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    Oliver Nunn presents LexisNexis webinar on Renters Rights Bill

    Oliver Nunn, specialist property and housing law barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has presented a webinar for LexisNexis University on the Renters Rights Bill that will be coming into force later this year. Oliver’s webinar, entitled “Guide to the Renters Rights Bill”, is designed to offer practical assistance and guidance to solicitors and other legal and tax professionals. The session covers four main topics of discussion: The context in which the Bill is being...

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    Aaron Luxton to speak at CLA Spring Conference

    3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) commercial and insolvency barrister Aaron Luxton is set to speak at this year’s Commercial Litigation Association Spring Conference, taking place in London on Wednesday 19 March. The annual conference offers delegates a chance to hear from industry experts on a broad range of topics of interest to commercial dispute resolution lawyers. In his talk, Aaron will be offering practical guidance on how practitioners can work effectively with Counsel. To learn more...

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    Victoria Jones will be attending the sixth annual Retromark conference as a panellist

    3PB’s Intellectual Property specialist barrister Victoria Jones will be attending the sixth annual Retromark conference as a panellist. The conference returns for another afternoon of in-person trademark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IP Kat. This conference will take place on Thursday, 3 April 2025. It will start at 2pm and finishing with drinks and canapes from 6:15pm at Simmons offices in City point, Moorgate. Victoria will be...

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    Matthew Wyard provides talk on statutory funding, deprivation of liberty and safeguarding to the Professional Deputies Forum Spring Conference

    Today, 5th March 2025, 3PB’s Matthew Wyard will give a joint talk with James Pantling-Skeet of Boyes Turner at the Professional Deputies Forum Spring Conference. Entitled ‘Statutory funding and safeguarding’ the talk will include an outline of the various statutory frameworks for health and social care funding, what a deputy’s authority to manage direct payments and personal health budgets is, deprivations of liberty and how professional deputies should address safeguarding issues as they arise. If...

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    Emma Southern and Alice de Coverley to join Lincoln’s Inn neurodiversity seminar

    3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Emma Southern and Alice de Coverley will join Lincoln’s Inn’s “A Conversation about Neurodiversity at the Bar” panel, being held in honour of Neurodiversity Celebration Week. The panel, which will be held on Wednesday 19 March 2025, will offer practical advice to both neurodivergent members of the Bar and those who support them. The panellists will discuss topics such as court work, paperwork, diary management and marketing. Emma Southern, family...

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    Makhsudul Islam discusses the holy month of Ramadan

    3PB’s Makhsudul Islam discusses the holy month of Ramadan, including the significance of this month to Muslims, why Muslims fast, and how he navigates this month whilst practising as a barrister. To access and read Makhsudul article please click here. Makhsudul Islam is a commercial litigation barrister. To contact Makhsudul, please email him on [email protected]. To instruct him, or see about his availability, please contact Sam Collins by emailing [email protected] or Dave Fielder on [email protected] or by telephoning 0121 289...

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    A Review of Insolvency Appeals from this Winter period: a cold start but some good news for judgment creditors

    Rebecca Farrell, specialist commercial and insolvency barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has written an article exploring three recent Insolvency Appeals and their potential impact. In her article, Rebecca addresses the Supreme Court decision in El Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4 which was handed down last week. This Appeal concerned the interpretation of Section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“the Insolvency Act”). In its analysis the Supreme Court supported a...

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  • Nick Cotter acts in Baltic Sea cargo ship fatalities case

    3PB's crime and regulatory specialist counsel Nicholas Cotter advised his client Sam Farrow, who was captain of the 3,500-tonne cargo ship Scot Carrier, who was facing charges in this complex maritime case. Two Danish sailors, Erik Jensen and Per Hartmann Christensen, on a Danish barge died after the Scot Carrier collided with it and their 180-ft Karin Hoj capsized in the Baltic Sea, off the southern coast of Sweden. Sam Farrow was prosecuted because he...

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    February Employment Law newsletter - out now!

    Welcome to our February Employment Law newsletter, edited by Michael Smith, featuring analysis from Michael, Daniel Brown, Jo Laxton, Naomi Webber and Alex Leonhardt on the following cases:
    - Jones v SoS for Health and Social Care [2024] EWCA Civ 1568
    - Douglas v North Lanarkshire [2024] EAT 194
    - Higgs v Farmor’s School [2025] EWCA Civ 109
    - Eddie Stobbart Limited v Graham [2025] EAT 14

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    Tony Bingham criticises law on payment rules for contractors in construction projects

    3PB’s Anthony Bingham is a regularly contributor and has written for Building Magazine titled ‘Let’s sort out the payment rules’. The article criticises the payment rules in the Construction Act, arguing that they are overly complex and full of legal technicalities that create pitfalls for contractors. It highlights the recent case of Placefirst Construction Ltd vs CAR Construction (North East) Ltd, decided in the Technology and Construction Court on 24 January, as an example of...

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    Holly Fagan’s client acquitted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent

    3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist criminal law barrister, Holly Fagan, has successfully secured an acquittal for her client, accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Holly’s client, K, became involved in a fight in the street after a confrontation started between males she was with. It was alleged that K participated in the fight by bottling the Complainant and causing him grievous bodily harm. The Prosecution put their case in multiple ways. They said...

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    February Family Law Newsletter Out Now

    Welcome to our renewed 3PB family team newsletter, a quarterly update filled with analysis, reported cases and the latest news from the team, edited by Amy Beddis.
    In this edition, we showcase our family arbitrators. Analysis is provided by Emma Griffiths on Section 20 and care proceedings. Imogen Robins and Amphlett Lissimore head of family law Estella Newbold-Brown have written on the legal intricacies of pet arrangements after a separation and Kara Cann considers current attitudes to ‘denial models’ of risk assessment.
    We look at the reported cases that Dorian Day, Andrew Duncan, Matiss Krumins, Harriet Lavis, Sam Smith and Charlotte Steer recently acted in.
    Finally, our team is looking forward to our 3rd Annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference on 10th April in Birmingham as well as our Family Law Brunch webinar on 27 February. You can still register for both these events.

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