• Craig Ludlow

      Craig Ludlow appointed to the Editorial Board of the Employment Lawyers Association (UK) Briefing magazine

      Craig Ludlow, Head of 3PB’s Employment & Discrimination Law team, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Employment Lawyers Association (UK) Briefing magazine. The Employment Lawyers Association is an apolitical organisation representing the views and interests of just over 6,000 specialist, qualified employment lawyers in the UK. View Craig Ludlow's profile here. If you would like to subscribe to 3PB's monthly newsletter or to instruct Craig, please contact his clerk Russell Porter on...

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    • Thomas Acworth

      Thomas Acworth’s client acquitted of causing death by careless driving

      3PB’s specialist crime barrister Thomas Acworth, pictured here, recently acted for a lorry driver, who was accused of killing an elderly motorist in road traffic collision. The driver was reversing his flat-bed lorry into a building site when the deceased’s vehicle collided with him.  The Crown alleged that he had not checked his mirrors prior to carrying out the manoeuvre.   The deceased suffered two brain haemorrhages. Having analysed the medical evidence in detail, Thomas decided...

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      3PB Commercial appoints Seb Oram and Rebecca Farrell as Heads of group

      We are pleased to announce the selection of Seb Oram and Rebecca Farrell, as group Head and Deputy, respectively, following the end of Marc Brittain's tenure. We wish to thank Marc for his enormous contribution to leading the group over the last 3 years. Seb joined chambers in 2009 and practises in Professional Liability, for which he is recognised in Who’s Who Legal, Chambers UK 2021 and Legal 500 2021. Rebecca became a tenant in...

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    • Amy Beddis

      Amy Beddis discusses potential challenges faced by single parents ahead of National Single Parents’ Day

      Specialist family barrister Amy Beddis explores how society can support single parents ahead of National Single Parents’ Day on 21 March. In this article she looks at how society can support single parents and separated families, what practical support is available and how finances can be affected causing additional challenges. The need (and wish) to work plays a huge part in those additional pressures; no more so than at the Bar. Amy looks at how...

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      Aimee Fox advises on covert recordings in family proceedings

      3PB’s specialist family and education law barrister Aimee Fox examines a number of cases in which recordings have been admitted and their impact on the proceedings for LexisNexis Family Law Journal. Aimee takes a closer look at the outcomes of the following high profile cases: Medway Council v A and Others (Learning Disability: Foster Placement) [2015] EWFC B66 Re F (Care Proceedings: Failures of Expert) [2016] EWHC 2149 (Fam), [2017] 1 FLR 1304 C (A...

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      Berenice Mulvanny successfully represents client in bribery case

      3PB specialist criminal barrister Berenice Mulvanny, pictured here, successfully represented Doctor David Turner, one of four defendants charged with numerous counts of bribery relating to his time working for the NHS on the Isle of Wight. This was a complex case concerning allegations of accepting bribes from pharmaceutical companies to promote drugs within the NHS. The Prosecution alleged that Dr Turner and other senior NHS officials 'exploited' the health service by accepting almost £70,000 in...

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      Nick Robinson’s client found not guilty of assault; highlighting the importance of the Section 28 Procedure

      The case centred on whether the defendant committed a serious sexual assault against his 5-year old niece. The defendant denied the allegation and contended that his niece was either mistaken or wrongly attributing to him the behaviour of another family member. The case involved sensitive third party disclosure and an application pursuant to section 41 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The social services records indicated previous reports by the complainant to her parents and a...

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      Jakob Reckhenrich considers the unlikely prospect of paying court judgments by instalments

      3PB’s specialist commercial litigation barrister Jakob Reckhenrich, pictured here, advises clients on the court's approach to requests to pay judgments by instalments. In this newly-penned article, Jakob analyses the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and the recent case law interpreting those provisions. Jakob advises that judgment debtors are usually required to pay within 14 days and that it is for judgment creditors to decide what means of enforcement to use, including the...

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    • Max Schofield

      Max Schofield wins on access to Tax Tribunal documents

      3PB’s specialist Indirect Tax barrister Max Schofield, pictured here, represented the UK taxpayer in the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax) and successfully opposed an application by one of the Big Four accountancy firms to access pleadings and documents in the taxpayer’s appeal. In Cider Of Sweden Limited v HMRC v Ernst & Young LLP [2022] UKFTT 76 (TC), the taxpayer and HMRC successfully opposed the application by Ernst & Young LLP which had been made prior to the...

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    • Mark Wilden

      Former music producer, now-barrister Mark Wilden advises on music royalty dispute

      3PB specialist intellectual barrister Mark Wilden, pictured here, has recently critiqued the key new case of Hebden v Domino Recording Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 74 (IPEC), which concerns royalties for music streaming and downloads and could have a significant effect on the UK music industry. In the case, recording artist Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) brought a claim against his former record company, Domino, about royalties for streaming and downloads under a 2001 contract. Hebden claimed...

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      Lola-Rose Avery sees the courts called upon to decide on legality of COVID-19 vaccinations for children

      3PB’s specialist family law barrister, Lola-Rose Avery, pictured here, sees the courts likely to have to officiate in disputes arising from the UK Government approving COVID-19 vaccinations for children over the age of 5. In a highly-topical review of current case law and regulations, Lola-Rose looks at potential family law disputes between parents, grandparents and guardians over conflicting views about a child being given the vaccination. Recent cases have established the specific considerations that the...

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      William Hansen authorised to sit as a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division

      3PB congratulates William Hansen, pictured here, on his recent authorisation to sit as a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division. His appointment will be effective from 7th March 2022 for six years. William Hansen specialises in both public and regulatory law, and property and commercial law. He has recently appeared in a series of important cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and is a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel. ...

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