Pupillage

3PB nominated for three categories in upcoming Legal Cheek Awards 2024

19th April 2024

We are thrilled to announce that 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has been nominated in three categories in the Legal Cheek Awards 2024, which are jointly sponsored by BARBRI and BPP University Law School. This year 3PB has been selected in the following categories: Best chambers for quality of work Best chambers for colleague supportiveness Best chambers for legal tech The Legal Cheek Awards’ shortlists are derived from their annual trainee and junior lawyer survey, which...

3PB announces record financial results

10th April 2024

National barristers' chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has announced record financial results in 2023-2024 with turnover of £35.8m and receipts of £36.1m, a rise of 17.8% and 14.3% respectively from last year’s results of £30.4m and £31.6m. Simon Astill, 3PB’s Chief Executive, pictured here, said: “These have been hugely positive twelve months for all our twelve specialist teams. Our strategy of continuing to invest in technology to deliver remote hearings, legal research and resilience in...

3 Paper Buildings (3PB) welcomes three new pupil barristers to its 270-strong barrister ranks today

3rd April 2024

The three new pupil barristers starting their twelve-month pupillages with 3PB in April 2024, pictured left to right, are: former TV presenter and broadcaster Anthony Miller who will be focusing on commercial and civil litigation; former Irwin Mitchell in-house advocate Jeremy Warner who will be focusing on personal injury and clinical negligence and former law firm paralegal Zahra Tierney who will be focusing on  property law (particularly residential landlord and tenant issues), commercial law and...

Rosa Thomas and Lucy Bill become members

2nd April 2024

3PB are pleased to announce that barristers Rosa Thomas and Lucy Bill (pictured here, left to right) have successfully completed their twelve-month pupillages today and become tenants with the 250-barrister, national chambers. Former Oxford University graduate, public affairs specialist and researcher Rosa Thomas (call:2023) is joining 3PB's London office and will be focusing on employment and discrimination claims as well as disputes in the education sector, following her specialist pupillage at 3PB in these two...

Applications for 3PB’s six pupil barrister vacancies are live on the Pupillage Gateway tomorrow

2nd January 2024

3PB is pleased to announce that it is inviting applications for pupillage in April and October 2025 via the Bar Council's Pupillage Gateway. Each of our six pupillages available has an award of £40,000 plus at least £17,000 in benefits. Please apply from 12.01am tomorrow morning, Wednesday 3 January 2024. Our vacancy information is accessible here. To find out more about pupillage at 3PB (3 Paper Buildings), please see here.    

3PB's 2023 pupillage open evening

29th November 2023

Join us for our annual pupillage open evening to learn about pupillage opportunities at one of the UK's largest chambers. 30 November 2023 | 4:30pm-7:30pm. 3PB offers the chance for pupils to experience many different areas of law across our six national locations. During the evening, you will have the chance to find out about pupillage at 3PB and hear what life is like as a barrister at our set, including opportunities to live and work...

3PB Crime team recruits Holly Fagan

22nd October 2023

Criminal law specialist, Holly Fagan, pictured here, has become a member of chambers and will work from 3PB's Winchester office. She will be supported by 3PB's new criminal law and regulatory pupils Kate Davies and Jack Felvus. With a strong following and active client base for a barrister of her level of call, Holly has a busy practice both prosecuting and defending in the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court across the Western Circuit. Holly has...

3PB welcomes four new 12-month pupil barristers to its 240-strong barrister ranks today

2nd October 2023

The four pupils starting their twelve-month pupillages, pictured left to right from the top, are: former global brand strategy director and behavioural science researcher Alice Horn who be focusing on commercial litigation and arbitration; former legal assistant Jack Felvus who will be focusing on public law and regulatory matters and criminal law; fellow legal assistant Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley will be focusing on family law and civil disputes; and former City financial analyst Suffian Hussain who will...

Four 3PB pupil barristers become members

29th September 2023

3PB are pleased to announce that their four 12-month pupil barristers - Poppy Watson, Liz Adams, Emma Greening and Dr Angel Matoke-Njagi (pictured left to right from the top) - have all successfully completed their pupillages today and become tenants with the 240-barrister, national chambers. Former in-house energy lawyer Poppy Watson (call:2021) is joining 3PB's London office and will be focusing on commercial litigation and arbitration. Former in-house lawyer and domestic violence and disability campaigner...

Michelle Marnham and Jeremy Warner review important clinical negligence case of Malik v St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

12th July 2023

3PB's Head of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups, Michelle Marnham (pictured here), together with future 3PB pupil barrister Jeremy Warner (who joins in April 2024) have reviewed the case of Sidra Bilal, Hassaan Aziz Malik (Administrators on behalf of the estate of Mukhtar Malik, deceased) v St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, [2023] EWCA Civ 605. This Court of Appeal decision offers an interesting insight into the post-Montgomery landscape. It provides further clarification on...

New 3PB tenants Elizabeth Porteous and Amanda Fernandez

30th May 2023

3PB are pleased to announce that two barristers Amanda Fernandez and former local authority family law assistant Elizabeth Porteous (pictured here, left to right) have both successfully completed their pupillages today and become tenants at - and members of - the 235-barrister, national chambers. Amanda Fernandez (call:2020) is joining 3PB's London office and accept instructions in property, housing, commercial and personal injury litigation. Elizabeth Porteous (call:2021) is a family barrister based in 3PB's Birmingham office...

Two new pupil barristers Lucy Bill and Rosa Thomas join 3PB

3rd April 2023

3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) are delighted to announce that two pupil barristers have joined the national chambers today to undertake 12-month specialist pupillages. Lucy Bill is doing a specialist pupillage in personal injury and clinical negligence, whilst Rosa Thomas is combining education and employment in her pupillage. Both are pictured here, left and right respectively. Lucy is a First Class LLB graduate from Queen's University Belfast with an American Business Administration Certificate from Mary...