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3PB Barristers Jo Martin QC and Jane Rowley successfully defend former Dorset police officer charged with murder

28th October 2020

3PB specialist criminal law barristers Jo Martin QC and Jane Rowley (pictured) successfully defended former Dorset Police Officer charged with murder. The jury took less than 3 hours to acquit Timothy Brehmer of murder after a trial at Salisbury Crown Court lasting 12 days. The Defendant had entered a guilty plea to manslaughter at a plea and trial preparation hearing in July of this year. The Prosecution had rejected his plea and sought a trial...

3PB family team excels in Legal Directory 2021 results

28th October 2020

Chambers & Partners 2021 UK Bar directory attributed a record 17 barrister rankings to our Family Silks and Junior barristers, across the Midlands, Western, London and South Eastern circuits in its latest edition, covering both finance and children work. The Directory ranked the team in Band 2 in the Midlands and in the Western Circuits. Meanwhile, the Legal 500 elected to rank 24 of our members across the same four circuits. The Directory gave the...

Nick Robinson’s client acquitted of Causing Death By Careless Driving

28th October 2020

3PB’s criminal defence specialist Nick Robinson successfully defended Mr Ian Catley who was charged with an offence of causing death by careless driving. Following a Crown Court trial lasting six days the jury took just 90 minutes to find Mr Catley not guilty of causing the death of a pedestrian whilst allegedly driving his car without due care and attention. This complex and sensitive trial included the expert evidence of two pathologists and two road...

3PB backs Road Safety Awareness Week with GloWeek fundraiser

27th October 2020

3PB Barristers’ large Personal Injury  & Clinical Negligence teams, led by Mark Lomas and Michelle Marnham, have long supported the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT). This week is GloWeek, usually the charity’s biggest fundraising week of the year, but the main events in person are obviously cancelled. So 3PB’s counsel will instead be dressing up on Wednesday 28th October in bright and neon clothing and raising money for CBIT. Become the face of 3PB and...

Five 3PB education barristers ranked in Chambers & Partners 2021 edition

26th October 2020

Chambers & Partners 2021 UK Bar directory lists a record five of our education barristers as leading Juniors or Up and Coming barristers in its latest edition. The directory acknowledges ‘3PB Barristers is a well-regarded set with a growing presence in the education sector. Members are experienced in the handling of a broad range of matters, including school admissions and exclusions, special educational needs and discrimination claims. The team also offers expertise in disciplinary matters arising...

Chambers & Partners 2021 UK Bar directory lists a record nine of our employment barristers as leading Juniors in its latest edition. With one of our team ranked in the South Eastern Bar and the remaining eight ranked in the Western Bar, 3PB’s Employment and Discrimination group achieves an overall Band 2 rating in the Western Bar. The directory acknowledges ‘A set with an excellent profile in discrimination law and other employment issues. In addition...

46 barristers at 3PB ranked in Chambers & Partners 2021 UK Bar directory

22nd October 2020

The 2021 Chambers and Partners legal directory - which ranks and rates barristers and solicitors based on independent research by the publisher and direct feedback from clients - has given 46 3PB barristers rankings in this year's guide, across 16 different practice areas. This includes two new group rankings for Family (Children) and Family (Matrimonial Finance) teams in the Midlands and new ratings for Chancery in the Midlands as well as Planning Law in the...

3PB's specialist employment barristers Craig Ludlow and Sarah Clarke bring you a round-up of relevant case law updates in this 50-minute briefing. During this recorded case law update Craig and Sarah outline the most recent decisions and offer their thoughts on the implications for practitioners. For further information about employment law issues or for enquiries contact Russell Porter or call 01865 793 736. Please click here to see more employment law updates.

Business Interruptions Insurance webinar - recording now available!

13th October 2020

3PB barristers David Berkley KC, David Parratt KC (Scot) and Neil Fawcett bring you a recording of their webinar on ''Business Interruption Insurance''. The test case of Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd. and Ors [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm) which was handed down in a 160-page judgement, provides some interesting points for businesses - and their lawyers - looking to claim against business interruption insurance. During this recorded webinar, the 3PB team outline...

Mariya Peykova reviews the decision of Turkey’s attempt to re-open Varosha

12th October 2020

3PB’s specialist international and public law barrister Mariya Peykova has reviewed the decision of Turkey’s attempt to re-open Varosha. On Thursday 8th October 2020, following an announcement by Turkish Cypriot Premier Ersin Tatar during a press conference with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey’s military took down the fencing in the ghost town of Varosha in Cyprus. The move has flared up tensions in the region which have been intensified by the emergence...

3PB organises innovative remote non-statutory village green inquiry

12th October 2020

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been instrumental in delivering a non-statutory village green public inquiry online. It is thought that it could well be the first inquiry of its kind where oral evidence has been heard remotely. Planning barrister William Webster of 3PB was instructed by Wiltshire Council to hold an inquiry in relation to a village green application. Owing to restrictions on physical gatherings an alternative solution was needed if the inquiry was...

Joseph England reviews whistleblowing time limits and the distinction between one off and continuing acts

12th October 2020

3PB’s specialist employment law barrister Joseph England has reviewed the case of Ikejiaku v British Institute of Technology Ltd [2020] UKEAT 0243_19_0705. The case of Ikejiaku v British Institute of Technology Ltd concerns time limits in a whistleblowing detriment claim, the principles of which also extend across other areas, such as discrimination. In this article, Joseph outlines the importance of analysing whistleblowing and other detriments in order to identify whether they are a one off...