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Following a 6 week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court, 3 defendants were convicted of the murder of Richard Hardy on 26 January 2018 and have been sentenced to life with minimum terms of 29, 28 and 27 years respectively. A 4th Defendant was sentenced to 8 years for manslaughter. In passing sentence Mrs Justice Cheema-Grub DBE referred to the offences as “brutal”, noting that the Defendants had murdered a man in less than 30 seconds in...

In his latest article for LawInSport, 3PB Sports barrister Graham Gilbert provides an in-depth analysis of the Chris Ashton disciplinary decision and examines the lessons it raises on sanctioning under RFU Regulation 19. Register for free on LawInSport’s website to read Graham’s analysis. Click here to view Graham Gilbert’s profile.

Tom Horder has represented a building contractor in a HSE prosecution arising from damage to a gas main. During the subsequent repair works escaping gas ignited. On 6.11.18 At Folkstone Magistrates’ court Southern Gas Networks (the Co-defendant Company) was fined £1.2m and the building contractor £60,000. Click here to view Tom Horder's profile.

Seb Oram analyses, for LexisPSL, the practical implications of the Commercial Court’s decision in Rotam Agrochemical Co Ltd v GAT Microencapsulation GmbH [2018] EWHC 2765 (Comm). This case analysis was first published by LexisNexis on 30 October 2018. Click here to view Seb's profile. View his analysis here.

3PB are delighted to host and Education Law Event with ELAS. Please see details below: Date and Time: Tuesday November 6th at 5:45pm. Venue: The Education Law Association, 7 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG Speaker: Alice de Coverley of 3PB Chambers (London) Talk: “Legal issues surrounding Home Education, both elective and unplanned” Click here for more information. If you are a non-member or a member of ELAS and you would like to register your interest...

Is common law doctrine of vicarious liability of an employer for its employee’s misuse of private information excluded by the DPA? And secondly, can an employer be vicariously liable for the employee’s acts away from the workplace? Nicole Bollard analyses the Court of Appeals recent decision in W M Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2018] EWCA Civ 2339. Click here to read Nicole's analysis. Nicole is a Commercial Law barrister specialising in business disputes and intellectual property. Click here...

3PB barrister Gareth Graham analyses the latest employment law cases, covering: Harassment – Evans v Xactly Corporation Ltd UKEATPA/0128/18LA Whistleblowing: Timis & Sage v Osipov [2018] EWCA Civ 2321 Unfair Dismissal: Hawkes v Ausin Group (UK) Ltd UKEAT/0070/18/BA Direct Discrimination – Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and others In other news… Employment Tribunal statistics Consultation Paper on reforming employment law hearing structures Click here to read Gareth's analysis. Click here to register for our Employment breakfast seminars in Bristol...

When one party pulls out of commercial negotiations before a contract is signed, how does the Court determine if a contract has been formed? Seb Oram analyses the Commercial Court’s recent decision in Rotam Agrochemical Co Ltd v. GAT Microencapsulation GmbH [2018] EWHC 2765 (Comm). Click here to read Seb's analysis. Seb is a Commercial Law barrister specialising in professional negligence and the construction sector. View Seb's profile here.

When will a solicitor need to give a warning to his client about obvious risks that come to his attention when performing his retainer, but which he has not been formally retained to advise on? Richard Whitehouse  analyses the Court of Appeals recent decision in Lyons v. Fox Williams LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2347. Click here to read Richard's analysis. Richard is a Commercial Law barrister specialising in professional negligence and business disputes. View Richard's profile here.

3 Paper Buildings (3PB) has announced that all five of its current pupils - both 3rd Six pupils Daniel Brown (Employment & Discrimination/Professional Disciplinary) and Charles Fulton (Personal Injury) as well as Hugh Guy Lorriman (Crime/Employment & Discrimination), Max Schofield (Commercial/Tax) and Jack Webb (Property & Estates/Commercial) - have become tenants today Thursday 1 November following their successful pupillages at the national chambers. 3PB Chief Executive Simon Astill said:  “We welcome these five pupils as new tenants and...

National chambers 3 Paper Buildings (3PB) has 69 barristers ranked - including 10 new rankings - across London, South East, Western, Midlands and Northern Circuits and in 11 categories of law in the latest Legal 500 rankings of UK lawyers. The success follows hot on the heels of 3PB Barristers being shortlisted as Chambers of the Year in both the 2018 British Legal Awards and the 2018 Personal Injury Awards. Simon Astill, Chief Executive at...

3PB Barristers, Nick Cotter, Elisabeth Bussey-Jones and Adam Norris, have represented defendants in Birmingham Crown Court in relation to a conspiracy to bring drugs and other contra-band items including mobile phones into a variety of prisons across the UK by using of drones.  The “Drone Conspiracy” has been described as the largest ever seen in the UK. It involved various participants playing different roles in the use of drones to steer and navigate perimeter fences and deliver cannabis,...