• Simon Astill

      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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    • ADR Webinar: overview & tips on navigating the post Covid court backlog

      3PB Barrister, arbitrator, adjudicator (construction industry) & civil / commercial mediator Paul Newman will take part on 31 July at 12:00 in a Webinar looking at different ADR/ NCDR (non-court dispute resolution) models such as mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation. This free one-hour online event will give tips for those considering to use ADR to help the resolution of cases, with a focus on using ADR to navigate the backlog caused by the current...

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    • 3PB’s Paul Newman listed in Ninth Edition of The Best Lawyers

      3PB’s specialist construction law barrister Paul Newman has been listed in the Ninth edition of The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made yesterday and full listings can be found here. Paul has lengthy experience of  construction and engineering law, both contentious and non contentious. He also features in the current edition of Legal 500. He is also an experienced adjudicator and mediator. Please click here to view his full profile. To instruct Paul, please contact...

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    • 3PB construction barrister, mediator and adjudicator Paul Newman earns two new panel appointments

      3PB construction expert Paul Newman has been appointed to two new UK panels: An accredited construction industry adjudicator (RIBA), Paul has accepted an invitation to join RIBA’s Professional Conduct Panel. The Panel is tasked with hearing and ruling on regulatory complaints against practising architects. Paul has also been appointed a panel member of UK Adjudicators which offers adjudicator services to UK construction industry clients. Paul specialises in construction law, including professional negligence claims against construction professionals, disputes concerning party walls...

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    • 3PB Construction barrister Paul Newman selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers guide

      Barrister Paul Newman has been nominated by his peers and included in The Best Lawyers guide for Construction Law. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Their methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Described by the Legal 500 as 'Commercially astute and sharp on his feet’, this...

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    • Personal Injury update published by 3PB

      The Personal Injury team has published its latest update including the latest on the Commons amendments regarding the Civil Liability Bill as considered by the House of Lords in November 2018. Read the full update here

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    • The CIArb, Blake Morgan and 3PB invite you to a Mock Mediation in Cardiff on 19 October

      In support of Mediation Awareness Week 2017, the CIArb, Blake Morgan and 3PB have joined forces to organise a Mock Mediation in Cardiff on 19 October. Blake Morgan Partner Lee Fisher will mediate the actors taking part in the Mock event, while 3PB Barrister Paul Newman will report on the proceedings. For more information and to book your space, please click here.

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    • Construction barrister Paul Newman to lecture on "Expert Witness Cases" at the Society of Construction Law

      3PB Construction barrister Paul Newman is to give a lecture on "Expert Witness Cases - Forgotten or perhaps not read?" at the Society of Construction Law in Cardiff on 20 July 2017. Paul's talk will consider the trap of the expert getting too close to the paying party, when is an expert actually needed and the challenges of ‘hot tubbing’ – what guidance have the Courts given so far? For more details or to book...

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    • 3rd Annual ADR Symposium held at Cardiff University on 25 April 2017

      3PB barristers are delighted to have assisted in organising the Cardiff University 3rd Annual ADR Symposium in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the SCMA and the Association of Wales & Border Counties Mediators. The Symposium held in the Sir Martin Evans Anatomy Lecture Theatre on 25 April 2017 welcomed approximately 70 delegates, both mediators and lawyers. 3PB members Paul Newman, James Davison and James Davies participated along with Andrew Goodman of the SCMA and...

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    • 3PB's Construction barristers provide a legal update in Bristol

      Many thanks to everyone who attended our Construction Law Breakfast at The Glassboat, Bristol on 16 March, with presentations from Paul Newman and James Davison. Feedback indicated that the presentations were informative and delegates enjoyed the hot bacon rolls. We welcomed your kind and appreciative feedback and the audience contributions to the question and answer session. Our upcoming events will be posted on 3PB's events page. We look forward to welcoming friends, both old and...

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    • Paul Newman, 3PB TCC barrister, joins RICS working party for construction disputes

      Paul Newman, 3PB construction law member and mediator accepted a RICS invitation to join its new working party on the resolution of smaller construction disputes with a value of up to £50,000. This initiative stems from anecdotal evidence that contractors, particularly small and medium sized enterprises, are now deciding not to go to adjudication because the costs can often outweigh the sums in dispute. The working party is tasked with addressing this concern. Paul is a member of...

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    • 3PB Barrister Paul Newman plays central role in mock adjudication CIOB / CIARB event

      Paul Newman, construction barrister and RIBA and TecBar accredited adjudicator,  participated in a CIOB / Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ‘mock adjudication’ at The University of South Wales, Cardiff on 28 April. Paul played the central role of the adjudicator at the event, attracting delegates  from the construction industry and related professions. Paul advises across a broad range of construction disputes, appearing in Court and arbitration hearings and also representing clients in adjudication (including enforcement proceedings)...

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