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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to welcome leading family silk, June Venters KC, to its 80-strong team of family barristers as a full tenant. June Venters KC is a dual-qualified barrister and solicitor who brings with her over 40 years of experience in family law and children disputes. June was called to the bar in 2017, having been made the first woman solicitor QC in 2006. June is a qualified family mediator, civil...
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3PB's public law barrister Matthew Wyard has been appointed as the new chair 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. Their AGM and a case law update was held last Tuesday 16 July at the Birmingham offices of law firm Irwin Mitchell. The network offers a...
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3PB Barristers has become a Bronze Patron of Advocate as a result of successfully raising over £2,500 for the charity at its recent Private Law and Financial Remedies Family Law Conference. The family group made the donation, along with a separate donation for the same amount to Bfriends (the official charity of Birmingham Children’s Trust), drawing on the conference proceeds generated from ticket sales and sponsorship. Advocate matches people in need of legal advice with...
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3PB’s barristers and staff from our Winchester centre welcomed Samuel Townend KC last week (Friday 12 July) as part of his visit to the Western Circuit. 3PB members were keen to discuss Samuel’s priorities for his term which include addressing chronic underfunding across jurisdictions and the courts estate, promoting diversity, removing unnecessary regulatory burdens on the profession, and tackling inadequate and unequal pay. Samuel was Co-Chair of the Legal Services Committee (LSC) and Chair of...
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3PB's contentious probate, commercial and property disputes barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen (pictured here) is now a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) having qualified as a trust and estate practitioner. Ashley had been earlier awarded merit grade in their "Taxation of Trusts and Estates" exam which covers income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax. She obtained a merit overall in her STEP Diploma. This follows the news that Ashley's fellow...
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3PB's construction law barrister Tony Bingham comments on the Supreme Court ruling today in the landmark collateral warranties case of Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd (Respondent) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP) (Appellant) [2024] UKSC. The appeal gave the opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify the meaning of section 104 and provide guidance on the proper interpretation of wording typically found in collateral warranties on construction projects. The appeal considered whether...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist chancery and property law barrister Oliver Ingham (pictured here) has been shortlisted for the “Star Junior” award at this year’s Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Awards, taking place tonight, 11 July, at the National Gallery, London. The annual awards celebrate the legal firms and individuals who have led in serving high net worth clients in achievements such as legal work and expertise, strategic growth and innovation and excellence in...
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We are delighted to announce that 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has been shortlisted for 8 awards at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024, including 4 Juniors, a Silk, 2 Sets of the Year and Chambers Leader of the Year, in the following categories: "Intellectual Property Set of the Year": Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard, Mark Wilden, Faizul Azman "Set outside London of the Year" : Birmingham, Bristol, Bournemouth, Oxford, Winchester "Chambers Leader of the Year": CEO...
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3PB (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that family law silk Liz McGrath KC has taken over as Head of Chambers as of Friday 5th July, and that David Parratt KC, a commercial and construction silk will serve as Deputy Head of Chambers. Chambers owes a huge debt of gratitude to David Berkley KC for his leadership over the past five years and to his deputy Gavin Hamilton. Both will continue in full time...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) expert commercial, costs and property law barrister Cheryl Jones and pupil barrister Jack Felvus have written on the relevance of Part 36 offers in the legal costs arising from probate litigation. In the article, Cheryl and Jack look at the recent case of Leonard v Leonard [2024], which revolved around a dispute between the late Mr Leonard’s children from his first marriage and his second wife, and the overturning of a second Will...
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3PB Barristers’ family group has made a donation of £2,648.50 to Advocate; and a further £2,648.50 to Bfriends. Advocate matches people in need of legal advice with barristers willing to take on cases on a pro bono basis. Bfriends is the official charity of Birmingham Children’s Trust and creates life opportunities for children in care. The donations are the proceeds of the group’s Private Law and Financial Remedies Family Law Conference 2024 which took place in...
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3PB Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) Sunyana Sharma represents His Majesty’s Coastguard (‘HMCG’) at the inquest touching the sad death of 14 year old Albina Yevko, who fell from the sea wall between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren after going for a walk along the sea wall. The Coroner considered the risk assessments and mitigations put in place by Network Rail, the care and treatment rendered by the emergency services including HMCG and the inter-agency communication. The...
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