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Bridging the Bar Celebrates Win at Legal Awards

15th March 2023

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is pleased to announce that it’s partner charity Bridging the Bar won the 2023 Equality and Diversity award at the Birmingham Law Society’s 2023 Legal Awards on Thursday 9 March. The Birmingham Law Society is the largest regional Law Society outside of London and represents more than 5000 legal professionals across Birmingham and the Greater Midlands. The society’s annual Legal Awards covers 12 award categories, recognising the region’s best legal...

Elizabeth McGrath KC chairs the Jersey International Child Law Conference

14th March 2023

The second Jersey International Child Law Conference, sponsored by law firm Corbett Le Quesne, was chaired by 3 Paper Buildings' (3PB) family barrister and silk Elizabeth McGrath KC. The conference took place on Friday at The Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel in St Helier. The child law conference was again hugely successful with delegates hearing on both private and public law issues. The theme was “Breaking the Cycle”, with sessions led by lawyers, psychologists and experts...

12-month sentencing powers for magistrates reversed – but why?

14th March 2023

Oliver Hirsch, criminal law and personal injury barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) discusses the abolition of the 12-month sentencing powers given to magistrates last year. In May 2022, the maximum custodial sentence that the magistrates’ court could hand down for a single either way offence doubled from 6 to 12 months, however this has been revoked less than a year later, with the 6-month limit coming back into force on 30 March 2023....

CoP Comm Episode 3 live now

13th March 2023

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...

Wide-ranging Prevention of Future Death Reports issued following the Plymouth Shootings Inquests

13th March 2023

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...

The sound of silence in contractual interpretation

9th March 2023

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] 

Alice de Coverley to take part in MTYBA International Women’s Day panel

8th March 2023

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...

Rachel Bale discusses how Her Bar is celebrating International Women's Day 2023

8th March 2023

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...

Matthew Wyard appointed to the Court of Protection Practitioners Association

7th March 2023

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...

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...

Alice de Coverley to speak at Neurodiversity in Law celebration event

6th March 2023

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...

Bitcoin Security: Should Developers Be Held Liable?

2nd March 2023

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...