Three Raymond Buildings has ‘incredible strength in the area of police law’, with members well versed in a broad range of matters from major inquests and public inquiries, to advising and representing forces and chief constables on significant policing failures. Hugh Davies OBE KC was instructed to intervene on behalf of the Police Federation of England and Wales in Watson v PSNI, with the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ruling that PSNI officers cannot be disciplined over alleged misbehaviour prior to joining the force. Alisdair Williamson KC represented a police officer in the high-profile gross misconduct hearing arising from the stopping of athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos in their car.
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  • '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.' 
  • 'It is the preeminent chambers for police misconduct defence work, with strength and depth at every level. They defend in all the important and newsworthy cases.'
  • 'Three Raymond buildings is extremely strong in the field of police disciplinary/misconduct work and this runs through the whole set from the silks to the junior tenants.'
  • '3RB has incredible strength in the area of police law. They are an impressive set.' 

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