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Oliver Nunn has successfully represented the Respondent in an appeal concerning the Court’s jurisdiction to enter default judgment where a Defence has been filed out of time but an extension of time has been refused. The appeal arose out of proceedings brought by a finance provider to the private medical and dentistry sector. At first instance, the Defendant’s application for an extension of time to serve a Defence was dismissed and judgment was entered for...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Sunyana Sharma, Head of the Inquests Team, will be speaking at The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple event, ‘Inquests and Inquiries: Inquisitorial or Adversarial?’ on 16th May 2026. This full-day conference will explore the structure and operation of Inquests and Inquiries, with a particular focus on advocacy, while also examining the experiences of those who have appeared as witnesses. Sunyana will be speaking alongside: Lord Hughes, HHJ Mark Lucraft...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to welcome construction law specialist Dean O’Leary to Chambers as an associate member. A dual-qualified construction professional and barrister, Dean has over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry. Dean has a busy practice acting in a wide variety of construction, building and engineering disputes, as well as dealing with those relating to upstream and midstream oil and gas and other energy matters. As well as acting as...
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3PB are delighted to announce that Paul Joseph (pictured here) has been appointed as a full‑time Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO). Paul is one of the UK’s foremost costs specialists. Consistently ranked by Chambers UK and Legal 500, Paul was appointed a Deputy Costs Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office in 2021. He enjoyed an outstanding practice in chambers with his busy caseload spanning the full breadth of costs work, and...
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Three experienced civil barristers - Fintan Molloy, Febienne Green and Michael Vora (pictured here, left to right) - have joined national chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) in its new Manchester office this month and are now based at their York Street offices in the City centre. Fintan Molloy is a specialist employment and discrimination barrister who represents both claimants and respondents. Fintan's busy practice covers a wide variety of employment claims, including unfair dismissal, contractual...
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Welcome to our April employment law newsletter edited by Alex Leonhardt. In this edition, our employment law group welcomes new tenant Fintan Molloy to our new Manchester and congratulates Eaindra Cho and Lim O'Shaughnessy who successfully completed their pupillages.
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Our newsletter includes analyses from Alex Leonhardt, Stephen Wyeth and Emma McIlveen on the following cases/topics:
- Khakimov v Amova Asset Management UK Ltd (formerly Nikko Asset Management Europe Ltd) [2026] EAT 47
- McKenzie v First Greater Western Limited [2026] EWHC 868 (KB)
- Emotional support animals and the expanding boundaries of reasonable adjustment. -
3PB Barristers’ property and commercial barristers Jack Webb and Matthew Cannings have written an article titled 'Cache in the attic: applications to admit fresh evidence on appeal'. They offer useful best-practice guidance in relation to making applications to admit fresh evidence in appeal cases. To read their full article, please click here. If you wish to contact or instruct Jack or Matthew, please email Chambers Director Mark Heath on [email protected] and Senior Practice Manager Matthew...
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3PB criminal barrister Nate Lara (pictured here) has successfully represented a client who was charged with multiple offences including rape and serious violence. After substantive advice, Nate's client entered pleas of guilty to serious allegations of violence, which mitigated his exposure to questions on his credibility and meant the cross-examination of the complainant would be both succinct and effective. Through cross-examination, Nate effectively challenged the reliability of the complainant’s evidence, exposing inconsistencies with the earlier...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) leading Property & Housing law barrister, Oliver Nunn, has been elevated to Honorary Professor with the University of Leicester. Oliver used to teach at Leicester between 2011 and 2022, rising to a Teaching Fellow, delivering tutorials and lectures in Public Law, Land Law and Contract Law. His extensive experience in training and lecturing has strongly informed his work as both an advocacy trainer for the Midland Circuit and a pupil...
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3PB's Ian Edge, an Islamic/Shari’a law specialist and an expert on the laws of the Middle East, will be speaking at the upcoming Citywealth Forum on 12th May at The Nobu Hotel, 22 Portman Square, London W1. The Citywealth Forum brings together prominent leaders from the private wealth management sector to discuss key issues impacting ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) and wealth management professionals. The Forum will see leading wealth management professionals, private client lawyers and trust...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has seen seven members of chambers - commercial, property and public law silk the Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC; family finance barrister and arbitrator Peter Wilkinson and children and matrimonial finance barrister Shan Parker; personal injury and military/police claims barrister Kim Wilson and personal injury, clinical negligence and inquests law specialist Jeremy Warner as well as employment and discrimination barristers Fintan Molloy and Eaindra Cho (pictured here, clockwise from top...
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Judgment from the Supreme Court in the landmark appeal case of X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) [2026] UKSC 13 has just been handed down. The case, which revolves around whether a court has jurisdiction to set aside a valid adoption order other than by way of appeal, featured 3PB family barristers Dorian Day and Samantha Smith for the applicant, led by Nick Goodwin KC and instructed by Emily Boardman at Boardman, Hawkins...
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