• 3PB’s Commercial and Intellectual Property barristers shine in latest Chambers and Partners results

      3PB’s Commercial and Intellectual Property barristers have been rewarded with 9 rankings in this year's Chambers UK edition. While the commercial group gained one more individual ranking in Commercial litigation, our Intellectual Property specialists obtained one more accolade in the regions. Our professional negligence experts have retained their rankings in Western and London. Head of group Patrick Heneghan commented 'I am delighted to read that our barristers’ continued accomplishments and excellence is attracting such praise...

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    • Property and Estates team welcomes 11 rankings in Chambers & Partners’ 2025 edition

      3PB’s national Property and Estates team has been rewarded in Chambers and Partners’ latest set of results with 11 rankings spanning its Real Estate Litigation, Chancery, Construction, Planning and Social Housing expertise. While our barristers attract praise for their knowledge, commercial awareness, advocacy and client skills, our real estate litigators earn a team ranking in Band 2 in South Eastern. Headed by Chambers Director Mark Heath, the clerks are complimented for being 'very responsive and...

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    • 3PB Property and Estates Team celebrated in the latest Legal 500 edition

      3PB is delighted to announce a total of 15 rankings for its property, estates and chancery specialists in the Legal 500 2025 edition. The team retains its Tier 2 ranking for Property and Construction in South Eastern; and its Tier 3 ranking for Property and Construction in Western. New rankings have been gained for social housing; agricultural property work; and property and construction work. The team is acknowledged as "‘an excellent set’ with ‘a number of excellent...

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    • 3PB’s Commercial Law Group and Intellectual Property Team achieve great recognition in this year’s Legal 500 rankings

      3PB is delighted to share that its Commercial group has earned 4 new rankings in this year's Legal 500 edition, achieving a total of 16 rankings for 11 of our barristers across the areas of Commercial Litigation, Company and Insolvency, Intellectual Property and Professional Negligence in London, South Eastern and Western. With 3 of its barristers ranked for Professional Negligence in Western (+2 compared with 2024), the team now has a Tier 2 ranking and...

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      3PB’s commercial team participate in derivatives webinar

      3PB Barristers' commercial barristers Patrick Heneghan and Charles Irvine team up with Richard Clayman, disputes resolutions partner at Kingsley Napley, to discuss ‘What to derive from recent applications concerning derivative claims?’. In this ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes webinar, the panel considers recent case law from 2023 concerning derivative claims, including issues such as the creative use of these applications, the relationship with unfair petitions and costs orders.

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    • Legal directories results 2024

      3PB Property and Estates team celebrates 22 accolades in the latest Legal Directories publications

      3PB is delighted to announce excellent rankings for its Property and Estates team across both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. The team achieved a total of 22 individual rankings across four of our core circuits (Western, South Eastern, Midlands and London), as well as the team celebrating Tier 2 rankings for Property and Construction in South Eastern; Tier 2 rankings for Chancery, Tax and Probate in the Midlands and a Tier 3 ranking...

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    • Legal directories results 2024

      3PB's Commercial Group secures strong rankings in Chambers UK and Legal 500

      In this year's Chambers UK and Legal 500 rankings, 3PB's Commercial Group has once again demonstrated their commitment to excellence and proficiency in the legal world. Notably, several outstanding barristers within the group have received well-deserved recognition for their dedication to providing high-quality legal services in four key practice areas: commercial litigation, intellectual property, insolvency, and professional negligence. Alexander Whatley, Charles Irvine, Gavin Hamilton, Joseph Giret KC, Nicole Bollard, Rebecca Farrell, Richard Whitehouse, Seb Oram,...

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    • Charles Irvine successful in high-profile neighbours' boundary dispute

      3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist commercial and property barrister Charles Irvine (pictured here), has successfully appeared for the Respondents in a recent High Court case before Sir Anthony Mann involving a property dispute between neighbours arising from the interpretation of a transfer, interference with a right of way and the concept of “ancillary” use. Charles’ clients Mr and Mrs Wakerly own a property in Suffolk which includes their house and a long drive which itself divides...

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      3PB excels with 73 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2023

      3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...

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      3PB triumphs in latest Legal 500 ratings of the UK's best barristers  

      3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023’s edition published last night, up 12% on last year’s 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first rankings...

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      Statutory arbitration, enforcement, and other issues under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus Act) 2022

      3PB recently hosted a free Commercial Law Webinar, at which members of the Commercial Group, David Parratt KC (Scot),  Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell considered statutory arbitration, enforcement, and other issues under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus Act) 2022. The team also reflected on arbitration as a tool for dispute resolvers against the backdrop of this new legislation; the evolving debate concerning compulsory ADR and party’s voluntary use of the arbitration process. Attendance numbers at the webinar were impressive, with great engagement...

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      The perishing of post-pandemic protections: insolvency and commercial property update

      3PB specialist Commercial and Property barristers Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell (pictured here) reflect on the expiry of remaining temporary measures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”), which provided important protection to businesses during the Covid pandemic. Rebecca and Charles also examine the impact for Landlords and Tenants of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (“the Act”) which received Royal Assent on 24 March 2022, including useful guidance that practitioners may...

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