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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has achieved the Cyber Essentials accreditation. Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme that helps organisations protect themselves against common online threats. The scheme is the government’s answer to providing a safe internet space for organisations and gives companies the security they need to provide a more secure network, protecting them from 80% of the most basic cyber security breaches. Cyber Essentials is a rigorous test of an organisation’s cyber security...
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3PB barristers Mathew Gullick QC, Lachlan Wilson and Naomi Webber from 3PB's Employment and Discrimination Group - saw today a landmark judgment in favour of their music teacher client Mrs Lesley Brazel by the UK Supreme Court. This decision today follows her case being heard before an employment tribunal (in 2017), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (in 2018) and most recently the Court of Appeal (in 2019). The UK's highest court confirmed the rights of part-year...
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We are delighted to announce that the Queen has appointed 3PB’s personal injury barrister Darren Walsh (pictured here) to be a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 August 2022. Called to the Bar in 1997, Darren was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2019. HHJ Walsh will now sit on the North-Eastern Circuit, mainly based in Leeds. Darren has practiced heavily in insurance fraud matters in high value motor and personal injury claims. Regularly...
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In May, 3PB criminal law barristers Gemma White and Thomas Acworth (pictured here) secured the convictions of three youths who used a log to inflict extremely serious, life threatening and life changing injuries upon a care worker. The care worker had challenged the youths for bullying another child. They were sentenced on 30 June 2022. The two ringleaders (brothers, aged 14 and 16) were found to be dangerous offenders. The youths were sentenced each to...
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3PB Commercial Law barrister Mariya Peykova (pictured here) analyses the case of MDW Holdings Limited v James Robert Norvill and Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 883, in which the Court of Appeal brings important clarification of the principles applicable to the assessment of damages for breach of warranty and deceit in the context of a share sale. In particular, the Court considered, when assessing damages for the breach of warranty, whether hindsight should be used to...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded the environmental standard ISO 14001 by an independent accreditation body. Achieving the globally-recognised ISO 14001 : 2015 standard is affirmation of 3PB’s commitment to developing and implementing environmental policies and working to meet specific objectives. 3PB’s Chief Executive Simon Astill said: “We’ve long been conscious of our moral obligation to be as environmentally conscious as possible and I’m delighted that chambers has gained this accreditation. By measuring...
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Mark Wilden becomes a tenant at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings). He specialises in Intellectual Property, having worked on high profile IP matters for clients including Apple, BBC, Ferrari, Google, Microsoft, Next, Peloton and Tesco. He also worked for a year with Carpmaels & Ransford LLP as a legal assistant on a range of matters including pharmaceutical patents in Fibrogen v Akebia [2020] EWHC 866 (Pat), protection of design rights in consumable parts of complex...
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Huge congratulations to our colleague Natalie Bryan on being shortlisted for the 2022 UK Bar awards from Legal 500 in the category of Junior Clerk of the Year. Best of luck to all of those who are shortlisted!
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July's employment law newsletter from 3PB Barristers features news of the first instance case of Burke v Turning Point Scotland in which long-Covid is identified as a disability; analysis of Tribunal Statistics for the quarter January to March 2022 and provides an update on those health professionals now able to provide sick notes. There's also a round-up of the very latest case analysis from members and our pupil.
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3PB commercial law barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen (pictured here) analyses for Lexis Nexis the case of Quantum Advisory Ltd v Quantum Actuarial LLP [2022] EWHC 1423 (Ch), which reminds us of the importance of clear comprehensive drafting in relational contracts. In this case, the court had to decide if the meaning of ‘Services’ in the contract covered tendering for new and or repeat business. Even though the court took into account the long-term nature of the...
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3PB's specialist family law practitioner Michael George (pictured here), was delighted to be asked to speak at the recent Brewin Dolphin Family Law Dinner. Held at St Anne's College, Oxford, the event was an enjoyable evening of drinks, food and stimulating conversation among peers in the family law community. Michael was one of three speakers who gave thoughtful updates in their field of expertise, with Michael offering insights on variation applications in financial remedy proceedings,...
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3PB's specialist regulatory law barrister Nicholas Cotter (pictured here) with Phil Williams, of Blackfords LLP secured a not guilty result on the eve of the trial for pub landlady Mrs. Kellie McGarry who was facing prosecution by the HSE over the death of a customer. Mrs. Kellie McGarry who ran Rosehill Tavern, where Elaine Horrocks died after falling down the cellar steps more than four years ago, was charged with failing to do business to...
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