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Robert Courts, personal injury expert at 3PB,  has written an informative article on the recent case of Broadhurst (1) & Taylor (2) v Tan (1) & Smith (2) [2016] EWCA Civ 94. This recent Court of Appeal’s  judgment is of particular assistance to Claimants but also contains some important points for practitioners on both sides of litigation. To read the full article, please click on the pdf below. Robert is an experienced personal injury barrister...

Michelle Marnham (Call 1994), 3PB personal injury barrister,  provides an informative commentary on the recent Supreme Court decision in Knauer v Ministry of Defence [2016] UKSC 9,  which reverses the law for calculating quantum in fatal accident claims. To read the full article please click the pdf below. Michelle Marnham specialises in personal injury with associated professional negligence and fatal accident claims. She has extensive experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation, including catastrophic injury,...

Dealing “on [another’s] written standard terms” is one of the gateways that opens up a potential challenge to those terms under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. The Commercial Court considered in African Export-Import Bank v. Shebah Exploration & Production Co [2016] EWHC 311 (Comm) whether an industry model-form contract could amount to standard terms and, secondly, what degree of negotiation was necessary before terms ceased to be ‘standard’.  Nicole Bollard, a Commercial and Property...

Louis Weston, Head of the Sports Group, has been appointed to the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption Unit Oversight Group.  The Group, which includes Sir Ronnie Flannigan, Rahul Dravid, David Richardson (ICC CEO) and John Abbott, is formed to advise the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit on strategy and implementation.  The ICC’s press release can be viewed here.

3PB is delighted to announce that Adam Feest was appointed Queen’s Counsel  when he made his declaration before the Lord Chancellor at a ceremony in London on 22 February 2016. Adam was called to the Bar in 1994 and specialises in criminal law, advising across the whole spectrum of criminal cases. His expertise and reputation  means he is instructed to deal with complex and important cases all over the UK and he advises in cases...

Paul Newman, 3PB Barrister and Mediator, was one of the two judges at the University of the West of England's final mediation moot competition, held at their campus in Bristol on Wednesday 17 February 2016. Paul complimented the second year undergraduate students on the high standard they reached and their confidence in tackling the challenging scenario set by the moot organisers. Paul is an experienced construction barrister and mediator and further detail on his expertise...

3BP’s reputable Family Law Group is delighted to announce that Emma Southern, formerly of 12 College Place, Southampton, has joined the team. Emma (Call 2006) is an experienced family law barrister, who advises and represents clients in a broad range of legal issues including matters concerning contact and living arrangements for children, prohibited steps orders, changes of name, parental responsibility and child abduction. She acts on behalf of clients in divorce proceedings and resolving finances...

Sarah Jennings, family law expert at 3PB Barristers, summarises the recent Court of Appeal judgement in the case of Re M (children) [2016] EWCA Civ 61 for Family Law Week. This case highlights the importance of section 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 which requires the local authority to consider the support services that any adoptive parents may require. For the full case summary, please see Family Law Week. Sarah (Call 2009) is a barrister who advises and represents...

Paul Newman is a Barrister and Mediator specialising in construction law at 3PB Barristers. He considers the issue of when claims consultants become lawyers, a question which arose at a case management stage in Kenneth Alex Wattret / Laurie Grace Wattret v Thomas Sands Consulting Ltd [2015] EWHC 3455 (TCC). In this case the Court considered the Defendant’s application for permission to rely on expert evidence. However, the case is ongoing and the Court has...

The facts Dr Raj Mattu was employed as a cardiologist at the Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry. In 2001, Dr Mattu made protected disclosures concerning patient safety both on television and in printed press. He was later suspended until 2007 and by 2010 he had been dismissed. In 2013, Jack Mitchell and Joe England represented Dr Mattu in his lengthy fight for justice. The legal papers that made up Dr Mattu’s claim ran to over 20,000...

Jodie Mittell, criminal law barrister at 3PB, prosecuted in the case of the Olympic silver medallist diver, Pete Waterfield, who was hit by a car and suffered head injuries after being pushed into its path. Jamie Campbell was jailed for a year for the unprovoked attack in Southampton. To read the full story, please click here. 3PB’s 36 strong criminal law group enjoys an unrivalled reputation for its expertise. A member of this team, Jodie...

Sunyana Sharma was invited to give a seminar to the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) to train delegates from around the Country at the Annual IFCA Enforcement Course in Torquay on 3 February 2016.  Sunyana provided a lecture on Understanding Evidence and its impact in Court, which covered the practical aspects of case preparation, presenting evidence and being a good witness.  Delegates included IFCA Officers from the South, Cornwall, Isle of Scilly, Sussex, Devon and Severn, North East...