General News

Rachel Bale discusses how Her Bar is celebrating International Women's Day 2023

8th March 2023

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist property, chancery and financial remedy barrister Rachel Bale (pictured here) has written about how Her Bar is celebrating International Women’s Day 2023. Her Bar was founded in 2021 by Rachel during her pupillage at 3PB, alongside Nasreen Shah of Great James Street Chambers. Her Bar is an online hub dedicated to creating a network for aspiring and practising women barristers, offering support, guidance and community at all points of...

Matthew Wyard appointed to the Court of Protection Practitioners Association

7th March 2023

3PB's public law barrister Matthew Wyard, pictured here, has been appointed to the committee of the West Midlands Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA). The West Midlands CoPPA committee was established in 2018, with the aim of bringing together the thriving network of Court of Protection practitioners in the region. The network offers a range of seminars to cover both property and financial affairs, as well as health and welfare matters. The group also likes...

Welcome to March's newsletter  Spring into March with the newsletter from 3PB Employment and Discrimination barristers. The group have been busy analysing and discussing a vast range of cases: Alex Leonhardt looks at the case of Earl Shilton Town Council v Miller, in which the EAT considered the application of direct discrimination in circumstances where both staff of both sexes shared nominally the same toilet facilities. Grace Nicholls looks at how the absence of a bounce...

Alice de Coverley to speak at Neurodiversity in Law celebration event

6th March 2023

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Alice de Coverley, is set to speak at the Neurodiversity in Law “Achieving with Neurodiversity: Neurodiversity Celebration Week Launch Event” on Monday 13 March 2023. Neurodiversity in Law works to destigmatise neurodiversity within the legal profession and to support those with neurodivergence as they enter and progress throughout their legal careers. Alice de Coverley is Co-Chair at Neurodiversity in Law alongside Oliver May of No5 Chambers. As part of Neurodiversity...

Bitcoin Security: Should Developers Be Held Liable?

2nd March 2023

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist commercial and chancery barrister Aaron Mayers (pictured here) discusses a recent dispute that was heard in the Court of Appeal regarding whether Bitcoin network developers have a fiduciary duty towards Bitcoin owners. The case in question involves Tulip Trading Limited, which lost $4bn in Bitcoin when the private keys to its wallet disappeared in a hacking incident in 2021. Tulip brought claims against a number of Bitcoin network developers...

Directors’ Duties Towards Creditors: Clarification by the Supreme Court

27th February 2023

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist commercial law barrister Makhsudul Islam (pictured here) explores the case of BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA & Others, a recent dispute involving the defining of directors’ duties towards creditors and stakeholders in the event of likely insolvency. The case in question relates to the point at which the “success duty” becomes the duty of company directors to give preference to creditors upon likely insolvency, in relation to a £119m...

Aimee Fox to speak at the HNW Divorce Next Gen conference

24th February 2023

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist family and education law barrister Aimee Fox (pictured here) is to speak at the inaugural HNW Divorce Next Gen conference. Taking place in London on 23 March 2023, this conference will be focusing on a wide breadth of topics relating to financial disputes and the complicated aspects of high net worth divorces. Aimee will be speaking as part of the “Managing your client, managing your case: Costs, Coercive & Controlling...

Philip Bambagiotti forecasts slew of black mould claims and urgent remedial action

23rd February 2023

3PB's dual UK-Australia qualified barrister Philip Bambagiotti (pictured here), a construction and building defects expert, has tackled the serious issue of mould growth in council and privately-owned buildings, substandard ventilation and poor design. The death in 2020 of a 2-year-old Awaab Ishak in a Rochdale council house from severe breathing problems, caused by the effect of mould to his blood and lungs, was a terrible reminder of its consequences. His report advises that "claims involving...

Kellie Salter becomes 3PB’s newest family barrister

22nd February 2023

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is pleased to announce that Kellie Salter (pictured here) has become a tenant and member at the national chambers, following a successful Third Six at the set. Kellie joins the 90-strong family team and is based at 3PB’s Bournemouth office. Kellie has a busy practice across family law including care, private family and Court of Protection cases, with a particular passion for working with parents with learning disabilities and cases...

Inquests into the Plymouth Shootings conclude

22nd February 2023

3PB's specialist inquests barrister Susan Jones, pictured here, was sole counsel representing the Firearms Licensing Supervisor in the series of jury inquests into the deaths arising from the Plymouth/Keyham mass shootings in 2021. Susan was instructed by Gary Rubin at law firm Blackfords. The inquests began on 17th January 2023, as was reported earlier, and combined - the inquests lasted 23 days over the course of six weeks and heard from over 60 witnesses. The...

Charles Irvine successful in high-profile neighbours' boundary dispute

21st February 2023

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist commercial and property barrister Charles Irvine (pictured here), has successfully appeared for the Respondents in a recent High Court case before Sir Anthony Mann involving a property dispute between neighbours arising from the interpretation of a transfer, interference with a right of way and the concept of “ancillary” use. Charles’ clients Mr and Mrs Wakerly own a property in Suffolk which includes their house and a long drive which itself divides...

Tom Horder in successful maritime prosecution in Liverpool for MCA

21st February 2023

Tom Horder (pictured here), who heads 3PB's crime team and is a member of chambers' 55-strong team of public and regulatory barristers, represented the MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency)  in the prosecution of Svitzer Marine Ltd that resulted in Svitzer being fined £2m and ordered to pay costs of £136,000. The prosecution arose out of the tragic death of the Chief Engineer onboard the Liverpool based tug The Millgarth. The MCA’s subsequent investigation focused on...