3 Paper Buildings (3PB) is one of the UK's oldest chambers and is the third largest set of barristers in the UK.

3PB provides a comprehensive legal advocacy and advisory service to individuals and businesses alike both in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Our 270 plus barristers offer legal representation and advice across the UK from seven locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Manchester, Oxford and Winchester.

Latest News

  • Jack Webb

    Jack Webb offers guidance on using s.21 of the Housing Act 1988 ahead of April deadline

    3PB Barristers’ property and commercial law barrister Jack Webb has written a detailed guide to s.21 of the Housing Act 1988, offering key guidance to practitioners on how it may be used before the 30 April deadline. In his article, “Last gasp for s.21s”, Jack discusses how after 30 April 2026, no-fault notices of possession will no longer be servable by residential landlords, as per the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, which is to be implemented throughout...

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    Aaron Luxton to speak at R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals Midlands Quarterly Meeting

    3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) commercial and insolvency barrister, Aaron Luxton, is set to speak at the R3 Midlands first quarterly meeting of the year. R3 is the trade association for the entire community of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring professionals. They can provide advice on a range of business and personal finance issues. Aaron's session ‘How to Work Effectively with Lawyers: A Practical Guide’ will focus on working effectively with lawyers: how to get...

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  • Ashley Blood-Halvorsen

    Ashley Blood-Halvorsen explores the practical lessons for practitioners on the Inheritance Act 1975 following Kars v Brown

    3PB’s specialist property and chancery disputes barrister, Ashley Blood-Halvorsen has written on the recent case of Kars v Brown and others. Ashley appeared for the applicant in the rare former-spouse, Inheritance Act 1975 claim. In her article, the case covered gives several practical lessons for lawyers. If divorce financial proceedings stop because one spouse dies, a former spouse can still receive financial provision after divorce. Ashley also explores the wider implications of the decision, particularly...

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    Sahara v Sonara: John Jessup Reviews the Court of Appeal’s Approach to Contract Interpretation

    3PB's specialist commercial, personal and corporate barrister, John Jessup, has written an article titled ‘Sahara Energy Resource Limited V Société Nationale De Raffinage S.A. (Sonara)’. In his article, John examines Sahara’s sale of crude oil to Sonara and the consequences of Sonara’s late payment. He analyses the resulting claims for Incremental Interest and FX Differential and considers whether those claims were governed by the parties’ written agreement known as the Joint Report. John also explores...

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Events & Seminars

  • Online 3PB family law brunch 26 February 2026

    3PB Family Law Brunch - Thursday 26 February - 11am on Zoom

    Date: Thursday 26th Feb 2026
    Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Venue: On Zoom

    The 3PB Family Law Team would like to invite you to attend our next Family Law Brunch on Thursday 26 February at 11am for one hour. This webinar will be hosted by 3PB family law barristers Davinia Riley and Esther Lieu. Esther Lieu will consider 'New Year, New Rules: Understanding the New PD27A Ahead of its Implementation.' Davinia Riley will present 'Privileged, Stolen or "Accidentally Found”: When Curiosity Kills the Case'. What solicitors must do when clients obtain…

  • Online Lessons from Re E A Child 2025 EWFC 422 1

    Lessons from Re E (A Child) [2025] EWFC 422

    Date: Wednesday 4th Mar 2026
    Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Venue: On Zoom.

    The 3PB Family team are pleased to invite you to a webinar on the lessons of Re E (A Child) (Complex Fact-Finding: Allegations of Domestic Abuse and Alienating Behaviours) [2025] EWFC 422. 3PB family law barristers June Venters KC, Rachel Temple and Ayesha Bell-Paris, who successfully represented the father in this landmark High Court Case, will examine the lessons from the judgment, which clarified the scope of judicial criticism against any individual witness, whether a lay person or a…

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    Higher Education and Civil Claims: a webinar series

    Dates:
    24th Feb (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
    12th Mar (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
    22nd Apr (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
    Venue: On Zoom.

    You are invited to attend 3PB's webinar series on Higher Education and Civil Claims, presented by members of 3PB's specialist Education Law Team. Each webinar will last for one hour. Time will be set aside for Q&As. You can register for all 3 sessions or choose to attend only 1 or 2. For more information please contact Practice Manager Gemma Faulkner. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom. ------------- Webinar 1: 'Safeguarding Issues and Fairness in Investigations…

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    3PB's Family Law Group Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference

    Date: Thursday 23rd Apr 2026
    Time: 9:45 am - 5:00 pm
    Venue: Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG

    3PB's Family Law Team invites you to its fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference, taking place on 23 April 2026 in Birmingham. The Avengers may have once graced this big screen, but now 3PB’s expert family barristers and industry experts will Assemble in Millennium Point’s Auditorium – formally the West Midlands’ first IMAX theatre - to cover a range of blockbuster topics covering subjects across both private law children and financial remedies.…

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