• Nicole Bollard

      3PB’s Nicole Bollard appointed as part-time Deputy District Judge

      3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that intellectual property and commercial litigation barrister Nicole Bollard (pictured here) has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a part-time Deputy District Judge (DDJ) on the Western Circuit to preside on civil cases. Nicole is a specialist intellectual property (IP) expert who is regularly instructed in cases in the High Court, IPEC and the UKIPO. Nicole’s practice covers all areas of IP and she has...

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      Nicola Frost writes on pre-nuptial agreements and the '28-Day Rule'

      3PB's specialist family law barrister Nicola Frost (pictured here), is the author of A Practical Guide to Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements. She has recently written for the Family Law Journal on whether the court should automatically disregard agreements that fail to adhere to the '28-Day Rule'. The article explores the parameters of the colloquially known '28-Day Rule', alongside relevant case law and considers the effect of not abiding by this 'rule'. The article was first published...

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    • Mark Wilden

      “Massive overdisclosure” ordered in departure from business & property courts disclosure regime

      3PB intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden analyses Genius Sports Technologies Ltd v Soft Construct (Malta) Ltd [2022] EWHC 2637 (Ch). In the case, which took place earlier this month, the judge – Mr Justice Marcus Smith – departed from the Business & Property Courts disclosure regime, instead ordering the adoption of “massive overdisclosure”. Mark examines the judgment and how rather than burdening litigants and causing “eyeball review”, technology means that “this judgment gives something of...

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      Aimee Fox writes for Target Jobs on Life at the Family Law Bar

      3PB’s specialist family and education law barrister Aimee Fox (pictured here) has written for Target Jobs on what students may expect from working at the Family Bar. The piece is aimed at prospective pupillage applicants ahead of the upcoming pupillage application period and details the main aspects of the role of family barristers. Offering advice on the skills needed to succeed in the area, Aimee gives guidance on the role of a family barrister as...

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    • Sunyana Sharma

      3PB’s Sunyana Sharma appointed as part-time Deputy District Judge

      3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that regulatory and inquest barrister Sunyana Sharma (pictured here) has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a part-time Deputy District Judge on the South-Eastern Circuit to preside on civil and family cases. Sunyana practises in inquest law, professional disciplinary work, maritime law, health and safety law and all areas of regulatory compliance and consumer protection. She has been appointed to the C list of specialist...

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      Rebecca McKnight becomes newest 3PB criminal barrister

      3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has announced that criminal pupil barrister Rebecca McKnight (pictured here) has become a tenant and member of the national chambers, following the successful completion of her third six pupillage at the set. Rebecca joins our strong Crime Group and will be based at 3PB’s Winchester office. She brings an expertise in general crime (both prosecuting and defending), regulatory disputes and court martial work, having already seen successes in court in...

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      Luke Ashby appointed District Judge to sit in Bournemouth

      We are delighted to announce that the King has appointed 3PB personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Luke Ashby (pictured here) to be a District Judge with effect from Monday 31 October 2022. District Judge Ashby will sit on the Western Circuit and be based at Bournemouth County Court. Luke Ashby was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 2007 and appointed as a Fee-paid First-tier Tribunal Judge, assigned to the Social Entitlement Chamber in...

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      3PB’s Emma Harman appointed as part-time Deputy District Judge

      3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that family barrister, Emma Harman (pictured here) has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a part-time Deputy District Judge on the Western Circuit to sit within the Civil and Family Jurisdiction. Emma was called to the bar in 2003 and is a member of 3PB’s 80-strong team of family barristers at the national chambers. She joins an array of part-time judges and Recorders who also...

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    • Paul Newman

      Paul Newman called to the Bar of Northern Ireland

      3PB construction and mediation barrister Paul Newman, pictured here, was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland by the Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan in the High Court of Northern Ireland on 21 October 2022.  

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    • Aaron Mayers

      Aaron Mayers writes for the Dispute Resolution Blog about the impact on litigation of the UK and EU’s sanctions on Russia

      Aaron Mayers (pictured here), specialist commercial and chancery barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has written for Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution Blog about the impact on litigation of the sanctions placed by the UK and EU involving Russian Designated Persons – those companies and oligarchs restricted from trading goods or services or benefiting from such trade. In his piece, published here, Aaron looks at the recent case of Maroil Trading Inc and others v...

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      The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) final report published today

      Four 3PB education and public law barristers (pictured top left to bottom right) acted for Ofsted throughout various strands of the IICSA Inquiry, which was chaired by Professor Alexis Jay OBE. Mathew Gullick KC Alice de Coverley Faizul Azman Gabriel Adedeji 3PB reported in March this year on the earlier findings from IICSA of "shocking failings" and "blatant hypocrisy" in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations and that some were...

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

      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...

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