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Paul Kent was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court in November 2013 to 19 years imprisonment for a string of sexual offences and was described as "a dangerous man who spent many years manipulating, controlling and abusing women in the Basingstoke area". He was represented by Ian Lawrie QC, 3PB's previous Head of Chambers (now His Honour Judge Lawrie QC) and prosecuted by 3PB's Stephen Parish. Paul Kent was moved to HMP Albany where he started a...

3PB Criminal barrister Graham Gilbert represented a defendant accused of intending to supply drugs to a value of £250,000. The case was heard in Winchester Crown Court. Read more about Graham here. For more information about the case, please click here.

What provides good reason for validating irregular service of a claim form? Hugh-Guy Lorriman analyses the Supreme Court’s most recent contribution to the issue (Barton v. Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12). Read the full briefing here Hugh-Guy is a pupil barrister with an interest in Commercial Law.

On 5th March 2018 at Southampton Crown Court the defendant was sentenced for rape and sexual abuse of two young children aged between 4 and 7. The abuse was filmed and shared on the dark web. The defendant pleaded guilty and after mitigation from Miss Mulvanny received a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 9 years. Read press coverage here  

Criminal News in Brief – March 2018 by Thomas Evans

5th March 2018

Criminal barrister Thomas Evans brings you the latest edition of Criminal News in Brief. Supreme Court Search and Seizure: a magistrates’ court is entitled to consider material which cannot be disclosed on public policy grounds when issuing search and seizure warrants under PACE 1984. Further, a closed procedure may be adopted by the Crown Court to enable the consideration of non-disclosable material when considering an inter partes application to retain unlawfully seized material (R (Haralambous)...

Insanity: A Defence of General Application by criminal barrister Elisabeth Bussey-Jones

5th March 2018

Criminal barrister Elisabeth Bussey-Jones analyses the case of Loake v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] EWCA (Admin) 2855, which dealt with a point of law as to the availability of ‘insanity’ as a defence to a charge which did not require the Crown to prove criminal intent. To read Elisabeth's analysis, click here.  

Webb v Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Constabulary: An Overview

5th March 2018

Criminal barrister Graham Gilbert provides an analysis of Webb v Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Constabulary and examines the attempt to define what “person for the time being in charge of the dog” may mean, in the context of a dog's Conditional Destruction Order (CDO). To view Graham's analysis, click here. Graham Gilbert's profile can be viewed here.

Criminal barristers Thomas Evans and Graham Gilbert provide overviews of the sentencing in the case of Black Cab rapist John Worboys and in the case of Jon Venables. To read their analyses, please click here. To view Thomas Evans' profile, follow this link. Graham Gilbert's profile can be found here.

3PB Barrister Vanessa Meachin appointed Silk

26th February 2018

3PB family barrister Vanessa Meachin was appointed Queen’s Counsel in the new Silk appointments during a ceremony at Westminster Hall today. Vanessa becomes 3PB Chambers' thirteenth Silk, and her appointment strengthens the set’s exceptional family law practice group. She was one of the original barristers - alongside fellow family Silk Liz McGrath QC - to join 3PB’s new Birmingham offices from rival chambers St Philips. This appointment recognises Vanessa’s long-standing reputation as a top-ranking family...

Adam Norris and Berenice Mulvanny have lectured on Dishonesty after Ivey and Bad Character to local solicitors. Click here to view Berenice Mulvanny's profile. To arrange a seminar with our Crime team, contact Chambers Director Stuart Pringle.

Will a settlement agreement compromise claims that are unknown to the parties? Alexander Whatley analyses the Court of Appeal’s most recent contribution to the issue (Khanty-Mansiysk Recoveries Ltd v Forsters LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 89). To view Alexander's analysis please click here. Alexander is a Commercial Law barrister specialising in contract disputes. To view his profile click here.

3PB barrister Sarah Bowen analyses the latest employment law cases, covering: Age discrimination/Objective justification – Sargeant and Others v London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and Others UKEAT/0116/17/LA and The Lord Chancellor and Anor v McCloud and Ors [2018] UKEAT/0071/17/2901 Sex Discrimination – HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills v Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School [2017] EWCA Civ 1426 Discrimination – Time limits – Hale v Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals...