Matthew Butt KC
‘Matthew is a highly intelligent, personable opponent who knows the law inside-out, and has a great eye for that all-important detail at the heart of the case.'
Three Raymond Buildings are a ‘set with a great range of talent across many areas’, with members’ busy workload extending to misconduct proceedings, major public inquests and inquiries, and representing police officers and forces in significant policing failures. Hugh Davies OBE KC represented five police officers who – in a rare directed hearing – were cleared of all allegations relating to discrimination relating to the high-profile arrest of Olympic sprinter Bianca Williams. Patrick Gibbs KC represented the CO19 officer who was acquitted of murder, having shot dead Chris Kaba – later named as a suspect in an attempted murder with a firearm – who was trying to drive through a roadblock. Matthew Butt KC acted for the Metropolitan Police Service in a complex gross misconduct hearing against a Commander who himself had previously chaired misconduct hearings in the force.
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Testimonials
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- 'Fantastic set with great range of talent across many areas.'
- 'Three Raymond Buildings are the go-to set for police misconduct defence work and representing individual officers in inquests. Their team has strength and depth. There are no weak links.'
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Leading Silks
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2025 Silks
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Rachel Scott KC
Nicholas Yeo KC
‘Nicholas is a really fantastic all-round barrister. He perfectly combines being both personable and intellectual, and is always all-over the underlying law and case law. ‘
2026 Silks
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