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3PB's Crime barrister Jodie Mittell acted for the Crown, led by Adam Vaitilingam KC, in a five-handed murder trial. The trial, at Winchester Crown Court, lasted eight weeks and concluded earlier this month with the jury unanimously convicting three defendants of murder and the other two of manslaughter. Two further defendants had already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob. The Crown's case was that the seven men had together planned a robbery. The five trial...
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Rachel Bale talks to Get Briefed Podcast about Her Bar and promoting the success of women at the Bar
3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Rachel Bale (pictured here) has spoken to the Get Briefed Podcast alongside Nasreen Shah of Great James Street Chambers about Her Bar, the online Hub providing support and resources to aspiring and practicing women barristers. Rachel and Nasreen co-founded Her Bar in 2021 while completing their pupillages. In the podcast, hosted by Briefed’s founder Orlagh Kelly, Rachel and Nasreen discuss their paths to the Bar, the motivations behind starting Her...
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3PB construction barrister Nick Kaplan appeared for the claimant in the case of Wordsworth Construction v Inivos Limited t/a Health Spaces before Recorder Singer KC, sitting as a judge of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). He was instructed by law firm Berry Smith LLP. Quite unusually the Court decided to set-off two adjudicator’s decisions against each other. The Court previously confirmed in a judgment last year in FK Construction Ltd v ISG Retail Ltd...
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Two of 3PB's Education Law team appeared opposite each other in the Upper Tribunal, with Alice de Coverley acting for the Appellant, the parents of a disabled child who had been permanently excluded, and John Friel acting for the Respondent, an independent school. The case of SS v Proprietor of an Independent School [2024] UKUT 29 (AAC) is a significant and useful decision for those acting in the education and discrimination field. UT Judge Stout...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist Court of Protection barrister Matthew Wyard (pictured here) explores the recent Court of Protection property and affairs case of Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation v (1) PW (2) the Public Guardian [2024] EWCOP 16. The case revolved around whether the appointment by a professional deputy of a linked asset management firm was a breach of the rule against conflict of interest. Spoiler: the court found that it did amount to...
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Nick Cotter and Graham Gilbert successfully prosecute organised crime gang in major phone fraud case
3PB's crime and regulatory barristers Nick Cotter and Graham Gilbert acted for the Crown in prosecuting an organised crime gang who defrauded major phone companies out of over £400,000 - seeing four of the five fraudsters jailed for a combined total of 11 years with the fifth, who admitted his part in the fraud conspiracy, due to appear for sentencing at a later date. The fraudsters all pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to defrauding...
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3PB Barristers’ commercial and property law specialist Alexander Whatley has successfully represented the Respondent Company in the recent case of Fitzroy Place Residential Limited & Others v Lovitt & Others [2024] UKUT 63 (LC), heard in the Upper Tribunal by Deputy Chamber President Martin Rodger KC. The issue concerned the meaning of a standard form of lease used in a large and prestigious development in Central London comprising both residential and commercial premises. The case specifically...
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3PB are delighted to announce that crime and regulatory barrister Gemma White has been appointed by Robert Courts KC MP HM Solicitor General, to the Treasury Counsel Monitoree Scheme, for a period of 3 years from 1 April 2024. Treasury Counsel are a team of specialist advocates who prosecute many of the most serious and complex cases in the country, and advise and appear on behalf of the Law Officers and other government departments. Advocates...
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3PB's crime and regulatory barrister Nicholas Cotter (pictured here), led by Mark Wyeth KC, has just completed a three-month trial at the Central Criminal Court in which his client was acquitted of conspiracy to murder The client was alleged to be involved in a gangland shooting in a nightclub, which was indicted at the outset as a conspiracy to murder. Following trial, the client was found guilty of a firearms offence but acquitted of all...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Nick Kaplan and Mariya Peykova have contributed to the latest issue of ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes. Mariya’s article “Data Adequacy and International Relations: The Pitfalls of a Shifting Human Rights Landscape”, published on pages 11-12, explores the connection between EU data adequacy decisions and human rights records. In her article, Mariya explores how the undermining of the existing human rights framework could alter how the EU views the UK’s ability to provide...
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3PB Employment law barrister Joseph England (pictured here) analyses the case of Wicked Vision Ltd v Rice [2024] EAT 29, in which the EAT re-confirms the Court of Appeal's decision in Osipov concerning a claimant's ability to claim for detriments that precede dismissal against a co-worker and against the corporate employer for its vicariously liability even if the losses that flow amount to those that flow from dismissal; and that a Claimant can claim for...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist family law barrister and former Designated Family Judge for Bristol and the surrounding counties, His Honour Stephen Wildblood KC (pictured here) is to chair a free virtual Financial Remedy Conference hosted by Family Law Week, Oxfordshire Resolution and RWK Goodman. “Financial Remedy Conference: An art, not a science: valuing companies, Daniels v Walker and the role of the expert in Financial Remedy cases” will take place on Monday 18 March from...
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