Three Raymond Buildings is a strong set with ‘first-class talent across a range of legal specialists’ and members regularly acting in restraint, confiscation and civil recovery proceedings as well as providing expertise in defending applications for orders for asset forfeiture. Hugo Keith KC continues to act in the long-running POCA proceedings relating to the grandson of late Uzbek president Islam Karimov. Jonathan Ashley-Norman KC represented a defendant in a £50m contested confiscation proceedings. Since taking silk, Nicholas Yeo KC has represented two Chinese nationals in civil recovery proceedings brought by the NCA arising from alleged fraud worth £27bn. In the clerks' room, Emma Makepeace joined as Deputy Senior Clerk in September 2024 and Carlie Tennent in May 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'Senior Clerk Eddie Holland is always able to resolve any issues.'
- 'In Emma Makepeace Three Raymond Buildings have a super recruit, she works hard and is very responsive.'
- 'Christina Eleftheriou is a particularly helpful clerk'
- 'The clerks are quick to respond, and are very helpful.'
- 'Three Raymond Buildings are a fantastic set with first-class talent across a range of legal specialists.'
- 'Three Raymond Building are a very good set for proceeds of crime work with some outstanding practitioners in that field.'
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Nicholas Yeo KC
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