niche fraud,… | View Profile |
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| Kevin Baumber | Kevin is Head of 3 Raymond Buildings Professional Discipline Practice Group.… | View Profile |
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| Stuart Biggs | Stuart Biggs’ practice focuses upon allegations of wrongdoing in the corporate sphere:… | View Profile |
 | Michael Borrelli | Michael defends in high profile, serious and complex crime, and in other… | View Profile |
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| Michael Bromley-Martin | Michael’s criminal practice sees him defending at the top end of serious… | View Profile |
 | Trevor Burke | Trevor is a highly renowned practitioner with a national and international practice… | View Profile |
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| Matthew Butt | A leading QC practicing in inquests and inquiries, police regulation, criminal and… | View Profile |
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| Emma Collins | Emma has a broad practice encompassing all of Chambers’ areas of expertise… | View Profile |
 | Hugh Davies OBE | Hugh Davies QC’s principal areas of specialisation are criminal law (including fraud… | View Profile |
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| Clair Dobbin | Clair Dobbin QC practices in the fields of public law, human rights… | View Profile |
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| William Emlyn Jones | A specialist in serious crime and fraud, both prosecuting and defending. His… | View Profile |
 | Simon Farrell | Simon is one the UK’s leading fraud, corruption, money laundering and proceeds… | View Profile |
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| Patrick Gibbs | Advice and advocacy at all stages of criminal and ‘quasi-criminal’ investigations, regulatory… | View Profile |
 | John Greany | John has a broad practice across several areas of chambers’ expertise. He… | View Profile |
 | Edmund Gritt | Barrister specialising in criminal law; also public law matters and civil actions… | View Profile |
 | John Hardy | Extradition, human rights, mutual legal assistance. Regularly appears in Supreme Court, frequent… | View Profile |
 | Patrick Hill | Patrick practises in criminal and regulatory law; extradition, international, immigration, EU and… | View Profile |
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| James Hines | James Hines QC acts in major international fraud, crime and extradition,… | View Profile |
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| Reka Hollos | Reka has established a mixed public and criminal law practice with a… | View Profile |
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| Richard Horwell | Leading silk in Crime, Financial Crime, Inquests and Public Inquiries. Renowned for… | View Profile |
 | Bo-Eun Jung | Bo is experienced in the full range of criminal cases in the… | View Profile |
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| Hugo Keith | Hugo Keith QC is recognised as one of the… | View Profile |
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| Guy Ladenburg | Prosecutes and defends fraud and serious crime, and practises across a range… | View Profile |
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| Sarah Le Fevre | Specialist practitioner in licensing, regulatory, inquest, inquiry, and public law with extensive… | View Profile |
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| James Lewis | Joint Head of Chambers. A specialist in both civil and criminal cases. Vastly… | View Profile |
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| Helen Malcolm | International and EU corporate criminal fraud, bribery and corruption, tax evasion and… | View Profile |
 | Daniel Mansell | A broad practice across chambers’ main areas of expertise, including crime, regulatory… | View Profile |
 | Robert Morris | Robert has a broad criminal practice. In previous years he represented as… | View Profile |
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| Saba Naqshbandi | Saba is an expert in Health & Safety, Licensing, Inquests and Public… | View Profile |
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| Eva Niculiu | Eva is developing a broad practice across chambers’ main areas of expertise.… | View Profile |
 | Heather Oliver | Heather prosecutes and defends a full range of criminal matters, and has… | View Profile |
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| Luke Ponte | Luke prosecutes and defends in the most serious and complex criminal cases.… | View Profile |
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| Neil Saunders | Neil is a criminal practitioner involved in all aspects of criminal trial… | View Profile |
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| Rachel Scott | Crime, extradition and international law, and public law including inquests. Notable expertise… | View Profile |
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| Ben Summers | Ben was called to the Bar in 1994 and joined QEB Hollis… | View Profile |
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| Stephen Walsh | A specialist in regulatory, coronial and licensing law with broad experience in… | View Profile |
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| Ben Watson | Particular expertise in extradition, public law, international mutual legal assistance, asset recovery,… | View Profile |
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| Alisdair Williamson | In silk, Alisdair’s practice has focused on defence in high-profile professional discipline… | View Profile |
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| Ailsa Williamson | A specialist in professional discipline cases, inquests, criminal work, and regulatory law.… | View Profile |
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| Richard Wormald | Richard’s fields of practice are: Crime, Fraud, Civil Litigation, Licensing and Gaming,… | View Profile |