• Thomas Acworth

      Thomas Acworth successful in firearms appeal by way of case stated

      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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    • Eleanor Marsh bw

      Eleanor Marsh joins 3PB family team

      3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce today that specialist family barrister Eleanor Marsh, whose busy practice focuses on private law children and financial remedies (including TOLATA) work, has joined 3PB from St Ives Chambers and will practice from 3PB’s offices in Birmingham and Oxford. Eleanor Marsh (call: 2016), pictured here, already has a strong practice acting on behalf of both parents and children (through their rule 16.4 Guardian) within private law proceedings...

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    • Celebrating 3PB role models on International Men’s Day 2022

      International Men’s Day, celebrated worldwide since 1999, focuses on six key pillars, including honouring positive male role models in all walks of life, celebrating men’s contributions to family and community, as well as addressing the need to focus on men’s mental and physical wellbeing. While there are far too many achievements to note, International Men’s Day 2022 (19 November) gives us the chance to celebrate just some of the accomplishments of the men at 3PB...

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    • 3PB shortlisted for "Client Service Set of The Year" at Chambers UK Bar Awards tonight

      National chambers 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been shortlisted for the prestigious award of "Client Services Set of The Year" at tonight’s Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022. The "Client Services Set of The Year" Award is decided from the commendations of clients that have benefited from the set’s knowledgeable, friendly, and efficient barristers and clerks. The Chambers UK Bar Awards are an annual event recognising the leading barristers' chambers in the UK and reflect...

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    • Aaron Mayers

      Bridging the Bar wins a major social responsibility initiative award

      Bridging the Bar, charity partner of 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) won “Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year” at this year’s Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards. The awards, which this year took place at Middle Temple Hall earlier this month, are an annual event recognising commitment to pro bono work and access to justice. Bridging the Bar aims to support aspiring barristers who are from statistically underrepresented groups at the Bar, helping to bridge the gap...

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      Sharan Sanghera appointed Deputy Head of 3PB's Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Teams

      3PB Barristers are delighted to announce the appointment of Sharan Sanghera as Deputy Head of its Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Teams Chambers expresses its many thanks to Luke Ashby who passes on the baton to Sharan following his move to become a District Judge. Both 3PB’s PI and clinical negligence teams attract praises from their clients through the legal directories who acknowledge them as ‘a very helpful, supportive set, with a breadth and depth...

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    • Mark Wilden Jan 2022 1 scaled

      Timelines And Translations: Copyright Protection Of Historical Research in Pasternak v Prescott [2022] EWHC 2695 (Ch)

      3PB’s Mark Wilden discusses the case of Pasternak v Prescott [2022] EWHC 2695 (Ch) and explores how the case illustrates the intricacies of copyright protection of historical research. The case, which saw Anna Pasternak bring copyright infringement proceedings against Lara Prescott for the use of her research (published in 2016) in Prescott’s fictionalised book, “The Secrets We Kept”, published in 2019. Mark recounts the key aspects of the case, which was split into a “selection...

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    • 3PB Barristers seeks to recruit established practitioners to join its busy and successful Employment and Discrimination Law Group

      3PB Barristers seeks to recruit established practitioners to join its busy and successful Employment and Discrimination Law Group. The Group receives instructions from many of the UK’s leading law firms and provides consistently high quality advice and advocacy for both individuals and companies (including many household company names). 3PB’s excellent reputation for employment work has been recognised again this year in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.  The Group gained Tier One status in...

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    • peter aeberli

      Peter Aeberli speaks at Adjudication Society Conference

      Peter Aeberli, 3PB's dual-qualified barrister-architect and expert construction adjudicator, was a guest speaker at last week's 21st annual conference of the Adjudication Society which was held in Edinburgh this year. The busy specialist adjudication conference, headlined as "Adjudication: Where next?", was chaired by Hamish Lal of law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and featured the Rt. Hon Lord Glennie as their keynote speaker. Peter, pictured here, ran a workshop with John Riches from...

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    • November employment law newsletter out now!

      Read the latest employment law news and cases analyses from the 3PB Barristers team. packed full of insights and news for employment and discrimination practitioners.

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    • Rob Dawson

      MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd: Force majeure and reasonable endeavours

      Rob Dawson, specialist construction and commercial barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) analyses the case of MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd. In the case, which was recently heard by the Court of Appeal, MUR Shipping invoked a force majeure clause against RTI Ltd for failing to comply with the contractual requirement to pay for freight in US Dollars, instead offering payment in Euros. In his analysis, Rob examines the effect that MUR v...

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    • Eleanor Mallet SC Australia

      Former 3PB barrister appointed Silk in Australia

      3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that their former family barrister Eleanor Mallett SC (nee Davies), pictured here, has just been appointed a Silk in Australia. She gets sworn in next week. The barrister, who retains strong links with 3PB, emigrated to Australia in 2013 and is now a member of Svenson Barristers in Melbourne. 3PB counts another UK-Australian qualified barrister Philip Bambagiotti, an international arbitration and construction expert, among its members. Having completed...

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