International Law

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Legal 500 2024

“A very strong set, with a high intellectual calibre”.

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“A phenomenal set."

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International Criminal & Humanitarian

International criminal and humanitarian law are becoming increasingly important in domestic criminal and public law practice. In recent times, a considerable amount of legislation has been enacted which provides UK courts with jurisdiction to prosecute international crimes and domestic crimes which occurred wholly or partly outside UK territory. In addition, matters of international criminal law and humanitarian law regularly arise for consideration in extradition cases, inquests, inquiries and courts martial.

The successful prosecution at the Old Bailey of an alleged Afghan warlord for crimes against humanity and torture committed in his own country (the first prosecution of its kind); defending Daniel James (the personal interpreter to General Richards, Commander of forces in Afghanistan, charged with spying offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911 and Wilful Misconduct in Public Office); the involvement of members of Chambers in the Baha Mousa Inquiry into the death of an Iraqi citizen whilst in the custody of UK armed forces.

Members of Chambers have also appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and have advised in investigations and prosecutions before the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

International & Multijurisdictional

We are expert in providing advice and representation for matters with an international or transnational dimension. We advise governments, companies and individuals involved in international business transactions about jurisdictional issues and applicable international and regional laws. Members of Chambers have particular expertise in the applicability of international and domestic trade and financial sanctions and the extra-territorial reach of some US laws.

Rachel Barnes regularly presents and writes in the area of trade and financial sanctions; she teaches a Masters course at the London School of Economics on the law of international economic sanctions and has provided evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee on the impact of targeted financial sanctions.

Members of Chambers speak several other languages and have been instructed in matters in numerous European, Commonwealth and foreign jurisdictions.

We have a dual qualified dual-qualified US lawyer with practice experience in New York (Rachel Barnes).

Bo-Eun Jung is a special advisor to the Korean Embassy on matters of criminal law and procedure.

Saba Naqshbandi has acted as Co-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the International Bar Association and Deputy International Officer of the Criminal Bar Association Committee.

Colin Nicholls QC is Honorary Life President of the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association.

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Afghan Warlord

The successful prosecution at the Old Bailey of an alleged Afghan warlord for crimes against humanity and torture committed in his own country (the first prosecution of its kind).

Daniel James

Defending Daniel James (the personal interpreter to General Richards, Commander of forces in Afghanistan, charged with spying offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911 and Wilful Misconduct in Public Office).

Baha Mousa Inquiry

The involvement of members of Chambers in the Baha Mousa Inquiry into the death of an Iraqi citizen whilst in the custody of UK armed forces.

“Three Raymond Buildings has enormous expertise…”  Legal 500 2020

“With no weak links Three Raymond Buildings is a leading set…has an excellent reputation in extradition and international crime matters.”  Legal 500 2019

“Three Raymond Buildings has an acknowledged reputation in extradition and international crime matters, and more generally has an outstanding team which has a great depth of expertise and experience.”  Legal 500 2019

International Law barristers

King's Counsel

James Lewis KC

Call: 1987 / Silk: 2002

Barrister - James Lewis KC

Hugo Keith KC

Call: 1989 / Silk: 2009

Barrister - Hugo Keith KC

Simon Farrell KC

Call: 1983 / Silk: 2003

Barrister - Simon Farrell KC

Patrick Gibbs KC

Call: 1986 / Silk: 2006

Barrister - Patrick Gibbs KC

Helen Malcolm KC

Call: 1986 / Silk: 2006

Barrister - Helen Malcolm KC

John Hardy KC

Call: 1988 / Silk: 2008

Barrister - John Hardy KC

James Hines KC

Call: 1982 / Silk: 2015

Barrister - James Hines KC

Jonathan Ashley-Norman KC

Call: 1989 / Silk: 2016

Barrister - Jonathan Ashley-Norman KC

Matthew Butt KC

Call: 2002 / Silk: 2020

Barrister - Matthew Butt KC

William Emlyn Jones KC

Call: 1996 / Silk: 2021

Barrister - William Emlyn Jones KC

Clair Dobbin KC

Call: 1999 / Silk: 2021

Barrister - Clair Dobbin KC

Ben Watson KC

Call: 2002 / Silk: 2021

Barrister - Ben Watson KC

Rachel Barnes KC

Call: 2004 / Silk: 2022

Barrister - Rachel Barnes KC
Junior Barristers

Nicholas Yeo

Call: 1999

Barrister - Nicholas Yeo

Rachel Scott

Call: 2004

Barrister - Rachel Scott

Bo-Eun Jung

Call: 2005

Barrister - Bo-Eun Jung

Emma Collins

Call: 2008

Barrister - Emma Collins

Heather Oliver

Call: 2010

Barrister - Heather Oliver

Patrick Hill

Call: 2010

Barrister - Patrick Hill

Eva Niculiu

Call: 2013

Barrister - Eva Niculiu

Reka Hollos

Call: 2014

Barrister - Reka Hollos

Rebecca Hadgett

Call: 2015

Barrister - Rebecca Hadgett

Genevieve Woods

Call: 2016

Barrister - Genevieve Woods

Jessica Hocking

Call: 2013

Barrister - Jessica Hocking

Ella Crine

Call: 2020

Barrister - Ella Crine

Rosa Bennathan

Call: 2021

Barrister - Rosa Bennathan

Stephen Bailey

Call: 2022

Barrister - Stephen Bailey

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