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3PB Criminal Law team achieves the TOP TIER in both legal directories again

20th October 2022

3PB offers its congratulations to its Criminal Law team for again reaching the top tier in the latest editions (2023) of the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. The team has increased its number of juniors ranked in the Western Circuit by Chambers and Partners to 10 (+2 on last year), and now achieves 12 rankings in the Legal 500 (+2 on last year). 3PB’s criminal law team ‘offers an impressive array of criminal practitioners’ and...

3PB’s Employment Team achieve record 15 individual rankings in Chambers & Partners 2023 and promoted to Tier 1 in two Circuits

20th October 2022

3PB Barristers congratulates its Employment and discrimination law team for achieving a Tier 1 ranking in two Circuits (Western and South Eastern) in Chambers and Partners’ 2023 edition published today. The team now records a total of 15 individual rankings, up from 12 last year, in London, Western and South Eastern. Our individual barristers attracted significant praise in the directory, as well as our clerks described as 'standouts for their promptness of service, friendliness and...

Legal Directories reward 3PB’s ‘genuine specialists in education law’

20th October 2022

3PB is delighted to report that 9 out of its 14 education law barristers are ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2023 directories, with the team reaching Band 3 in London in Chambers and Partners and Tier 4 in the Legal 500. While the Legal 500 attributed 10 rankings for 8 of our barristers in London, the Midlands and Wales, Chambers and Partners rewarded our team with 7 rankings in London. The...

Another strong performance for 3PB’s Family Law Team in Chambers & Partners 2023

20th October 2022

3PB Barristers is delighted to report another strong performance by its Family Law team, this time in Chambers and Partners’ 2023 edition published today. With a total of 19 rankings, the team achieves Band 1 in both Family Children and Family Finance in the Midlands and retains its Band 2 ranking in Western. The client and peers feedback received by each of our individual barristers is testament to the depth and wealth of talent available...

3PB excels with 73 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2023

20th October 2022

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...

Jonathan Underhill successful in resisting High Court challenge to Sexual Harm Prevention Order

17th October 2022

3PB specialist criminal and regulatory barrister Jonathan Underhill (pictured here), instructed on behalf of the respondent the Chief Constable of Dorset police, successfully resisted an application by way of case stated before Mr Justice Chamberlain at the Bristol Civil Justice Centre. The applicant was made the subject of an SHPO at Poole Magistrates Court. Having successfully defended the appeal to the Crown Court, Jonathan was called upon to refute the suggestion the order was based...

Head of 3PB Marine Group, David Richards edits Halsbury's Laws: Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022

11th October 2022

David Richards (pictured here), Head of 3PB Marine Group, together with Andrew Oliver, Marine Lawyer from Hull, are the Consultant Editors for volume 51 Halsbury’s Laws: Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. The volume covers in great detail regulation of fishing and the environment at sea, inshore and in fresh water. It contains a detailed review of statute and subordinate legislation including Sea Fisheries Act 1968, Fisheries Act 1981, Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Marine and Coastal Access...

Family barrister Harriet Lavis moves to 3PB

7th October 2022

Family law barrister Harriet Lavis, pictured here, has moved to 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) from Guildford Chambers where she has been since completing her pupillage with the set. A former paralegal with Bevan Brittan, Harriet spent over a year on secondment at the Department of Health and is now a private law children and family financial disputes expert. Harriet already has a strong family law practice focused on private law children, family finance disputes, domestic...

3PB shortlisted at the British Legal Awards 2022

6th October 2022

3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year in the British Legal Awards. These awards, now in their 13th year and hosted by Law.com International, are the premier legal awards in the region, representing the best of the best within the UK’s legal community. The full 2022 shortlist is available to view here. The awards ceremony will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on Wednesday 23rd November. Simon Astill, Chief Executive...

Welcome to October's employment law newsletter In our October newsletter, we report the publication by the government of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, likely, if passed, to effect important change to UK employment law. We consider ACAS' update of their advice on employee suspensions; the TUC's challenge of government anti-strike legislation and more positive news around the 4-day week trial. We also congratulate our employment team for another set of impressive results in the Legal 500's latest...

Five 3PB pupil barristers become tenants

5th October 2022

3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) has announced that five of its current pupils - former general counsel Jo Laxton (Employment & Discrimination) and four 12-month pupils: Rachel Bale (Commercial/Property & Estates), Olivia McGonigle (Crime), Oliver Hirsch (Crime/Personal Injury/Animal Welfare) and Robert Dawson (Construction/Commercial) - have become tenants following their successful pupillages at the national chambers. 3PB Chief Executive Simon Astill, pictured here, said: “We welcome these five pupils as new tenants and junior counsel across...

3PB Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team doubles its Legal 500 rankings in 2 years

3rd October 2022

3PB Barristers congratulates its Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team on doubling its Legal 500 rankings since 2021 to a total of 16 rankings this year (up 3 since 2022) across 4 Circuits (London, the Midlands, South Eastern and Western). The team has achieved a Top Tier ranking for Personal Injury in the South Eastern Circuit and a Tier 2 ranking in the Western Circuit. Recognised as a “’go-to chambers’ that acts for claimants and defendants...