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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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      Berenice Mulvanny secures a rare Bind Over for a client charged with assaulting an emergency work

      3PB specialist criminal barrister Berenice Mulvanny, pictured here, successfully represented a client charged with assaulting an emergency worker, securing a rare Bind Over at Bournemouth Crown Court after the Prosecution agreed to offer no evidence in exchange for the defendant agreeing to be bound over in the sum of £400 for 12-months. A 47-year-old woman of good character was alleged to have assaulted a police officer in Bournemouth on 22nd August 2021. Once fairly common...

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      Berenice Mulvanny successfully represents client in bribery case

      3PB specialist criminal barrister Berenice Mulvanny, pictured here, successfully represented Doctor David Turner, one of four defendants charged with numerous counts of bribery relating to his time working for the NHS on the Isle of Wight. This was a complex case concerning allegations of accepting bribes from pharmaceutical companies to promote drugs within the NHS. The Prosecution alleged that Dr Turner and other senior NHS officials 'exploited' the health service by accepting almost £70,000 in...

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      Celebrating role models on International Women’s Day

      Today, International Women’s Day (8 March), gives us an opportunity to celebrate the amazing collection of 3PB women working at the Bar across all areas of practice, not just today, but every day. During the last 12 months there have been far too many career milestones reached by women who call 3PB their professional home than we could possibly do justice to here. Some of these include three female barristers being appointed as Recorders including...

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      3PB crime barristers appointed to CPS approved advocates panel

      3PB would like to congratulate specialist crime barristers Tom Horder (pictured right), Berenice Mulvanny (pictured second right), David Jenkins (pictured second left) and Thomas Acworth (pictured left) for recently being appointed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) approved advocates panel. Tom Horder, appointed to Grade 4 of the CPS approved panel of advocates, is frequently instructed in multi-handed murder trials, high value frauds, complex drug importations and cases involving modern slavery, trafficking and allegations of...

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      Berenice Mulvanny successfully defends accused with significant mental health issues

      3PB criminal barrister Berenice Mulvanny (pictured here) successfully defended a client of good character with significant mental health vulnerabilities charged with historic rape and sexual assault of a 4-year-old. The jury at Southampton Crown Court took less than 45 minutes to return unanimous not guilty verdicts after hearing the evidence and closing submissions from Miss Mulvanny. The trial involved sensitive cross-examination of the complainant, complaint evidence and issues of character. The client had longstanding and...

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      Two of 3PB’s specialist crime barristers feature in BBC’s new documentary ‘’Football’s Darkest Secret’’

      Adam Feest QC, who heads 3PB’s group of criminal law barristers, is appearing tonight with fellow 3PB crime team counsel Berenice Mulvanny in the BBC’s new three-part documentary about child abuse in English football. The BBC’s new three part documentary ‘’Football's Darkest Secret’’ which airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One, follows a number of high profile cases involving sexual/child abuse in English football. Specialist crime barristers Adam Feest QC and Berenice Mulvanny will talk...

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      Berenice Mulvanny successfully prosecutes sex offender in undercover operation

      3PB’s specialist criminal law barrister Berenice Mulvanny (pictured here) successfully prosecuted Matthew Millen for attempting to pay for the sexual services of an 11-year-old girl. Former Bank of England employee, Matthew Millen, was found guilty of attempting to pay for the sexual services of a child. Millen had arranged payment with what he believed to be the 11-year old’s father, who he anticipated also being present during the criminal act. The trial involved the undercover operative anonymously...

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      Berenice Mulvanny successfully prosecutes in county lines case

      3PB’s specialist criminal law barrister Berenice Mulvanny successfully prosecuted Stephan Gomes and Gary Black for their involvement in a sophisticated and significant county lines class A drugs network from Croydon dealing in the Portsmouth area. Both defendants faced multiple counts of being concerned in the supply of Heroin and Crack Cocaine and Gomes also faced possession with intent to supply Heroin and Crack Cocaine and possession of criminal property. Gomes ran the county lines “Justin”...

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    • AFQC and BM and Hampshire Award 2020

      3PB criminal barristers awarded Certificates of Congratulations from the Chief Constable of Hampshire

      3PB criminal barristers Adam Feest QC and Berenice Mulvanny have both been awarded a "Certificate of Congratulations" from the Chief Constable of Hampshire for their “professionalism, dedication, empathy and attention to detail” in prosecuting a complicated and high-profile, historical sexual abuse case. Pictured here, after receiving their awards, are criminal barrister Berenice Mulvanny and Adam Feest QC, 3PB’s Head of Crime at the national chambers. To contact either barrister, please call their clerk Stuart Pringle...

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    • Conwoman jailed for three years

      3PB's Berenice Mulvanny acted in a case against a 'vindictive conwoman' who made more than £100,000 on a sugar daddy website by 'catfishing' married men before blackmailing them has been jailed for nearly three years. Reports in the Daily Mail state that Shannon Lee, 21, from Netley Abbey near Southampton, would pose as another woman, whose photos she stole from the Internet, before luring men into sexual and embarrassing conversations. Lee would then threaten to...

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    • Adam Feest QC leads Berenice Mulvanny in successful high profile prosecution of football coach Bob Higgins

      The predatory paedophile who used his reputation as a star-maker to abuse children whilst working as the Youth Development Officer at Southampton Football Club and Peterborough United was convicted of 45 counts of indecent assault against 23 victims. 3PB's Adam Feest QC, who heads the set's crime team, led Berenice Mulvanny for the prosecution in the nine-week trial at Bournemouth Crown Court following one of Hampshire Constabulary’s largest investigations. This Defendant carried out a widespread...

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