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Rachel Scott KC
Position
Crime, extradition and international law, and public law including inquests. Notable expertise in financial and corporate crime. Regularly acts in complex fraud, corruption and cartel cases; previous instructions include R v Alstom & others, involving alleged bribery by a UK subsidiary of the French transport and energy giant. Advises corporations and charities in respect of compliance duties under a variety of regulatory regimes. From 2018 until 2020, worked as part of Clifford Chance’s white collar team in Paris, acting for Airbus SE in the cross-border investigation conducted by the UK, French and US authorities, which led in January 2020 to the world’s largest global resolution for corporate bribery allegations. Appears in civil proceedings involving contempt, fraud or corruption allegations, most recently in the trial before the Commercial Court of ENRC v Director of the SFO. Frequently instructed in extradition cases both by requesting states and requested persons, including in appeals to the Supreme Court and the Privy Council. Offers specialist advice regarding ‘import’ extradition requests as well as matters of mutual legal assistance. Acts in inquests for families of the deceased, police officers and other interested persons. Expertise in judicial review proceedings, spanning subjects such as police misconduct and regulation, the scope of the SFO’s compulsory powers, the prisoner licence regime, and the deportation of foreign offenders.
Career
MusB (Hons) Manchester (Music) 2001, Call 2004, SFO C-Panel 2009, SFO B-Panel 2013. SFO A-Panel 2017, KC 2025
Education
University of Manchester (MusB Hons); post-graduate diploma in law.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Rachel Scott – Three Raymond Buildings ‘Rachel has an excellent legal brain and a fantastic work ethic. She is quick to get top of material and identify key issues to consider. She has exceptional tactical awareness in terms of how to approach a case and can provide detailed and clear advice. She is responsive, approachable and a top class advocate.’
London Bar > Extradition
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Rachel Scott – Three Raymond Buildings ‘She has advised clients in a number of exceptionally complex and novel matters.’
Three Raymond Buildings has a track record of appearing in high-profile extradition proceedings. Frequently sought out by both the CPS and requested persons, the set is equipped to represent clients from the initial hearing to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Helen Malcolm KC appeared in two cases on trials in absentia in EU countries before the Supreme Court, raising questions related to fair trial rights and the application of EU retained law in European Arrest Warrant cases. Rachel Scott is representing a former Goldman Sachs investment banker facing extradition to the United States on allegations of bribery and corruption involving Ghanaian public officials.