3PB family newsletter is out now featuring news and a round up of our recent brunch series
12th June 2020
The 3PB family team brings you a round-up of the latest news and a summary of the talks from our recent series of brunch talks.
This issue includes contributions from or news about Vanessa Meachin QC, Aimee Fox, Amy Beddis, Gemma Chapman, Emma Harman, Emma Griffiths, Michael George, Antonida Kocharova, James Legg, Hamish Dunlop, Sarah Jennings, Theresa Lim, Adeo Fraser, Nicola Frost, Hannah Bush, and Steven Howard as well as details of our upcoming events.
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3PB’s chancery and property barrister Rachel Bale delivered a webinar for LexisNexis on the end of year roundup in Family Law, with a specific focus on Financial Remedies. The webinar addressed the use of non-court dispute resolution, the courts' approach to conduct and costs, clarity on the concept of Matrimonalisation, and an update on pensions. To watch a preview, or the full webinar (subject to subscription), please visit here If you would be interested in...
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3PB are delighted to announce that family law barristers Stephen Wildblood KC and Nicola Frost have both qualified as Family Law Arbitrators under the Financial Remedy Scheme. Both become members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and are now members of the specialist panel of family law arbitrators, managed by Resolution on behalf of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (“IFLA”). Stephen Wildblood KC (1980 call) practised as a specialist family barrister for 27...
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3PB's family law barristers Dorian Day and Samantha Smith appeared in today's landmark Court of Appeal case that has ruled that there is no inherent jurisdiction to revoke adoption orders. Judgement in the case of Re X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) has brought clarity to the law, but will be cold comfort to many families seeking a legal remedy following the permanent breakdown of an adoption. The case concerned two teenage girls...
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3PB’s family barrister Andrew Duncan, pictured here, recently acted as sole counsel in a pro bono appeal in Re C (A Child) (Change of Given Name) [2024] EWCA Civ 1582, successfully overturning a Circuit Judge's decision that dismissed a non-binary child’s application to change their forename. Andrew was instructed by Chris Bell of PS Law, a niche law firm with offices in Milton Keynes and Northampton. The Court of Appeal, in allowing the appeal and...
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