James Hines KC
Three Raymond Buildings ‘James is a gentleman in the courtroom, knows his stuff and can adapt quickly to judicial intervention because of that.’
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.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The clerks are great to work with: fair, responsive, honest.'
- 'They remain the leading set for extradition.'
- '3 Raymond Buildings is an excellent chambers with a wide variety of good extradition barristers.'
- '3 Raymond Buildings is a very impressive chambers with a number of very able extradition practitioners.'
- 'Extremely good set. Real strength in depth, with some particular stand-out barristers coming through the senior-junior end.'
- '3 Raymond Buildings has many very able extradition practitioners.'
- '3 Raymond Buildings are a leading set in both crime and extradition and rightly enjoy a very good reputation. '
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Hugo Keith KC
Three Raymond Buildings 'Hugo is a commanding presence in court, he ensures he is thoroughly prepared both in terms of the facts and the law and works extraordinarily hard.'
Helen Malcolm KC
Three Raymond Buildings 'Helen is extremely bright and has a great command of extradition law. She is particularly good at dealing with complex factual cases.'
James Lewis KC
Three Raymond Buildings 'James is an extremely experienced and resourceful extradition lawyer. He is fair as a prosecutor, he is creative and fearless as a defence advocate. He has a great gift for clarity and for simplifying complex matters so as to present them attractively to the court.'
Rachel Barnes KC
‘Intellectually, Rachel is extremely strong. She is very clear and persuasive on paper. She is calm and deliberate in oral advocacy.’
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Amanda Bostock
Three Raymond Buildings ‘ She is steeped in extradition law and is a very effective – and robust – prosecutor with considerable experience of European countries and the prison law landscape.’
Rachel Scott
Three Raymond Buildings ‘She has advised clients in a number of exceptionally complex and novel matters.’
Nicholas Hearn
Three Raymond Buildings ‘Nicholas gets to grips with the details and is able to present his case in a way that is impactful but not overstated.’
Rebecca Hadgett
Three Raymond Buildings 'One of the stand-out juniors in extradition. A true triple threat: client care skills are amazing; written and preparation work outstanding; absolutely fantastic advocate in court.'
