News for: Ben Thompson

#Winning at pupillage applications

25th January 2022

Cheryl Jones, Head of Pupillage at 3PB, will host a live workshop on how to secure pupillage on Friday 28 January at 10am via Zoom. Cheryl will share her top tips on making a successful pupillage application and how to impress at interview as well as answering your questions. This event is now fully booked. To be placed on our waiting list and to receive an invitation to the next event; please email us. Visit...

Timothy Coombes retires 42 not out

24th January 2022

One of 3PB Bournemouth’s founding fathers, the family law barrister Timothy Coombes (pictured here), has decided to call time at the Bar. His retirement comes after a distinguished 42 year-career with 3PB on the Western Circuit, during which he has become much loved at 3PB and by professional clients and lay clients alike. Characteristically modest, Tim leaves us without wanting any large fanfare so that he can pursue his interests outside of law. He carries...

3PB Barristers nominated for Chambers of the Year!

24th January 2022

3PB Barristers has been nominated for Chambers of the Year at this year's LexisNexis Legal Awards! We look forward to celebrating excellence across the legal sector on Wednesday 30 March when the winners will be announced at Grosvenor House!

Poonam Bhari appears in Court of Appeal in pivotal FPR case

24th January 2022

3PB’s specialist family law barrister, Poonam Bhari (pictured here) recently appeared in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the second respondent in Re S (vulnerable party: fairness of proceedings); A v A local authority and others  [2022] EWCA Civ 8, a case in which they considered Part 3A of the Family Procedure Rules (FPR). Part 3A of the Family Procedure Rules "Vulnerable Persons: Participation in Proceedings and Giving Evidence", supplemented by Practice Direction 3AA ("PD3AA")...

3PB creates new guide on cases in the new Financial Remedy Court 

19th January 2022

One of 3PB’s specialist family finance barristers' Luke Nelson (pictured here) has created a guide for financial remedy solicitors to refer to about the newly-published statement on efficient conduct in the Financial Remedies Court (FRC). Luke looks at the guidance laid down for the preparation of FDAs, FDRs and final hearings and the newly-created FRC documents including the allocation questionnaire, case summary and schedule of assets and income based on the figures. Read the full guide...

UK High Court can continue to grant EU-wide injunctions in EU trade mark cases pending at the end of the Brexit implementation period

17th January 2022

3PB’s specialist intellectual property Third Six pupil barrister Mark Wilden (pictured here) analyses the decision of the High Court in Easygroup v Beauty Perfectionists [2021] EWHC 3385 (Ch). In this case, the defendant, Beauty Perfectionists contended that their use of the name ‘easyCOSMETICS’ did not infringe Easygroup’s EUTM as the defendant never carried out any business activity in the UK, focusing instead on the German and Austrian markets: the UK Court had no activity to...

3PB Commercial team recruits Jakob Reckhenrich and Mark Wilden

12th January 2022

Two new commercial litigation team barristers have joined 3PB. Commercial litigation barrister Jakob Reckhenrich (pictured right) joins the set after moving across from Monckton Chambers where he had done his 12-month pupillage before working as a judicial assistant in the Commercial Court, assisting Mrs Justice Cockerill, Mr Justice Butcher and Mr Justice Jacobs. Becoming a tenant of chambers upon the conclusion of his third six pupillage at 3PB, Jakob joins the 47-strong commercial litigation barristers'...

3PB congratulates former member, Judge Rupert Jones, on his appointment as the new Chief Justice of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha 

12th January 2022

3PB congratulates its former member, Upper Tribunal Judge Rupert Jones, on his appointment as the new Chief Justice of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, effective from 1 January 2022. Judge Jones (pictured here) was called to the Bar in 2000. From 2014-2016, he served as Attorney General of Anguilla before returning to 3PB. He was appointed as a salaried Judge of the Upper Tribunal in 2018. Judge Jones is the co-editor of...

  Welcome to January's newsletter I would like to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous new year on behalf of all of us at 3PB's Employment and Discrimination Law team. Our first newsletter of 2022 is packed full with employment law news, including a new Practice Direction on the neutral citation of EAT judgments, guidance from ACAS on hybrid work/working from home and how to make changes in employment contracts; a government consultation on the Bill of...

Nicola Frost writes seminal book on nuptial agreements

11th January 2022

Family barrister Nicola Frost, has written a book - ‘A Practical Guide to Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements’. Both practical and informative, this will be the go-to text for family finance practitioners advising in respect of a nuptial agreement. Published by Law Brief Publishing, ‘A Practical Guide to Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements’ is priced at £49.99. For more information about the book, or to instruct Nicola, please email Robert Leonard or Ian Charlton or call them...

Stephen Wyeth successful in COVID-19 unfair dismissal health and safety case

10th January 2022

Employment law barrister Stephen Wyeth was successful in the ET acting for the claimant in Mr C Preen v Coolink Ltd and Mr R Mullins: 1403451/2020 in an automatic unfair dismissal claim for a health and safety reason under s100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 involving COVID-19. The claimant, Mr Preen had been employed since 1 April 2019 by the respondent as an air conditioning and refrigeration engineer, providing routine servicing, maintenance and emergency...

3PB’s Gemma White appointed as part-time Deputy District Judge

10th January 2022

3PB are delighted to announce that barrister, Gemma White (pictured here) has been appointed a part-time Deputy District Judge to officiate in the Magistrates Courts. Gemma was called to the bar in 2009. She specialises in crime, sports, and regulatory law, particularly across the Western Circuit. She joins an array of part-time judges and Recorders who also have busy practices at national chambers 3PB alongside their judicial roles. To instruct Gemma or contact her, please...