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    Aimee Fox writes for Target Jobs on Life at the Family Law Bar

    3PB’s specialist family and education law barrister Aimee Fox (pictured here) has written for Target Jobs on what students may expect from working at the Family Bar. The piece is aimed at prospective pupillage applicants ahead of the upcoming pupillage application period and details the main aspects of the role of family barristers. Offering advice on the skills needed to succeed in the area, Aimee gives guidance on the role of a family barrister as...

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    3PB’s Sunyana Sharma appointed as part-time Deputy District Judge

    3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that regulatory and inquest barrister Sunyana Sharma (pictured here) has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a part-time Deputy District Judge on the South-Eastern Circuit to preside on civil and family cases. Sunyana practises in inquest law, professional disciplinary work, maritime law, health and safety law and all areas of regulatory compliance and consumer protection. She has been appointed to the C list of specialist...

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    Rebecca McKnight becomes newest 3PB criminal barrister

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has announced that criminal pupil barrister Rebecca McKnight (pictured here) has become a tenant and member of the national chambers, following the successful completion of her third six pupillage at the set. Rebecca joins our strong Crime Group and will be based at 3PB’s Winchester office. She brings an expertise in general crime (both prosecuting and defending), regulatory disputes and court martial work, having already seen successes in court in...

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    Luke Ashby appointed District Judge to sit in Bournemouth

    We are delighted to announce that the King has appointed 3PB personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Luke Ashby (pictured here) to be a District Judge with effect from Monday 31 October 2022. District Judge Ashby will sit on the Western Circuit and be based at Bournemouth County Court. Luke Ashby was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 2007 and appointed as a Fee-paid First-tier Tribunal Judge, assigned to the Social Entitlement Chamber in...

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    3PB’s Emma Harman appointed as part-time Deputy District Judge

    3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that family barrister, Emma Harman (pictured here) has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a part-time Deputy District Judge on the Western Circuit to sit within the Civil and Family Jurisdiction. Emma was called to the bar in 2003 and is a member of 3PB’s 80-strong team of family barristers at the national chambers. She joins an array of part-time judges and Recorders who also...

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    Paul Newman called to the Bar of Northern Ireland

    3PB construction and mediation barrister Paul Newman, pictured here, was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland by the Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan in the High Court of Northern Ireland on 21 October 2022.  

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  • Aaron Mayers

    Aaron Mayers writes for the Dispute Resolution Blog about the impact on litigation of the UK and EU’s sanctions on Russia

    Aaron Mayers (pictured here), specialist commercial and chancery barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has written for Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution Blog about the impact on litigation of the sanctions placed by the UK and EU involving Russian Designated Persons – those companies and oligarchs restricted from trading goods or services or benefiting from such trade. In his piece, published here, Aaron looks at the recent case of Maroil Trading Inc and others v...

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    The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) final report published today

    Four 3PB education and public law barristers (pictured top left to bottom right) acted for Ofsted throughout various strands of the IICSA Inquiry, which was chaired by Professor Alexis Jay OBE. Mathew Gullick KC Alice de Coverley Faizul Azman Gabriel Adedeji 3PB reported in March this year on the earlier findings from IICSA of "shocking failings" and "blatant hypocrisy" in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations and that some were...

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    3PB Criminal Law team achieves the TOP TIER in both legal directories again

    3PB offers its congratulations to its Criminal Law team for again reaching the top tier in the latest editions (2023) of the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. The team has increased its number of juniors ranked in the Western Circuit by Chambers and Partners to 10 (+2 on last year), and now achieves 12 rankings in the Legal 500 (+2 on last year). 3PB’s criminal law team ‘offers an impressive array of criminal practitioners’ and...

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    3PB’s Employment Team achieve record 15 individual rankings in Chambers & Partners 2023 and promoted to Tier 1 in two Circuits

    3PB Barristers congratulates its Employment and discrimination law team for achieving a Tier 1 ranking in two Circuits (Western and South Eastern) in Chambers and Partners’ 2023 edition published today. The team now records a total of 15 individual rankings, up from 12 last year, in London, Western and South Eastern. Our individual barristers attracted significant praise in the directory, as well as our clerks described as 'standouts for their promptness of service, friendliness and...

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    Legal Directories reward 3PB’s ‘genuine specialists in education law’

    3PB is delighted to report that 9 out of its 14 education law barristers are ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2023 directories, with the team reaching Band 3 in London in Chambers and Partners and Tier 4 in the Legal 500. While the Legal 500 attributed 10 rankings for 8 of our barristers in London, the Midlands and Wales, Chambers and Partners rewarded our team with 7 rankings in London. The...

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    Another strong performance for 3PB’s Family Law Team in Chambers & Partners 2023

    3PB Barristers is delighted to report another strong performance by its Family Law team, this time in Chambers and Partners’ 2023 edition published today. With a total of 19 rankings, the team achieves Band 1 in both Family Children and Family Finance in the Midlands and retains its Band 2 ranking in Western. The client and peers feedback received by each of our individual barristers is testament to the depth and wealth of talent available...

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