General News

David Richards and Dr Tagbo Ilozue discuss the implications for those in the maritime sector following the Covid-19 pandemic. The 60-minute webinar can be watched below and was originally broadcast on 2 July 2020.    

As 3PB find themselves returning to Tribunals in-person, Joseph England outlines members’ experiences and key points to bear in mind as the differences emerge to the world we once knew. From the week beginning 29 June 2020, 3PB barristers have found themselves returned to the once familiar world of in-person hearings. Forced to shed their lockdown ‘work t-shirts’ and remember where the iron is kept, the team have been busy across the country returning to...

We have all being getting used to new technologies as the Covid pandemic suddenly put an end to in-person hearings. Although Courts and Tribunals are gradually returning to normality, it is apparent that remote hearings are here to stay, and there will be a move towards the use of a unified CVP technology. I gained some insight into the CVP platform when recently taking part in judicial CVP training. I therefore hope the below overview...

This month the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield [2020] EWCA Civ 760 and ruled that a failure to serve a gas safety certificate before a tenant enters in to occupation of the property will not create an absolute bar on residential landlords subsequently relying upon the section 21 eviction procedure. 3PB first-six pupil barrister Alex Leonhardt, in reviewing the case in a detailed article here,...

3PB barristers Nicholas Leviseur and Daniel Brown were joined by Carl Johnson, Partner and Head of the Regulatory Department of Stephensons Solicitors, this week to present a webinar on professional discipline during Covid-19. Nicholas spoke about The Health Protection ( Coronavirus Restrictions) ( England) Regulations 2020 - the legislative framework which has permitted the British government to place everyone in England under house arrest, to shut businesses and to close places of public entertainment. Carl talked about the opportunities...

We are delighted to announce that Grace Boorer (formerly of Old Square Chambers) has joined 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) and will be based in our Oxford office. Called to the Bar in 2016 in the top 10 of her cohort, Grace Boorer is a barrister who specialises in employment and discrimination, personal injury and clinical negligence disputes. Grace is a busy and successful employment and discrimination counsel, acting for both claimants and respondents in...

3PB’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams continue their series of virtual events with a 90s themed quiz night at 7pm on Thursday 2nd July. We hope you and your colleagues will join us as we dig out our Dr. Martens for another night of competitive fun. We’re pleased to be supporting the Spinal Injuries Association through this event. Every four hours someone in the UK will hear the devastating news that they have sustained...

3PB’s specialist family law barrister Alex Hodge has reviewed the fairness of a judicial system in which hearings are conducted remotely in an article just published in Family Law Week. Since the 23rd March 2020, the UK has been under strict lockdown measures. These measures introduced different ways of working for the legal industry and since then most family Court matters have been heard remotely. In Family Law Week, Alex writes about the challenges faced...

David Richards and Emma Waldron are among the contributors to 'Lockdown Lawyers'; an anthology of poetry on how the COVID-19 crisis has hit legal aid lawyers and the provision of advice and advocacy. There are over 50 contributions from barristers, solicitors, advisers and some of their family members. The poems range from haiku to multi-page poems and touch upon crime, mental health, the lack of courts and how practitioners are coping working from home (or not). Edited...

Matthew Cannings explains the significance of the Court of Appeal's decision in Trecarrell House v Rouncefield for landlords and gas safety certificates - all in under three minutes!    

More judicial appointments for 3PB

22nd June 2020

3PB is delighted to announce that public law barrister Matthew Wyard has been appointed as a Chair of the Valuation Tribunal for England as of 22 June 2020. Matthew will sit in the Valuation Tribunal for England hearing appeals against decisions of the Valuation Office in respect of both council tax bandings and business rates. To contact Matthew, please email him at [email protected] or to instruct him, email his clerk Tom Cox on [email protected].

Yesterday. Thursday 18th June 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down their judgment in the case of Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield [2020] EWCA Civ 760 to state that a failure to serve a gas safety certificate before a tenant enters in to occupation of the property does not create an absolute bar on residential landlords subsequently relying upon the section 21 eviction procedure. 3PB Barristers’ Matthew Cannings, who heads the Property & Estates team...