General News

Susan Jones appearing in inquests over Keyham/Plymouth shootings

18th January 2023

Yesterday, 17th January 2023, Senior Coroner Ian Arrow, sitting with a jury, started a series of inquests into the death of the victims of the 2021 Keyham/Plymouth shootings. The inquests are expected to last approximately 6 weeks. 3PB specialist inquests barrister Susan Jones, pictured here, is instructed by Gary Rubin at law firm Blackfords to represent the Firearms Licensing Supervisor.      

Dr Christopher Whelan to hold launch event for ‘The Bodyguards of Lies’, his new book about lawyers' conduct, truths and lies

16th January 2023

Join Dr Christopher Whelan for the launch of his new book ‘The Bodyguards of Lies’, recently published by Bloomsbury Publishing. The event, to be held at the Tsuzuki Theatre, St Anne's College, Oxford, on Thursday 26 January from 5:30-7:30pm, will feature a brief presentation from the barrister-author Dr Whelan, followed by a short Q&A session with fellow employment barrister, Andrew McPhail. The reception, which will include opportunities to win a free copy of the book as well...

£17,500 Costs Order on the Small Claims Track: Poor Mr Boswell

13th January 2023

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Ashley Blood-Halvorsen discusses the case of Reed v Boswell (2022), a recent case involving a dispute between landlords over a common tenant, in which she represented the Defendant. The case in question saw the Claimant Mrs Reed bring a claim against Ashley’s client Mr Boswell alleging that he had given a ‘favourable’ reference for his tenant Mr Fernandes, who was to take up a tenancy from Mrs Reed. Mr Fernandes...

Former senior family judge Martin Dancey joins 3PB

10th January 2023

We are delighted to announce that former Circuit Judge His Honour Martin Dancey, pictured here, is to join 3PB with immediate effect. An Associate member of chambers, Martin Dancey will be accepting appointments as a Private FDR Judge and is offering a conciliation and early neutral evaluation service in private law children cases, helping families find solutions. Hamish Dunlop, Head of 3PB's Family Finance team, said: "As the Designated Family Judge on the South Coast,...

3PB’s Matthew Wyard hosts new Court of Protection and Community Care podcast

6th January 2023

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has launched CoP Comm, a new podcast series covering all things court of protection and community care, hosted by specialist public law barrister Matthew Wyard. Each episode will cover two or three current topics, such as current awareness, latest jurisprudence and pointers for practice. Matthew will also regularly be joined by guests in the field for interesting discussions and debates. Each episode will be just long enough to give a...

FA barrister Sam Shurey transfers to 3PB

3rd January 2023

Sports and regulatory barrister Sam Shurey (2015 call), pictured here, has joined 3PB (3 Paper Buildings). Sam was formerly an in-house barrister at The Football Association (The FA), where he enjoyed a busy caseload including a wide range of disciplinary and safeguarding issues arising from youth, grassroots, non-league, Football League and Premier League football. Sam's work at The FA involved advising on, and appearing in, cases concerning on-field misconduct , betting related misconduct, discrimination, social...

Welcome to December's newsletter Welcome to 3PB’s education law team newsletter. In this edition we celebrate our success in the recent Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 rankings; and Alice de Coverley's appointment as joint chair of Neurodiversity in Law.   We also share with you the recent Ofsted annual report which summarises the results of this year's inspections and presents the findings. Finally, the report on the Children and Families Act 2014 which says that the...

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has named the Stroke Association and the Multiple Sclerosis Society as its chosen Charities of the Year for 2023. These charities have special meaning to some of our members. The Stroke Association supports in rebuilding the lives of those who’ve had a stroke with specialist support, campaigning for better knowledge around care and support, and funding critical research. To learn more about The Stroke Association, click here The Multiple Sclerosis...

Rebecca McKnight successful in appealing motoring offence sentence at Bristol Crown Court

14th December 2022

3PB Barrister’s (3 Paper Buildings) specialist criminal barrister Rebecca McKnight (pictured here) has been successful in appealing a motoring offence sentence at Bristol Crown Court. The sentence was imposed for failing to name a driver under Section 172(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. During the original case, a guilty plea entered online and a sentence of 6 penalty points plus a fine was dealt with in absence at Bath Spa Magistrates Court. At the...

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence News Welcome to our December newsletter  Welcome to our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence newsletter, packed full with team news and achievements, and analysis of some recent, interesting cases. Earlier this year, we congratulated Darren Walsh for his appointment as a Circuit Judge and celebrated with Luke Ashby his appointment as District Judge. The team has welcomed Sharan Sanghera as deputy head of the group. Our group will be expanding further next...

Items include a look at the increase to the National Minimum Wage due in April 2023, new legislation allowing employees to request flexible working from day one in a job, as well as two proposed bills - the Carer's Leave Bill and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill, and a look at The Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022.
Analysis includes Nexus v RMT & Unite the Union [2022] EWCA Civ 1408, Mr J Hilaire v Luton Borough Council [2022] EAT 166, and how employers can protect themselves during Christmas party season.

3PB welcomes family barrister Komal Patel

2nd December 2022

3 Paper Buildings (3PB) is delighted to welcome family barrister Komal Patel [2016 call] from Senate House Chambers in Northampton, who earlier had established a successful practice on the South-East Circuit. Komal Patel, pictured here, has a busy practice in family disputes (private and public law children), often involving complex facts and serious allegations of domestic abuse, and also has a strong practice focused on matrimonial finance. She has an interest in cases involving mental...