Four 3PB barristers named on the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List
14th April 2025
3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has seen four members of chambers - commercial, property and public law silk the Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC, commercial and information barrister Mariya Peykova, personal injury and military/police claims barrister Kim Wilson and and employment and discrimination barrister Robin Pickard (pictured here, clockwise from top left) - named on the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List by the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill.
The 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List, published by the charity Advocate, recognises barristers and solicitors who gave at least 25 hours of pro bono legal assistance over the last year and is an initiative begun last year and supported by the Law Society, the Bar Council and all the major pro bono organisations under the aegis of the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee. Many lawyers are offering substantially more than 25 hours that and it follows the long tradition of the legal profession in volunteering their time to provide free legal assistance to individuals and charities.
3PB were nominated as “Pro Bono Chambers of the Year” and Mariya Peykova was nominated for “Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year” at last year's Bar Pro Bono Awards. Both personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Richard Wheeler and property/chancery and family barrister Rachel Bale were listed in the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List last year.
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