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Three Raymond Buildings Offices
Three Raymond Buildings
3 RAYMOND BUILDINGS, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5BH
England
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Sarah Le Fevre
Position
Specialist practitioner in licensing, regulatory, inquest, inquiry, and public law with extensive expertise in criminal law. Licensing: instructed to advise and represent licensees, applicants, police and licensing authorities on all matters connected with licensable activity, including sexual entertainment, gambling, alcohol, entertainment of all other kinds, street trading and taxis with extensive appellate and High Court practice. Regulatory: List ‘A’ Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law (HSE/EA/ORR); instructed by enforcing authorities, companies and individuals to advise and represent in civil, criminal, administrative and coronial proceedings, with particular expertise in railway, fire, and safety at sports (football) grounds, environmental and water law. Inquests and public inquiries: instructed by bereaved families, employers, premises operators, enforcing authorities, and police to advise and represent at inquests/public inquiries and in related High Court and civil proceedings. Criminal law: prosecution and defence as led junior and alone.
Career
Qualified 2001, Lincoln’s Inn; appointed ‘A’ List on the Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law Panel 2012.
Education
Cambridge (MA Hons Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic); Diploma in Law (merit); LLM International Law (distinction); Ede & Ravenscourt Student of the Year 2001 (Lincoln’s Inn); Megarry Scholar 2001; Buchanan Prize 2001.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Licensing
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Sarah Le Fevre –Three Raymond Buildings ‘She is well-respected by licensing sub-committees.’
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Sarah Le Fevre –Three Raymond Buildings ‘Sarah’s legal knowledge is exceptional, she has significant insight and her strengths are her strong advocacy and her down to earth style with clients.’
‘Jam packed with talented, caring barristers‘, Three Raymond Buildings is ‘a truly first class set’ with a wide range of inquests and inquiry experience. Hugo Keith KC continues to act as lead counsel to the Covid-19 inquiry, with 2024 Silk Saba Naqshbandi KC acting for the largest warranty provider and building control inspector nationally, NHBC, in the Grenfell Tower inquiry. Patrick Gibbs KC is a go-to for inquests involving the actions and omissions of state agents, exemplified by his work as leading advocate for the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko. Hugh Davies OBE KC specialises in representing members of the police family, including representing a police firearms officer in the inquest into the death of Sean Fitzgerald during a pre-planned operation. Sarah Le Fevre is instructed to represent the National Police Chiefs Council in the Covid-19 inquiry, while Bo-Eun Jung was instructed for the inquiry in modules 1 and 2 of the same.
London Bar > Health and safety
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Sarah Le Fevre – Three Raymond Buildings ‘A very user-friendly junior who has a great manner with nervous clients.’
The team at Three Raymond Buildings has a solid track record in handling a broad range of health and safety matters, including serious workplace injuries and fatalities. Stephen Walsh KC is sought after for his expertise in advising regulatory bodies on enforcement issues, as well as prosecuting and defending in cases concerning fatal accidents in the construction and leisure sectors. Sarah Le Fevre is instructed by the Health and Safety Executive in a Health and Safety at Work Act prosecution concerning alleged failures to properly minimise the risk of suicide in sectioned and extremely vulnerable mental health patients at a healthcare facility. Bolstering the group at the senior end, Saba Naqshbandi KC was elevated to silk in March 2024.