News for: Andrew Neaves

3PB construction expert Paul Newman has been appointed to two new UK panels: An accredited construction industry adjudicator (RIBA), Paul has accepted an invitation to join RIBA’s Professional Conduct Panel. The Panel is tasked with hearing and ruling on regulatory complaints against practising architects. Paul has also been appointed a panel member of UK Adjudicators which offers adjudicator services to UK construction industry clients. Paul specialises in construction law, including professional negligence claims against construction professionals, disputes concerning party walls...

National chambers 3 Paper Buildings (3PB) has 70 barristers ranked - including 18 new rankings - across London, South East, Western and Midlands Circuits and in 13 categories of law in the latest Legal 500 rankings of UK lawyers. Simon Astill, Chief Executive at 3PB, said: “To see our barristers boost our ratings as a top tier leading set in the annual Legal 500 rankings of the UK Bar is tremendous. We are proud of...

Max Schofield analyses, for LexisPSL, the practical implications of the Admin Court’s decision in  R (on the application of Actegy Ltd) v Advertising Standards Authority Ltd [2019] EWHC 2374 (Admin). This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 12/09/2019. Click here to read Max's analysis.  

Two former paratroopers brought claims of victimisation, direct race discrimination and harassment against the MOD. 3PB’s employment barrister Simon Tibbitts represented the MOD throughout. The victimisation claims were all struck out at a preliminary hearing in April 2019 with the direct race discrimination and racial harassment claims proceeding to be heard over 10 days in Central London ET in July 2019. The trial (final hearing) attracted widespread media attention and the Judgment, which has recently...

3PB Barristers Nigel Ribbands and Nick Kaplan have been invited by the Adjudication Society London and South East Region to be on the panel of their Adjudication Panel Case Studies and Discussion event taking place in London on Tuesday 15 October. The panel will also include professionals from BDB Pitmans, Devonshires and MCMS. Recent developments in adjudication, in light of the judgements in Grove Developments, have provided new challenges for adjudicators and parties. The panel...

3PB Construction Barrister Seb Oram has been invited by White Paper to speak at their conference on "Construction Contracts: Hints, Tips and Solution-Focused Answers" taking place in London on Tuesday 12th November. This one-day conference aims to "answer 11 Thorny Questions: Directly from 7 of the UK’s Sharpest Lawyers and Industry Pros". Seb's talk will examine "Against a back-drop of recent and live cases, how is the Court interpreting pay less notices under NEC3 and...

3PB Barristers are delighted to announce that two of their barristers have been appointed as Recorders. David Richards is assigned to sit on the Midlands Circuit dealing with Family matters. Richard Wheeler has been assigned to sit on the South Eastern Circuit dealing with Family matters. David Richards, a specialist criminal and regulatory barrister with over twenty five years’ experience who also heads 3PB’s Public and Regulatory Law Team, is a recognised expert in this...

Simon Tibbitts edits 3PB's latest Employment & Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Gareth Graham and Joseph England. Click here to read our latest News, and Case Law Updates and book to attend one of our events.

3PB Employment Barrister, Dan Brown, has in the last few days taken part in a pilot being run by London Central Employment Tribunal. The pilot is for ‘paperless’ proceedings. Dan's hearing was a five day final hearing involving nine witnesses and concerning claims of race and disability discrimination. Dan was only informed that the hearing would be paperless on the first day of the hearing itself and so if you have a hearing in London...

Education, clinical negligence and court of protection barrister Emma Waldron was today recognised as one of a handful of UK lawyers winning a Women in Law award from Lawyer Monthly. The Lawyer Monthly Women in Law Awards 2019 recognise the hardworking achievements of women working in law firms, corporate lawyers, counsel and those connected to the legal world who have a proven track record in delivering results for their clients over the past twelve months. With...

We are delighted to announce that 3 Paper Buildings (3PB) has been nominated as Chambers of the Year by the Bristol Law Society ahead of its annual awards. The nomination is just as the set approaches the 15th anniversary of opening in Bristol. Opening in the City in 2005, 3PB has established itself as a thriving local business serving Bristol, Bath and the wider South West and South Wales areas over the past 14 years....

Seb Oram analyses, for LexisPSL, the recent decision in Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd v. The Hut Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 2191 (Comm), in which the Commercial Court considered what rights one party to a Share Purchase Agreement has against the other, to access information about the company after completion of the sale. This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 28 August 2019 (available for subscribers here) or click here to read the Seb's analysis...