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Rhiannon Wilcock today joined 3PB Barristers from St Philips Chambers,  and will work alongside her former family law team colleagues like recent recruits Poonam Bhari, Mark Calway, Dorian Day and Michael George as well as founder members of 3PB’s ever-expanding Birmingham office Liz McGrath QC, Vanessa Meachin QC and Lawrence Messling. Rhiannon, who was called to the Bar in 2012 and completed her pupillage in 2014 at a leading family set in London,  practises in...

Sarah Clarke succeeds in 3-day High Court trial in a claim for lost profits and loss of a chance. Sarah acted for a financial advisory firm who had brought claims against a former employee who had moved to a competitor. It was held that the Defendant had breached various terms of his employment contract, including a non-solicit clause, and that this had caused the Claimant to lose the chance of securing business from various prospective...

Michael Vere-Hodge QC, instructed by Central Bedfordshire Council, successfully prosecuted registered charity and spiritual organisation Science of the Soul. In April 2014, a volunteer was using a scaffolding platform to inspect lighting at the organisation’s main UK site at Haynes Park. The volunteer tragically fell from the scaffolding sustaining fatal injury. Subsequent investigation revealed that the scaffolding tower was fundamentally unsafe and that the nominated supervisor was an elderly gentleman with poor eyesight who was...

3PB Barristers yesterday announced the recruitment of two new family barristers. College Chambers senior matrimonial finance expert Simon Lillington, who specialises in financial remedy cases involving business, trusts and foreign assets, joins 3PB alongside colleague childcare and trusts and maintenance disputes expert Adam Langrish, who specialises in care proceedings, serious abuse and secure accommodation orders. Both have now started work  at the large national chambers’ Bournemouth office.  Today Birmingham family barrister Stephen Abberley joins the team. Simon Lillington (1981 call)...

Leading Midlands family barrister Stephen Abberley has joined 3PB at their Colmore Buildings office in Birmingham. Stephen Abberley was called to the Bar in 2000 and brings with him a wealth of experience in public law children cases. His expertise lies in cases involving sexual abuse, fabricated illness and cross jurisdictional issues, representing local authorities, parents and children in the County Court, High Court and at appellate level. He has particular strength and expertise in cases involving complex...

Luke Ashby outlines when it is reasonable to leave the EL/PL Protocol for the Personal Injury Law Journal. Click here to access the Personal Injury Law Journal's website.  

In this edition of our Public and Regulatory Newsletter, 3PB Pupils Gabriel Adedeji and Daniel Brown bring you the following articles. Click here to read our newsletter. Daniel Brown on "ICO vs. 'Fitness to Practise' Bodies: Doubling the Punishment" Gabriel Adedeji examines "7 months on: a round up of the cases following 'Ivey v Genting Casinos'" Gabriel Adedeji looks at "Dr Bawa-Garba: the fate of one Doctor" Click here to view Daniel Brown's profile. Click here to read Gabriel Adedeji's profile.

On 18 May 2018 Sunyana Sharma secured the largest financial penalty for the Maritime Coastguard Agency ('MCA') against Sodexo Ltd in the sum of £300,000. The Defendant Company pleaded guilty for failing to operate a passenger vessel, 'Symphony' on the River Thames, with a valid Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificate for a period of 6 weeks. During this period, it had carried approximately 10,000 passengers. For an offence which was contrary to Regulations 6 and 10 of the Merchant Shipping (Domestic Passenger Ships)(Safety Management Code) Regulations...

This case concerned the deaths of 4 sailors. They were the crew of the Cheeki Rafiki sailing from Antigua to the United Kingdom in May 2014. The vessel capsized when 1000 miles off the east coast of the USA after her keel became detached following the failure of the keel/hull attachment. Mr Innes was the managing agent for Cheeki Rafiki. His business Stormforce Coaching Ltd ran her as a commercial charter for races and cruising....

In our latest update, Katherine Anderson analyses: In what circumstances can damages for breach of contract be assessed by reference to the sum that the claimant could hypothetically have negotiated in return for releasing the defendant from the obligation it failed to perform? Morris-Garner and another v One Step (Support) [2018] UKSC 20 (18 April 2018) If an employee is dismissed on written notice posted to his home address, when does the notice period begin...

Hamish Dunlop, Head of 3PB Barristers Family Law Group, led by Nigel Dyer QC, and instructed by solicitors Hughes Paddison of Cheltenham, has represented the husband and respondent Hugh Owens in the Supreme Court’s hearing of the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case. The Supreme Court today, Thursday 17 May,  will consider an application from the appellant and wife Tini Owens challenging the earlier rulings by the Court of Appeal and the original trial judge...

Nicholas Cotter successfully argues exceptional circumstances in a dishonesty case before the Solicitors Regulatory Tribunal. The case involved evidentially challenging any issues of intention relating to third parties and a reasoned approach to the criteria laid out in the case of Sharma in order to preserve the career of a solicitor. Click here to read Nicholas' profile.