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Sports and regulatory barrister Sam Shurey (2015 call), pictured here, has joined 3PB (3 Paper Buildings). Sam was formerly an in-house barrister at The Football Association (The FA), where he enjoyed a busy caseload including a wide range of disciplinary and safeguarding issues arising from youth, grassroots, non-league, Football League and Premier League football. Sam's work at The FA involved advising on, and appearing in, cases concerning on-field misconduct , betting related misconduct, discrimination, social...
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Cheryl Jones and Mark Calway, two barristers at 3PB (3 Paper Buildings), took part in Target Jobs' talks programme at the National Pupillage Fair in November 2022. The National Pupillage Fair, which took place at The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn last month, is one of the UK’s largest pupillage fairs attended by law students from across the country. As part of the Fair, a talks programme is offered, giving students an insight into all aspects...
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Welcome to December's newsletter Welcome to 3PB’s education law team newsletter. In this edition we celebrate our success in the recent Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 rankings; and Alice de Coverley's appointment as joint chair of Neurodiversity in Law. We also share with you the recent Ofsted annual report which summarises the results of this year's inspections and presents the findings. Finally, the report on the Children and Families Act 2014 which says that the...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has named the Stroke Association and the Multiple Sclerosis Society as its chosen Charities of the Year for 2023. These charities have special meaning to some of our members. The Stroke Association supports in rebuilding the lives of those who’ve had a stroke with specialist support, campaigning for better knowledge around care and support, and funding critical research. To learn more about The Stroke Association, click here The Multiple Sclerosis...
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3PB Barrister’s (3 Paper Buildings) specialist criminal barrister Rebecca McKnight (pictured here) has been successful in appealing a motoring offence sentence at Bristol Crown Court. The sentence was imposed for failing to name a driver under Section 172(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. During the original case, a guilty plea entered online and a sentence of 6 penalty points plus a fine was dealt with in absence at Bath Spa Magistrates Court. At the...
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Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence News Welcome to our December newsletter Welcome to our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence newsletter, packed full with team news and achievements, and analysis of some recent, interesting cases. Earlier this year, we congratulated Darren Walsh for his appointment as a Circuit Judge and celebrated with Luke Ashby his appointment as District Judge. The team has welcomed Sharan Sanghera as deputy head of the group. Our group will be expanding further next...
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Items include a look at the increase to the National Minimum Wage due in April 2023, new legislation allowing employees to request flexible working from day one in a job, as well as two proposed bills - the Carer's Leave Bill and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill, and a look at The Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022.
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Analysis includes Nexus v RMT & Unite the Union [2022] EWCA Civ 1408, Mr J Hilaire v Luton Borough Council [2022] EAT 166, and how employers can protect themselves during Christmas party season. -
3 Paper Buildings (3PB) is delighted to welcome family barrister Komal Patel [2016 call] from Senate House Chambers in Northampton, who earlier had established a successful practice on the South-East Circuit. Komal Patel, pictured here, has a busy practice in family disputes (private and public law children), often involving complex facts and serious allegations of domestic abuse, and also has a strong practice focused on matrimonial finance. She has an interest in cases involving mental...
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Max Schofield (pictured here) was representing Amanda Frolich (trading as Amanda’s Action Club) in her appeal in the First Tier Tribunal (Tax) on a pro bono basis. The case concerned the “private tuition exemption” in Item 2 of Group 6 in Schedule 9 of the VAT Act 1994. Amanda’s Action Club runs lessons for young children and children with SEND in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) introduced under the Childcare Act 2006,...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist family law barrister Poonam Bhari (pictured here), has expertly represented a mother in a complex case relating to welfare decision. The case of Oxfordshire County Council v A Mother & Ors [2022] EWFC 141 involved a 15-year-old (identified as C) who, under s. 20 Children Act 1989, was accommodated by the local authority from the age of 12, with consent of the parents. The court was to decide whether...
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Aaron Mayers discusses the case of Gorbachev v Guriev [2022] EWCA Civ 1270 and investigates how the case sets a precedence for the meaning of extra-territoriality. The case in question involves the obtaining of financial documents from two Cypriot trusts which were funding the Defendant, a business based in Russia. Aaron examines the significance of the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal concluding that serving a non-party disclosure application to the Cyprus-based Trustees was...
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3PB's crime and regulatory barrister Thomas Acworth, pictured here, appeared for the successful appellant the Chief Constable in the Administrative Court, before Sir Ross Cranston, in the case of Chief Constable of Surrey Police v Nelson Smith. At first instance, the Crown Court upheld the Chief Constable’s decision to refuse Mr. Smith’s application for a firearm certificate on the basis that he was a risk to public safety and the peace. The Crown Court then...
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