6KBW College Hill is ‘one of the very best criminal defence sets in London’, and the set has a wealth of extradition specialists across levels of seniority. David Perry KC led for the appellant in the case of a Canadian fraudster who, having been previously extradited to Canada, returned to the United Kingdom in breach of her Canadian bail conditions. ’A silk in the making’, Catherine Brown was instructed by the US Government in extradition proceedings where the requested person is sought for participation in online blackmail and extortion, and Rosemary Davidson led Richard Evans in a case concerning the request by the US for an Austrian banker accused of involvement in the Lava Jato scandal.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks are the best in London. They are always approachable and highly professional and efficient. Richard Summerscales and Mark Essex are hugely experienced and a real pleasure to work with.'
- 'The clerks are excellent, efficient, courteous and friendly.'
- '6KBW College Hill has a number of extradition practitioners and the set enjoys a stellar reputation.'
- 'They are one of the very best criminal defence sets in London. The quality of the barristers shines though at every level of seniority. They are hugely respected.'
- '6KBW is one of the leading sets for extradition, with many members specialising in this area. All barristers in the field are consistently excellent and all are a joy to work with or against.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Catherine Brown
'Catherine is a silk in the making. She has star quality, both in relation to her knowledge, interpretation and application of the law, and in her ability to make complex legal issues appear simple in her written and oral submissions. She has a very engaging advocacy style and is very quick on her feet. Catherine is always well prepared.'
Rosemary Davidson
‘Rosemary is outstanding. One of the leading juniors in this area of practice.’
Adam Payter
‘He has an outstanding knowledge of extradition law and excellent tactical judgement. His advice is clear and accessible.’
Richard Evans
'Richard Evans is excellent. Hard working and totally professional.'
Ben Lloyd
‘Ben is one of the leading extradition junior barristers. If there were treasury counsel for extradition prosecution counsel, he would lead the pack. A humble advocate of conspicuously discerning ability, he is fearless in presenting his client’s case while remaining a true gentleman.’