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The third episode of CoP Comm, 3PB Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) court of protection and community care podcast is now available. Hosted by Matthew Wyard, each episode covers two or three topics of current awareness, latest jurisprudence, and pointers for practice. The latest episode provides a round-up of recent court of protection and community care news, as well as introducing two guest speakers to discuss the interplay between court of protection, community care and education...
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Following the recent inquests into the Plymouth Shootings, Senior Coroner Ian Arrow issued five Prevention of Future Death (PFD) Reports. PFD Reports have been addressed to: The Home Secretary The Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire The National Police Chief Council lead All Chief Constables in England and Wales The College of Policing The Lord Chief Justice Concerns raised in the PFD reports include: 1. Root and branch reform of the Firearms Act...
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3PB commercial, chancery and property barrister Alexander Whatley considers the impact of the decision in Barton v Morris. His article entitled 'The sound of silence in contractual interpretation' can be read here. Alexander has been recommended in Legal 500 (2023) as a ‘Tier 1 Leading Individual’ in Commercial Litigation. To instruct Alexander, please contact his clerk, David Fielder, 020 7583 8055, [email protected]
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist education, equality and public law barrister Alice de Coverley (pictured here) is set to take part in the Middle Temple Young Barrister Association’s International Women’s Day panel on Thursday 9 March 2023. The event, which will be taking place at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple from 6:30-8pm, is entitled “Nevertheless, she persisted” and will feature stories from four successful women at the Bar as they discuss ways...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist property, chancery and financial remedy barrister Rachel Bale (pictured here) has written about how Her Bar is celebrating International Women’s Day 2023. Her Bar was founded in 2021 by Rachel during her pupillage at 3PB, alongside Nasreen Shah of Great James Street Chambers. Her Bar is an online hub dedicated to creating a network for aspiring and practising women barristers, offering support, guidance and community at all points of...
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3PB's public law barrister Matthew Wyard, pictured here, has been appointed to the committee of the West Midlands Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA). The West Midlands CoPPA committee was established in 2018, with the aim of bringing together the thriving network of Court of Protection practitioners in the region. The network offers a range of seminars to cover both property and financial affairs, as well as health and welfare matters. The group also likes...
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Welcome to March's newsletter Spring into March with the newsletter from 3PB Employment and Discrimination barristers. The group have been busy analysing and discussing a vast range of cases: Alex Leonhardt looks at the case of Earl Shilton Town Council v Miller, in which the EAT considered the application of direct discrimination in circumstances where both staff of both sexes shared nominally the same toilet facilities. Grace Nicholls looks at how the absence of a bounce...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Alice de Coverley, is set to speak at the Neurodiversity in Law “Achieving with Neurodiversity: Neurodiversity Celebration Week Launch Event” on Monday 13 March 2023. Neurodiversity in Law works to destigmatise neurodiversity within the legal profession and to support those with neurodivergence as they enter and progress throughout their legal careers. Alice de Coverley is Co-Chair at Neurodiversity in Law alongside Oliver May of No5 Chambers. As part of Neurodiversity...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist commercial and chancery barrister Aaron Mayers (pictured here) discusses a recent dispute that was heard in the Court of Appeal regarding whether Bitcoin network developers have a fiduciary duty towards Bitcoin owners. The case in question involves Tulip Trading Limited, which lost $4bn in Bitcoin when the private keys to its wallet disappeared in a hacking incident in 2021. Tulip brought claims against a number of Bitcoin network developers...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist commercial law barrister Makhsudul Islam (pictured here) explores the case of BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA & Others, a recent dispute involving the defining of directors’ duties towards creditors and stakeholders in the event of likely insolvency. The case in question relates to the point at which the “success duty” becomes the duty of company directors to give preference to creditors upon likely insolvency, in relation to a £119m...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist family and education law barrister Aimee Fox (pictured here) is to speak at the inaugural HNW Divorce Next Gen conference. Taking place in London on 23 March 2023, this conference will be focusing on a wide breadth of topics relating to financial disputes and the complicated aspects of high net worth divorces. Aimee will be speaking as part of the “Managing your client, managing your case: Costs, Coercive & Controlling...
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3PB's dual UK-Australia qualified barrister Philip Bambagiotti (pictured here), a construction and building defects expert, has tackled the serious issue of mould growth in council and privately-owned buildings, substandard ventilation and poor design. The death in 2020 of a 2-year-old Awaab Ishak in a Rochdale council house from severe breathing problems, caused by the effect of mould to his blood and lungs, was a terrible reminder of its consequences. His report advises that "claims involving...
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