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Hilary Lennox, a highly-experienced family lawyer, has joined 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) from another well-known chambers in London. Hilary is qualified to practice as a barrister in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales and has also practised in New York and Wisconsin. A graduate of Ireland's oldest law school, King’s Inns, Hilary was called to The Bar of Ireland in 2008 and to both The Bar of Northern Ireland and The Bar of England...
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3PB’s property and financial disputes barrister, Michael Vora, has written an article on The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 which came into force in December 2025, marking a significant development in the treatment of digital assets under English law. He discusses how three months into its operation, the first judicial decisions applying the Act begun to shed light on how courts are interpreting and deploying the new statutory framework. Michael examines the legal position...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Ben Amunwa was part of the counsel team representing the Claimants in R (SH) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 729 (Admin) (26 March 2026), instructed by Deighton Pierce Glynn. R (SH) was a judicial review concerning the complex interaction between the overcrowding rules in Part X of the Housing Act 1985, the licencing regime for houses in multiple occupation (‘HMOs’) in Part II of the...
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Welcome to 3PB’s Family Law team’s latest newsletter, edited by Amy Beddis.
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Spring is in action and our team have been super busy putting together some excellent articles for you all on the latest issues. This edition is full of interesting topics, debate and important case law updates.
The family team have had a great start to the year with our members appearing in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.
We are all looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference on 23 April at Millennium Point, Birmingham. Due to popular demand more tickets have been released.
We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter and as ever if you want to be involved or have any feedback please do get in touch. -
3PB's barristers Katherine Anderson and Jim Hirschmann acted in the case London Borough of Hillingdon v AP & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 216. Jim was led by Kath and represented the respondents in this Special Educational Needs (SEN) case before the Court of Appeal (CoA). This case concerned two main issues consisting of whether the child needed residential provision and the extent to which section 9 of the Education Act 1996 imposed a positive duty...
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3PB is supporting the annual Mooting Competition organised by Nottingham Law School's Mooters' Guild to celebrate International Women’s Day, taking place on Thursday 26th March 2026. The moot sees students debate consent to harm and whether a piercing can amount to female genital mutilation. The moot problem was written by Alexandra Madaras. 3PB’s Danielle Gotts St. Clair and Emma Shiels will be serving as judges for this year’s moot. Danielle founded the competition in 2019...
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3PB Barristers are delighted to welcome barrister Michael Vora as a full member of chambers. Michael joins from a well-known international law firm, where he practiced as both a fee-earner and in-house barrister, being called to the bar in 2019. Whilst he will be based from 3PB's Birmingham and Manchester offices, he will be continuing to practice in property and property-related professional indemnity matters nationally. Michael is known for providing commercially sensible advice and offering...
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3PB is delighted to announce that Suzy Martin and Hannah Earle, CCMS Team Managers, have been shortlisted for ‘Fees Team of the Year’ at the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks’ inaugural Awards Evening 2026. The awards ceremony will take place in the Old Hall at Lincoln’s Inn on Friday 8 May 2026. The evening will begin with a drinks reception, offering an opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the profession over drinks and canapés, followed...
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3PB’s regulatory and inquest barrister Sunyana Sharma was again instructed to represent the family of Mohammed Amin Mukhtar at the recent inquest in Manchester into his death. The inquest followed his murder at the hands of his ex-partner in August 2021. She pleaded guilty to Mohammed's murder and was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 22 and a half years in May 2022. The inquest explored the role played by multi-agencies in safeguarding...
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3PB's second six pupil barrister, Juliet Osborne, and criminal law barrister, Nate Lara, have written an article titled ‘A New Suspended Reality – Significant Reform to Suspended Sentence Orders’. In this piece, they examine the Sentencing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 22 January 2026 and outlines the key provisions set to reshape sentencing law. They explore how these reforms aim to address the ongoing pressure on the UK’s prison system, both by reducing...
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Luke Nelson, 3PB Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) financial remedies and TOLATA specialist and Private FDR evaluator, has written an article for the spring edition of the Financial Remedies Journal. Titled ‘Needs Must as the Devil Drives: An Analysis of Pension Sharing in Needs Cases’, the article analyses the Pension Advisory Group reports (both first and second edition) as well as the leading HHJ Hess judgments. It considers how the court approaches pension sharing in needs-based...
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In MA v WK [2025] EWFC 499, the Family Court (Cusworth J) considered whether Nikkah ceremonies conducted in England but not compliant with the statutory formalities of the Marriage Act 1949 could become valid marriages through subsequent registration in Pakistan. The applications were brought under s.55(1) of the Family Law Act 1986 seeking declarations as to marital status. Background Three applicants had each participated in Islamic Nikkah ceremonies in England that did not comply with the formal...
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