Latest News
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3PB's property, housing and agricultural specialist Oliver Nunn has successfully obtained a £174,000 freezing injunction in a high-value equine law dispute. Frequently instructed in disputes over horses, after sales, loans and veterinary treatments, Oliver was instructed by specialist equine solicitor Rebecca Stojak who is the Head of the Equine Law Team at Geldards LLP. Oliver represented an aspiring dressage rider who entered into an agreement to lease a horse at the rate of £30,000 per...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is pleased to welcome two property law barristers Kinza Wahid and Emma Shiels (pictured left to right) to our 40-strong national Property and Estates Group. Both Kinza and Emma will be based in our Birmingham office, but practicing nationwide. Kinza Wahid (call 2021) has a successful practice across the full range of property law, and those matters which cross over into traditional chancery areas. She is regularly instructed in disputes involving; landlord and tenant...
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Naomi Webber edits the 12th edition of our education law newsletter featuring analysis from our barristers Alice de Coverley, Ben Amunwa, Olivia McGonigle, Naomi Webber and Alex Leonhardt. We look back at our team's 2nd education law conference in February and highlight recent involvement of our barristers in important cases and upcoming events.
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Tom Horder, joint head of 3PB’s crime and regulatory crime team, represented VFS (Southampton) Limited, a manufacturer of custom works vehicles in their successful appeal against sentence. At first instance the company was fined £600,000 after entering an early guilty plea to an offence under s.2 of HSWA 1974. The prosecution arose from a 2018 incident on their assembly line. Instructed by Cliff Morris of law firm Paris Smith, Tom (pictured here) argued on appeal...
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Events & Seminars
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Religious and philosophical belief: lessons from Higgs v Farmor’s School - 25 March - 11am on Zoom
Date: Tuesday 25th Mar 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom You are invited to attend this webinar by 3PB's Employment and Education Law Teams. Specialist Employment and Education law barristers Alex Leonhardt and Naomi Webber will speak about the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Higgs v Farmor’s School, which focuses on expressions of religious and philosophical beliefs by employees in and out of the workplace. Naomi and Alex will analyse the legal implications of the judgment, including how direct discrimination interrelates with human rights, and provide guidance…
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3PB Family Law Brunch with The Parenting Apart Programme - 27 March at 11am on Zoom
Date: Thursday 27th Mar 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom The 3PB family law team would like to invite you to our next family law brunch on Thursday 27 March at 11am for one hour, with The Parenting Apart Programme. Our webinar will be hosted by 3PB family law barrister Andrew Duncan and Senior Social Worker and Parenting Apart Consultant Kam Kaur. Andrew Duncan will present the case of Re C [2024] (Change of Given Name) EWCA Civ 1582, a Court of Appeal case concerning a child who wanted to…
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The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – can the proposed law be applied practically and ethically? on Zoom - 1 April 11am
Date: Tuesday 1st Apr 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom As the End of Life Bill is making its way through Parliament, you are invited to join 3PB's Court of Protection team for a discussion about the legislation thus far on Tuesday 1 April at 11am on Zoom. Chaired by Stephen Wildblood KC, our panel will include 3PB Court of Protection barristers Jim Hirschmann and Jennifer Kotilaine as well as Dr Ben Wildblood, consultant geriatrician at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and…
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3PB Family's Third Annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference
Date: Thursday 10th Apr 2025 Time: 8:45 am - 4:45 pm Venue: The ICC 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. Please add yourself to our waiting list using the REGISTER button above. 3PB's Family Law Group invite you to our third annual full-day Private Law Children & Financial Remedies Conference on Thursday 10th April 2025 at The ICC, Centenary Square, Birmingham. We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker is Mrs Justice Lieven, Justice of the High Court of England and Wales assigned to the Family Division. We are…
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