News for: David Berkley KC

Two of 3PB’s specialist commercial litigation barristers, David Berkley QC, 3PB’s Head of Chambers and Neil Fawcett have reviewed business insurance claims arising from the current Coronavirus pandemic. Their review points out that some insurance companies deliberately sought to exclude respiratory diseases from their policy following the outbreak of SARS in 2003; and recommends that businesses should conduct a detailed examination of their business interruption policy wording. The article also reviews size of claims, how...

3PB’s pupil barristers Mariya Peykova, Georgina Dietrich (editor) and Gemma Ralph are authors of a new newsletter, ‘’Publications during the Pandemic’’. The newsletter has introductions from David Berkley QC, 3PB’s Head of Chambers, and Cheryl Jones, Head of Pupillage at 3PB. The newsletter focuses on the Coronavirus Act 2020 and highlights updates in the areas of Clinical Negligence, Construction, Competition and Insolvency law with focus on the regulations and laws during this unprecedented time. The...

National chambers 3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) announces record turnover of £ 24.4 million, a rise of 12.6 % on last year’s £21.7 million; alongside fees per barrister (FPB) also growing on the back of 13.3 % growth on the previous year. After this record year 3PB has now set its sights on further expansion in Bristol, Birmingham and London. The six-office, multi-disciplinary, chambers, now with more than 200 barristers,  is described variously by the independent legal directories as “one...

3PB's Head of Chambers David Berkley QC takes part in a new podcast as part of the Get Legally Speaking series. This episode covers topics such as: What you can do if you are made to feel constantly upset/demoralised at work What is meant by raising a grievance Is there a time limit on raising a grievance/complaint How long should a company take to respond to a grievance and are they following a due process...

3PB Head of Chambers David Berkley QC has warned that lawyers waiting until the last minute to file claims are taking huge negligence risks given the court’s hardline approach. The summer’s Court of Appeal judgment in Woodward v Phoenix established there was no duty on a party to inform the other side of procedural mistakes, even though it denies the other party of its rights of action. The case involved a claim served on the...

New podcast, Get Legally Speaking  by legal professional and entrepreneur Hatti Suvari is the first UK consumer podcast tackling the issues that people want to know about, by speaking to the best legal minds at the Bar, asking the questions that the public want answers to and stripping down to the facts. Get Legally Speaking will cover all issues from divorce, to family law, employee rights, customer rights and property law and more. 3PB's Head...

Head of Chambers David Berkley KC is delighted to announce that David Parratt KC, Barrister and Advocate, has joined 3PB Barristers from Crown Office Chambers. He is one of the leading Silks in Scotland for international and UK arbitrations and has experience both as counsel and arbitrator. He is renowned for his work in commercial, construction, engineering and energy disputes. He has acted in many of the biggest arbitration cases for leading blue-chip clients, including...

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is brought into effect at a domestic level by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“the Act”). As has been extensively reported, the Act and the subordinate legislation that it will give rise to, constitute the single largest legislative reform programme that this country has witnessed. 3PB's Head of Chambers David Berkley KC, and Seb Oram explain the effect of the Act, and provide a practical guide to those changes...

3PB silk David Berkley QC appeared on Sky News this week commenting on the £210,000 in damages awarded to Cliff Richard in a High Court privacy case against the BBC. Mr Berkley said that the rights to privacy of the individual and the freedom of speech afforded to the press needed to be balanced.

3PB Barristers' Commercial Law Group brings you the Summer Edition of its Commercial Law Update Handout. Please click here to view it. Topics: David Berkley QC Determining duty of care James Davies Unfair prejudice petitions Charles Irvine Relief from sanctions Nicole Bollard Exclusions and limitations of liability Susan Jones Privilege in bankruptcy

UK chambers 3PB has today announced five new tenants, all formerly of 1 Gray’s Inn Square, London, will be joining their London office, reflecting its continued growth and strength in depth. With expertise in a range of legal practice areas, Stephen Harvey QC, David Berkley QC, Geraint Jones QC, Robin Howard and Charles Irvine join 3PB’s Business and Commercial, Crime, Regulatory and Property Groups to further enhance chamber’s reputation as a leading multi practice set....