• Oliver Ingham

      Oliver Ingham Successful in Landmark Supreme Court Appeal in Hirachand v Hirachand

      3PB Barristers'  (3 Paper Buildings) specialist chancery and property barrister Oliver Ingham has been successful in a landmark Supreme Court Appeal in Hirachand v Hirachand, bringing an end to the Recovery of CFA Uplifts in Inheritance Act 1975 Litigation. The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the case of Hirachand v Hirachand, allowing the Appellant’s appeal and overturning the Court of Appeal’s earlier decision. The ruling represents a significant clarification in Inheritance (Provision...

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      Rebecca McKnight successful in the Court of Appeal

      3PB crime barrister Rebecca McKnight has been successful in appealing a sentence, arguing that the sentence imposed in the Crown Court was excessive. The Defendant received a four-year period of imprisonment. Rebecca argued that despite the aggravating features this was excessive, going outside the range in the relevant sentencing guidelines, without sufficient justification for doing so. The Single Judge gave permission for the appeal to be heard by the Court of Appeal. The appeal was...

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      Oliver Hirsch appointed to the CPS RASSO panel

      Chambers is delighted to announce that Oliver Hirsch (pictured here) has been appointed to the CPS RASSO panel. Oliver is also appointed to Level 2 of the CPS General Crime Advocate Panel. Oliver is now one of eleven 3PB crime law barristers on the CPS RASSO panel, which includes Francisca da Costa, Jonathan Underhill, Nick Cotter, Tim Bradbury, Gemma White, Jodie Mittell, Richard Onslow, Tom Horder, Thomas Acworth and Berenice Mulvanny. Oliver, pictured here, conducts...

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      3PB’s commercial barristers feature in the latest issue of ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine

      3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC, Christopher Edwards and pupil barrister Emily Hayward have all contributed to the latest edition of ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine. The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC is featured in this issue’s popular “60-Seconds With” segment in which industry experts answer a series of quick-fire questions, giving readers an insight into their thoughts on and beyond their work. In his interview, published on page 10, Michael discusses...

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    • 3PB increases its annual pupillage award to £60,000

      National chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has increased its annual pupillage award for its current recruitment for 2026 to £60,000 from £40,000, joining other prominent barristers’ chambers in announcing increases this year. This comprises a £30,000 grant and £30,000 in guaranteed earnings, paid monthly in advance. Additional benefits are valued at approximately £17,000 and include Private Health Insurance, IT support with discounts on technology, and access to online legal resources (LexisNexis PSL+, Lexis+ Ai, Westlaw...

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      Mariya Peykova returns from 6-month placement with the ICO

      The beginning of this month, December 2024, marked the return to 3PB of commercial, public and information law barrister  Mariya Peykova,  having spent the last 6 months on a placement at the Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’). The ICO offers privacy lawyers, litigation lawyers, or lawyers with regulatory enforcement experience the opportunity to work closely with colleagues within the ICO Legal Services team, working on a wide range of matters, including casework, enforcement, policy work and litigation. Whilst the...

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      Thomas Talbot-Ponsonby appointed District Judge to sit in Slough

      3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that property, commercial and chancery barrister Thomas Talbot-Ponsonby  will officially be appointed as a District Judge from Monday 6 January 2025. District Judge Talbot-Ponsonby will sit on the South Eastern Circuit and be based at the Slough Law Courts. Thomas was called to the Bar in 2011 and was appointed as a Deputy District Judge and a fee-paid Employment Judge in 2021. Before coming to the...

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      Senior family barrister Imogen Robins returns to 3PB

      Imogen Robins MCIarb has re-joined 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) from Pump Court Chambers where she has practised since joining them in 2016. A  distinguished family law specialist renowned for her expertise in family finance, Imogen has an exceptional success record in advising high-net-worth (HNW) divorcing couples. Her practice centres on handling complex financial cases which include inherited wealth, property portfolios, family businesses, significant pensions, trusts, and pre-nuptial agreements. Instructed in cases under Schedule 1 of...

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      Mark Wilden joins The VIP Podcast to discuss Intellectual Property in the music industry

      3PB Barristers’ specialist Intellectual Property barrister Mark Wilden has spoken to Virtuoso Legal’s The VIP Podcast to discuss how Intellectual Property can affect the music industry. In the episode, entitled “Balancing Creativity and Law: Navigating Intellectual Property in the Music Industry with Mark Wilden”, Mark joins Virtuoso Legal’s Elizabeth Ward to discuss a range of topics including Mark’s own background in the music industry, how intellectual property law affects creative entities and legal issues of...

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      Oliver Nunn delivers guest lectures to Land Law undergraduate students at the University of Leicester

      3PB specialist property & housing law barrister, Oliver Nunn, delivered two guest lectures to several hundred Land Law undergraduate students at the University of Leicester, on 28 November 2024. The lectures delivered were on a topic of how the law, both as it currently stands and in reform proposals contained in the Renters Rights Bill tries to balance the competing interests between landlords and tenants, in claims for possession of privately rented residential property, so...

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      November Employment Law Newsletter Out Now

      Welcome to our November 2024 employment law newsletter, edited by Gareth Graham, featuring news from Ben Amunwa, and celebrating our results in Chambers and Partners.
      Our newsletter includes analysis from Gareth Graham, Karen Moss and Andrew MacPhail of the following cases:
      - Xie v E’quipe Japan Ltd [2024] EAT 176
      - De Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1291
      - MacLennan v The British Psychological Society [2024] EAT 166

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      Alex Whatley writes for Lexis Nexis on Alphier Capital LLP v Blyvoor Gold Capital Ltd

      3PB's commercial and property barrister Alex Whatley has written an article called 'After the gold rush - chasing debts' (Alphier Capital LLP v Blyvoor Gold Capital Ltd)' for Lexis Nexis. In the article Alex analyses this High Court judgment concerning two cross applications for strike-out and adding a party, the primary dispute related to an unpaid debt for investment consultancy services and the assignment of the sums due. The court decided that the prohibition of...

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